Retailers bag better energy efficiency buy-in

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New British Retail Consortium initative asks supermarkets to cut energy consumption 25 per cent by 2020

Supermarkets could save in excess of £4.1bn by reducing their energy consumption by 25 per cent over the next five years, according to a new industry campaign. Launched by the British Retail Consortium...

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