PwC: Concern over climate change threat surges among CEOs

BusinessGreen staff
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Annual poll finds 31 per cent of CEOs now 'extremely concerned' about threat to growth from environmental damage, as separate report examines AI's role in tackling green challenges

CEO's concerns that climate change and wider environmental damage represent a threat to economic growth has doubled over the past year, according to an annual PwC survey of business leaders. The conultancy...

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