'Going further': Burberry vows to be 'climate positive' by 2040

Cecilia Keating
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British fashion brand accelerates its supply chain emissions reduction targets as it pledges to invest in climate solutions outside of its value chain

Burberry has beefed up its sustainability agenda, pledging late last week that it would become a 'climate positive' company by 2040 by investing in climate adaptation and mitigation initiatives outside...

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