Slaughter and May secures Science Based Target approval with promise to halve emissions

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Leading law firm commits to reduce carbon emissions 50 per cent by 2030 against a 2018 baseline

Legal giant Slaughter and May has won to the race to become the first law firm to have ambitious new emissions targets approved through the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). The company last year...

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