SBTi: Companies setting science-based climate goals now make up third of global economy

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The corporate climate target standards body reveals 87 per cent increase in number of firms worldwide setting science-based targets last year, with second highest number based in UK

More than a third of the global economy by market capitalisation is now governed by climate targets set through the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with the second largest number of such firms...

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