'Inaction is not an option': EY warns only fraction of FTSE 100 firms have 'credible' net zero strategies in place

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Over 95 per cent of large UK firms have yet to disclose detailed net zero transition plans despite looming regulations that are set to make such strategies mandatory

Just a fraction of large companies in the FTSE 100 have disclosed detailed plans for how they intend to achieve net zero emissions, despite growing political and regulatory pressure that is likely to soon...

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