Over 150 firms now signed up to 'science-based' carbon targets push

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Metro AG, Toyota, and Ben & Jerry's among 41 companies who have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative since December

A total of 155 firms, including household names such as Ben & Jerry's, Toyota, and Sony, have now signed up to a commitment to set emissions reduction targets in line with the global effort to keep warming...

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