Voluntary agreements or binding regulation?
Experts debate the best way to get firms to improve their environmental performance
Bob GordonEnvironment policy adviser at the British Retail Consortium The way the world does business needs to change. And fast, because we’re living in rapidly changing times. But how are we goingContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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Over 10,000 companies asked to disclose environmental data
Nearly 10,400 companies worldwide – worth $105trn (£80.4trn) in market capitalisation – will be asked to disclose environmental data by more than 680 financial institutions this year through CDP.
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