Tesco pledges to go 100 per cent renewable powered by 2030

Michael Holder
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UK supermarket giant quietly joins RE100 group and secures approval from Science Based Targets initiative as it works to cut emissions 60 per cent by 2025

Tesco has become the latest high profile name to join the growing list of major corporations pledging to source 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030 as part of the global RE100...

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