Report: "Greenwash" could cost firms two per cent of sales

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Carbon Trust commissioned research finds customers are reluctant to trust the word of companies that claim to be tackling climate change

Businesses which take action on climate change can boost their sales by two per cent, but only if they offer customers credible evidence that they are improving their environmental impact, according to...

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