Do small businesses realise the benefits of green growth?

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UPS survey shows more than half of small firms are too busy attempting to survive and grow to focus on sustainability

The biggest problem for delivery companies like UPS and Fedex is those small businesses that insist on buying their own white van to transport products from place to place. 'Why do it yourself, when you...

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