Nine business giants pledge to source 100 per cent renewable electricity

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Starbucks, Walmart and Nike join global push to purchase electricity exclusively from renewable sources

Some of the world's largest businesses have today announced plans to fully transition to using renewable electricity, providing a further boost to the global renewables market. Nine well-known firms...

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