Over half of FTSE 100 companies now engaged in tree-planting initiatives

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Research from insurance company Chaucer shows increase in companies planting trees in support of net zero targets

Fifty-one per cent of FTSE 100 companies are now actively investing in tree planting initiatives as part of their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programmes, according to new research by global...

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