'Huge economic benefits': Companies Act reform could boost UK GDP by seven per cent, study finds

Cecilia Keating
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'Huge economic benefits': Companies Act reform could boost UK GDP by seven per cent, study finds

Duty on directors to consider social and environmental impacts could add £149bn to UK's economy annually

Reforms to company law that would push purpose-led business practices into the mainstream could boost the UK's GDP by seven per cent, a new report has found. Published last night by think tank Demos...

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