"Introspective" companies losing sight of sustainability big picture

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DNV Two Tomorrows research says businesses paint a rosy picture of global environmental challenges by focusing on marginal issues they can control

For too many companies sustainability reporting is an "obligatory box-ticking exercise demanded by stakeholders" that fails to focus on the bigger picture, analysts will say today. The 2012 Tomorrow's...

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