Report: European retailers failing to disclose major chunk of CO2 from food waste

Cecilia Keating
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Planet Tracker argues failure to disclose food loss and waste-related supply chain emissions exposes investors to heightened financial risk

Europe's largest food retailers are failing to fully disclose the carbon footprint of their food loss and waste, both undermining their ability to tackle the problem and exposing their investors to financial...

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