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CONTENTS                                                                ISSUE 54 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022











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          5 From The Top            10 2021 BOSS Award        20 Diversity Matters      27 London Stationery Show
          BOSS CEO Amy Hutchinson   Winners Crowned           How greater creativity    Returns
          shares her thoughts as we   All the winners from last   and innovation, as well as   The UK’s only trade show
          look forward to 2022.     November’s industry highlight   better decision-making   dedicated to writing and paper
                                    evening.                  and problem-solving, can   products returns from 17-18
          6 SPECIAL FEATURE:                                  be tangible benefits from   May 2022 to the Business
          A NEW WORLD               14 Sustainable Leadership:   having a broader range of   Design Centre.
          THE INDUSTRY LOOKS TO A FUTURE  People, Planet And You  perspectives.
          BEYOND THE PANDEMIC       A preview of this year’s                            27 Help Raise Funds For The BOSS
          BOSS Today looks into the   Leaders of The Future   DOWN TO BUSINESS          Business Supplies Charity!
          future with the assistance of   Conference.                                   The annual BOSS Charity
          a panel of four senior industry                     22 Lone Working           Day – including the golf
          executives.               16 Lobbying Update        Why lone workers need     competition and spa –
                                    All the latest on what BOSS   special consideration.  returns to Belton Woods on
          9 60 Second Interview     is doing with Government to                         15th June 2022.
          BOSS Today talks to Graeme   support our industry.  24 ESG – The New Business Culture
          Chapman MBE, outgoing Chair                         We look at this overarching   29 Events
          of the BOSS Business Supplies   18 Independent Retailer Focus  term to describe a way of   Listing the latest upcoming
          Charity and recent recipient of   We profile some independent    doing business, behaviour   events, webinars and
          a BOSS Lifetime Achievement   retailers who are continuing   and conduct.     workshops that BOSS and
          Award.                    to thrive in these challenging                      others are running.
                                    times.                    26 Power Sharing
                                                              Tell us what the rising costs
                                                              of energy mean to your
                                                              business.



          BOSS Board of Directors: Philip Beer, Geoffrey Betts, Simon Drakeford (Chairman), Steve Haworth, Charles Jarrold,
          Emily Jones, Stuart Login, Adam Noble, Sean Starkey, Frances Stephen
          BOSS Federation Chief Executive Officer: Amy Hutchinson
          Concept and Design by: thePageDesign e: info@thepagedesign.co.uk t: 01526 353555 w: www.thepagedesign.co.uk
          Features researcher: Martin Wilde e: martin.wilde@ntlworld.com t: 07952 635518 w: www.martinwildeassociates.com
          Editor: Helen Dunn e: helen@bossfederation.co.uk t: 020 7915 8377
          Advertising: Helen Dunn e: helen@bossfederation.co.uk t: 020 7915 8377
          Photography: Shutterstock
          BOSS Federation: 2 Villiers Court, Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Coventry, West Midlands CV5 9RN t: 0845 450 1565
          Paper sponsored by:
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