L'Oreal decouples corporate growth from emissions, touting 56 per cent fall in CO2

Madeleine Cuff
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Beauty brand details plan to give executives bonuses based on environmental performance

Multinational firms can decouple carbon emissions from economic growth, L'Oreal has claimed in its new sustainability report, revealing it has cut its carbon dioxide emissions 56 per cent against its 2005...

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