Carbon Trust's Guy Rickard: 'Science-based targets will become an expectation for all companies to achieve'

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In our latest video interview, hosted in association with the Carbon Trust, senior sustainability consultant Guy Rickard explains the drivers behind the corporate trend for Science-Based Targets

Science-Based Targets deliver reputational, financial and strategic benefits for corporates, explains Guy Rickard, senior consultant at the Carbon Trust. In our latest video interview he outlines the who, what and why of this fast-growing corporate sustainability movement.

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