Businesses and MPs call on Mandelson to deliver mandatory carbon reporting

James S Murray
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More than 50 MPs sign open letter demanding introduction of mandatory carbon reporting requirements for listed firms

Green business think tank the Aldersgate Group has today issued an open letter to Lord Mandelson calling on the Business Secretary to enact powers in the Climate Change Act that would make it mandatory...

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