Move over, offsetting: Could carbon insetting be the next big thing in corporate decarbonisation?

Cecilia Keating
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Nespresso's insetting scheme focuses on tree-planting in its coffee plantations | Credit: iStock
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Nespresso's insetting scheme focuses on tree-planting in its coffee plantations | Credit: iStock

BusinessGreen is given an exclusive look at the world's first insetting guide for business

Companies have turned to carbon offsetting projects to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions for more than a decade, but the phase "carbon insetting" features less frequently in corporate sustainability...

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