FTSE index launches climate change criteria

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Updated FTSE4Good Index provides investors with information on firms' approach to climate change

Businesses that fail to develop strategies to limit their greenhouse gas emissions could find it harder to attract investment capital after the FTSE Group last week launched new criteria for its CSR index...

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