British SMEs set to lead demand for greener goods

Jessica Shankleman
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EU reveals UK businesses are taking greatest strides in cutting energy and waste, but only a third have developed green products

British businesses are set to make the greatest effort to go green over the next two years compared with their EU counterparts, but just a third have developed their own environmental products. That...

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