Survey: Businesses place higher importance on sustainability after Covid-19

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Carbon Trust's second annual survey on corporate attitudes towards sustainability reveals surge in engagement with climate action

The coronavirus pandemic has spurred a upswing in the emphasis businesses are placing on sustainability, new research commissioned by the Carbon Trust shows, with over 70 per cent of companies expecting...

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