Conservatives harness top execs to "explode the myth" that environmentalism is anti-business

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Sir Stuart Rose, Michael Gove and Arnold Schwarzenegger just some of the names to feature in "ground-breaking" collection of essays on how the centre right can drive environmental action

A group of leading Conservative politicians, academics, and independent business leaders will today launch an ambitious new push to reclaim environmentalism as a Conservative issue, challenging recent...

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