Retailers pledge to check out "stretching green goals"

Jessica Shankleman
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British Retail Consortium report finds brands such as Debenhams and Asda are on track to meeting environmental targets

Nearly 30 of the UK's leading retail brands, including Tesco, Boots and ASOS, will today commit to setting more demanding green goals, after a new report found they are making good progress against previous...

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