What does it mean to run a 'net positive' business?

Jessica Shankleman
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IKEA, BT, and other leading green businesses set out their strategy for slashing emissions as The Climate Group celebrates its 10th anniversary

During the past few years, an emerging group of businesses have revealed plans not just to reduce their environmental and social impact, but to go one step further and actually make the world a better...

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