Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

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Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

Chief executives from some of the world's largest real estate companies pledge to follow the World Economic Forum's Green Building Principles in bid to halve emissions by 2030

Bosses from some of the world's largest real estate firms have pledged to reduce their emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and deliver net zero emissions by 2050. Chief executives from JLL, Avison Young,...

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