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Volume Five, Number Four
"Zest for Enlightenment"
The Irregular Newsletter of Z/Yen Limited
April 2007 |
GFCI – Come Fly With Me
 Our
work for the City of London Corporation - the
Global Financial Centres Index 1
- is freely available and creating a stir. The GFCI has featured in the
Financial Times, the New York Times and other publications from Shanghai to
Mumbai and many major cities.
Mark Yeandle and Michael Mainelli have been presenting the results to numerous
audiences and the Lord Mayor of London has even appeared on television to
discuss it.
Michael’s family have been teasing him mercilessly for his appearance on
CNBC’s
"Money Honey" (Maria Bartiromo) programme "Closing Bell"; indeed Michael detects
a whiff of jealousy that Maria gave him five minutes airtime. What those
envious people don’t know is that CNBC used a remote feed rather than fly
Michael to the studio. Less “come fly with me” – more “Maria, I’ve just
had a video conference with a girl named Maria….” At least Z/Yen’s climate
change credentials are enhanced, if not Michael’s ego.
Seriously, though, the entire Z/Yen community is encouraged wholeheartedly to
join in on GFCI 2.
The London Accord - A Little Mess Is Necessary
 And
speaking of climate change, the London Accord launch conference at Reuters in
the Docklands went well. 10 research houses and numerous experts set out
their research programmes for the year, with Jan-Peter Onstwedder leading the
conference and Tessa Marwick organising everything.
The Z/Yen team prepared many of the materials. For example, Mark Yeandle,
Liz Bailey and Linda Cook, with Mike Young of Corda, administered the WarmGame,
which was very well-received. Michael prepared his talk by going off to
Cambridge beforehand to be trained by Al Gore.
At the event, many technological and economic issues were thoroughly debated.
We were honoured to have Michael Snyder from the City of London Corporation and
Chris Huhne MP, shadow environment minister for the Liberal Democrats,
encouraged the participants. Chris made some interesting points after
dinner that we need to accept the idea of "messy" solutions.
Now the hard work begins of research and publication for the end of the year,
i.e. Liz Bailey now researches with her new wind turbine and the Mainelli
children with their new H2 hydrogen car (toys? certainly not).
Z/Yen Awarded Payroll Giving Awards Contract
 Z/Yen
will be continuing to work with the Institute of Fundraising on Payroll Giving
initiatives. While the Payroll Giving Grants campaign has ended, the
Payroll Giving Centre is alive and well. Following the successful launch
of Payroll Giving Awards last year, an expanded format is all set to become an
annual event.
Z/Yen will continue to run the Payroll Giving Centre and Awards, mainly through
the good offices of Linda Cook and Ian Harris. Liz Bailey and Sonia
Raymond are also involved in the initiatives. The team is just concluding
a substantial piece of research into portability of Payroll Giving.
Z/Yen’s work to date on Payroll Giving has been highly praised; the unsung
heroine being Helen Davies who did much of the work on the Payroll Giving Grants
campaign and timed her maternity leave to perfection, making the handover smooth
and painless.
UKCAE - Above The Bar
Z/Yen supports an exciting new initiative, the United Kingdom Council for
Access and Equality (UKCAE). UKCAE was formed in 2006 to give businesses clarity
about the Disability Discrimination Act. The UKCAE 3-Step Pathway helps
employers develop the skills and knowledge to help prevent discrimination and
build an inclusive workplace.
UKCAE is working with UKAS to have the Pathway and associated standards
recognised; this will give the Pathway a national standing and ensure accordance
with existing conventions on standards and verification. Businesses that
undertake the Pathway will be able to demonstrate to staff, customers and
suppliers that they have embraced their responsibility to provide workplaces and
cultures that are truly inclusive.
Z/Yen’s role has been mentoring some of the UKCAE team based on our extensive
work with other social and ethical bodies.
Further growth to the Z/Yen Toddler Team
 We’re
delighted to announce that Helen Davies, ably assisted by her husband John, has
given birth to a baby boy, Tobias. With all these recent Z/Yen births, Ian
Harris is rubbing his hands with glee in anticipation of a really strong cricket
team, in 18 to 20 years time. More importantly, Helen, John and Tobias are
all reportedly doing very well.
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