How Greater Manchester businesses saved £100m and slashed carbon emissions

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Green Growth Service helps Greater Manchester businesses reap environmental and economic rewards of resource efficiency

Greater Manchester's economy could be on course to become one of the greenest in the UK, after a regional initiative saved business £100m by helping them shrink energy, water, and material use. Manchester...

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