Sainsbury's checks out £1bn sustainability strategy

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Retailer unveils 20 green targets to be achieved by the end of the decade

Geothermal energy heating the store, less packaging around the products, and a proliferation of greener produce looks set to become the norm for one of the UK's largest supermarket chains, after Sainsbury's...

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