M&S signs up to UNICEF clean stove carbon offset scheme

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Retailer becomes first major company to back scheme designed to cut emissions while protecting children's health

Marks & Spencer will today announce it has signed up to a major new carbon offset project from UNICEF, designed to cut emissions and protect children's health in Bangladesh by funding the deployment of...

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