Global insurer Zurich sets new green goals after outstripping 2020 emissions targets

Michael Holder
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Swiss insurance giant - which claims to have been 'carbon neutral' since 2014 - sets new CO2 reduction and energy consumption goals for 2025

Insurance giant Zurich has announced a raft of new green targets after hitting its 2020 carbon and energy reduction goals several years ahead of schedule. The Swiss firm revealed yesterday that since...

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