UK accused of trying to water down Brussels' ethical reporting rules

Jessica Shankleman
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Friends of the Earth claims government is backtracking on commitment to robust corporate reporting regulations

The British government has been lobbying European politicians to weaken new corporate responsibility regulations in a bid to ensure thousands of UK companies are not required to publicly report on their...

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