Top UK firms 'woefully' failing on climate risk disclosure, study warns

Michael Holder
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ClientEarth warns many large UK firms could be breaking the law by failing to adequately report on the risks posed to their business by climate change and the net zero transition

A significant number of major UK companies may be breaking the law by failing to adequately disclose how climate change and the net zero transition could impact their operations and prospects, ClientEarth...

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