Question reference: S6W-03049
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the proposal in its Programme for Government, whether it will provide further details of the short-life Business Purpose Commission for Scotland, including the Commission’s (a) chair, (b) membership and (c) remit.
Answer
The 2021 Programme for Scotland announced a short-life Business Purpose Commission for Scotland to promote more purposeful businesses and better corporate governance.
The Business Purpose Commission is tasked with considering whether there would be benefits to a distinct agenda for Purposeful Business in Scotland, and how business and government can better embed this to become a leading Purposeful Business nation. It aims to shed light on purposeful business in Scotland, to gather an evidence base identifying champions of the issue in Scotland and to generate new ideas of ways to drive change towards purposeful business policies and practice in Scotland, whether through advocacy, influence, or policy.
The current membership of the Commission is as follows. A small steering group of around 7 people will be drawn from the Commission’s full membership of around 25:
Co-Chairs
Colin Mayer CBE, Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School, The University of Oxford/ Academic Lead, The Future of the Corporation Programme, The British Academy*
Amanda Young, Global Head of Responsible Investment, Aberdeen Standard Investments*
Commission
Stephen Boyd, Senior Economic Policy Officer, Scottish Government*
Sarah Davidson, Chief Executive, Carnegie Trust UK
Patricia Findlay, Professor of Work, Employment and Organisation, University of Strathclyde*
Crawford Gillies, Chair, Edrington
Alison Graham, Company Secretary, Baillie Gifford
Jamie Grant, Owner & Director, Glen Lyon Coffee
Poonam Gupta OBE, CEO, PG Paper Company Ltd
Dr Ifeyniwa Kanu, CEO & Founder, IntelliDigest
David McNeill, Director of Development, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Jamie Maxton, Head of External Relations (Scotland), SSE Renewables
Andrew Murphy, Group Operations Director, John Lewis Partnership*
Paula Murphy, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Wood Group
Brie Read, Entrepreneur and Founder, Snag Tights
Clare Reid, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, SCDI*
Dr Lesley Sawers OBE, Non-Executive Director, Crosswind Developments
Ian Walker, Global Programme Lead, Essential Surgery, Janssen*
Scott Wilson, Executive Director – Development, Robertson Group
Eliot Wishlade, Director, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
* Members of Steering Group