It's the lead up to the 7th annual sustainability week (taking place on the week commencing 21 March), and sustainability and environment, social and governance (ESG) issues are a big focus for many young professionals in their personal and professional lives.

I was an intern at Standard Life through the Edinburgh Guarantee Scheme. I chose this as it was advertised as a job opportunity that was for young people that needed to catch a break.

My Apprenticeship was for becoming an Infrastructure Analyst at Origo and got me a qualification for a “Diploma for Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals” at SCQF Level 8.

David Scott is a finalist for Apprentice Ambassador at this year's Scottish Apprenticeship Awards. This is what he had to tell us about his apprenticeship experience.

When I first joined abrdn I completed an apprenticeship in Business and Administration. The reason I chose this is because I wanted to continue my education whilst still being able to work.

Founded in the US in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson, LGBT+ History Month is a yearly event focussed on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements.

If you’re starting this article thinking that you don’t know anything about financial services; you’re wrong. All of us have a number of financial services products and use financial services on a day to day basis.

The latest news, events and blogs from the committee.

Several themes were covered by our speakers including COVID recovery, diversity and inclusion and the focus on climate change, particularly in light of COP26.