'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': EY to go 'carbon neutral' by end of 2020

Michael Holder
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Accounting giant to both reduce and offset its carbon emissions as part of plans to 'drive long-term, sustainable growth'

Global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) is aiming to be 'carbon neutral' by the end of 2020 by both reducing and offsetting its carbon emissions, the company announced on Friday. In a bid to improve...

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