Post by Shaf Rasul

The death of George Floyd in America has resulted in a huge wave of grief and a fresh outcry for racial justice. Across the globe, people are protesting against institutional racism, calling for reformative change and shouting about the Black Lives Matter movement. Here in Scotland, thousands have joined in protests and taken to social media to show their support. Many brands are also posting messages of solidarity and looking at ways that their own business can change and improve. Just one example of a company which is taking real progressive steps forward is Barclays. The banking giant made the decision last week to drop the name of a slave-owning tobacco lord from its new Northern European Hub development on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow. It will no longer be named ‘Buchannan Wharf’ – the name associated with Andrew Buchannan, a plantation owner and the Lord Provost of Glasgow in the 18th century – and is instead being named ‘Barclays Glasgow Campus’. Click Link to read the full column. https://lnkd.in/eRwk-ni