How should businesses tackle risks posed by the shift away from plastics?

Michael Holder
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Companies face a raft of transition, reputational, physical, and liability risks from the consumer and economic shift away from single use plastics, ClientEarth report warns

Much is made - not least on this very website - of the crucial importance of measuring, disclosing, and addressing the increasingly pressing risks posed to businesses and their supply chains from climate...

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