E-market shows buyers carbon footprint of goods

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Defra minister to cut red ribbon in official launch next month

An online procurement market, which enables buyers to see a calculation of the carbon footprint of the products they are buying, will be officially launched by Richard Benyon, minister for natural environment...

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