Title: Confederation of British Industry - Wikipedia
Headings: Confederation of British Industry
Confederation of British Industry
CBI - Confederation of British Industry
Contents
Role
Structure
History
Research
The Great Business Debate
Scottish independence referendum controversy
Organisation
Senior personnel
Directors-general since 1965
See also
References
External links

Content: The Country Land and Business association brings another 30,000 non-members, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed 20,000 non-members, the Freight Transport Association 13,000, the Federation of Master Builders 9,500, the Road Haulage Association 8,100 and the National Federation of Builders 1,400. Members include companies as well as trade association members, from the perspective of their leadership. Described by the Financial Times as "Britain's biggest business lobby group ". Incorporated by royal charter its mission is to promote the conditions in which businesses of all sizes and sectors in the UK can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. Its membership includes companies from the FTSE 100, mid-caps, SMEs, privately owned businesses, trade associations, universities and other public bodies. The CBI has members in many sectors: agriculture, automotive, aerospace, construction, creative, education, financial services, IT, manufacturing, professional services, retail, transport, tourism and utilities. Contents
1 Role
2 Structure
3 History
4 Research
5 The Great Business Debate
6 Scottish independence referendum controversy
7 Organisation
7.1 Senior personnel
7.2 Directors-general since 1965
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Role
The CBI works to promote business interests by lobbying and advising governments, networking with other businesses and creating intelligence through analysis of government policies and compilation of statistics, both in the United Kingdom and internationally through their offices in Beijing, Brussels, New Delhi and Washington, D.C.
The organisation is non-partisan and has sought legal advice to ensure neutrality. Structure
The present Director-General is Tony Danker, who assumed the role on 30 November 2020. The CBI is governed by its royal charter and by the CBI Council, which is able to delegate many of its roles to the Chairs' Committee and Board.