We’re thrilled to announce: FBCC Patron Borenius becomes the first Finnish law firm to receive ISO 27001:2013 certification! Congratulations Borenius!
The ISO 27001 certification is a widely known international information security standard and the highest security-related accreditation a law firm can achieve. It is granted for Borenius as recognition that they follow the best information security management practices when handling their client assignments and data both now and in the future.
FBCC Corporate member Marks & Clerk has a long history of providing outstanding training, and we are looking forward to continuing this tradition later this month through their collaboration with The Management Forum.
The course – Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/KnowHow Licences and R&D Collaborations – will take place on 20th October and has been specially designed for patent attorneys, in-house lawyers, contracts managers, technology transfer managers, and any other professions involved in patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations.
To find out more, or secure your place, please check Marks & Clerk website by clicking here! Marks & Clerk has promised a 30% discount for FBCC members, to get your discount, please contact nbutson(a)marks-clerk.com
Summer may be over, but FBCC is just getting started with this autumn’s events!
In September’s newsletter, we are proud to a new Corporate Member: Give Opportunity Global, our next upcoming events, and some interesting job opportunities from the FBCC member companies.
FBCC is proud to announce a new Corporate member: Give Opportunity Global (GOG).
GOG is a volunteer-led NGO based here in London, Charity No. 1156367. We support children to access education in Africa through building schools, classrooms, and education sponsorship. In addition, we support women’s economic empowerment to alleviate poverty through micro-finance schemes.
So far, we have helped to build 5 schools, educated over 11,000 children to access education and some of the children have gone on to graduate as doctors, teachers, nurses, lawyers, administrators to mention but a few.
Also, we have uplifted over 3,050 women and youth out of poverty, through our economic empowerment projects. Entrepreneurship and innovation are at the heart of our mission to empower women as one of the main actors in addressing the inequalities and achieve UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to end poverty.
We invite you to get involved in our charity and together make a difference.
For more information please visit their website or get in touch at info@gog.org.uk
The first ever Finnish sauna for RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be presented at Taina Suonio’s design, ‘The Finnish Soul Garden’. The design showcases a variety of Finnish coastal plants and a genuine Finnish wood-heated sauna. The sauna has a vegetated roof with plants chosen specifically on the University of Helsinki’s Fifth Dimension Research Group’s work on studying which native plants survive on vegetated roofs in the harsh Finnish climate conditions.
“The garden by Taina Suonio is a demonstration of the clean and quiet environment of Finland and offers a unique window to the Finnish soul”, says Ms Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland.
The designer, Taina Suonio is a horticulturist, environmental biologist, researcher, and landscape designer in the Fifth Dimension – Green Roofs in Urban Areas research group at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
We are thrilled to be working together with Taina Suonio and cannot wait to see her design live! More information and tickets from RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
In collaboration with Taina Suonio:
● Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Finland ● Kekkilä ● UPM Plywood● Ratia Design House ● Loimaan Kivi ● OmaSauna ● City of Vantaa ● Taimisto Huutokoski● Visit Finland ● Embassy of Finland in London ● Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce
Source: Embassy of Finland, London
The FBCC has returned from the summer holidays and the August newsletter is here. We hope you have all enjoyed your summer so far and are recharged and ready for the autumn season filled with (hopefully) live events and more in-person meetings.
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The Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce in London is recruiting a Marketing and Content Coordinator Trainee for autumn 2021. The position is due to start when the suitable candidate is found and will last circa 5-7 months.
If you are looking for a chance to gain valuable experience working in a dynamic environment as part of an energetic team, you may be just the person we are looking for.
For more details on the job description and skills needed please see our job advertisement. To read our previous trainees’ experiences, click here.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the position, please email our General Manager Jade Juvonen directly at jade(at)fbcc.co.uk.
Before we leave for our summer holidays, we’d like to express our warmest thanks to all our members and friends for the past year. Thank you for supporting us and participating in our webinars and events!
The Chamber will be closed for the month of July and activities will resume in August. The General Manager Jade Juvonen will be back in the office from 2nd August. In the meantime, she will be intermittently available via email.
Remember to get your tickets for the upcoming Nordic Drinks at St. Ermin’s for 26th August and Save the date for our annual Crayfish Party on 16th September!
We wish you all a lovely summer full of warm and sunny days! We look forward to seeing you all at our virtual and live events soon!
The June newsletter is here, including an introduction to a new FBCC Patron Tamares Group, upcoming events for the summer, exciting news from several Corporate members, and many open positions at our member companies.
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FBCC is proud to announce a new Patron Tamares Group.
Tamares Group is a global private investment group based in London. Tamares has international interests in real estate, finance, technology, communications, manufacturing, leisure, and media. The group invests in a number of different private and public companies, and in real estate properties. Today, Tamares Group holds a $3 billion portfolio. Its real estate holdings encompass 2.3 million square feet of office space.