UK firms urged to disclose "forest footprint"

James S Murray
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New investor-backed project will call on 200 companies to provide information on their forestry policies

Around 200 of the UK's largest companies are to receive letters from a coalition of investors requesting that they provide information on the impact of their operations on tropical forests and details...

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