Climate risk: UN says business response needs more urgency

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Awareness of dangers is improving, but companies must realise 'globalisation means disaster doesn't stop at the office door'

Businesses are failing to protect their overseas supply chains despite being increasingly exposed to the risk of natural disasters, the UN will warn today. A new report by the UN International Strategy...

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