'Environmental regulations make good business sense': Corporates wade into Environment Bill row

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Leading businesses urge government to deliver ambitious Environment Bill in response to reports Treasury wants to water down crucial legislation

A group of 20 leading businesses has intervened in the escalating row between the Treasury and Defra over the content of the government's upcoming Environment Bill, arguing that "ambitious, well-designed...

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