Silicon Valley's sustainability problem

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Twenty-one tech giants, from Adobe to WD, are identified as leaders, yet trouble brews among their peers

The tech sector has stepped up its fight against climate change since COP21 last year. From the Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Coalition pledging more than $1bn towards the transition to clean energy,...

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