Is the sustainability world doing enough to promote gender diversity?

Madeleine Cuff
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It's a sector focused on the future, but despite efforts to promote equality women remain under-represented in many senior green business roles

Last week RenewableUK's Alicia Green took to the stage at the trade body's annual offshore wind event in Manchester to unveil the Switch List - an index of 150 women working at the top of the energy industry...

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