How CDP heralded a new age of carbon reporting

Jessica Shankleman
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Paul Dickinson: "I do not believe we are a factor in the construction of this system, I believe we are the system"

Ten years ago, if you asked a business leader whether they reported on their carbon footprint, you almost certainly would have been met with a blank look. "Why report metrics on anything other than profit...

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