Companies save £2.4m as WWF grounds corporate flights

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One in Five challenge sees five major UK firms cut flights by 40 per cent over two years, avoiding 3,600 tonnes of CO2

Five leading UK companies have saved an average of £2.4m over two years through a WWF programme to reduce business flights. These firms, which WWF declined to name, cut flights by over 40 per cent, reducing...

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