Study: 'Mindset shift' needed as directors struggle to convert green business opportunities into action

Stuart Stone
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The vast majority of board directors see the net zero transition as a 'business opportunity', but more than half of firms have yet to grasp the commercial benefits

An overwhelming majority of directors regard the response to climate change as a business opportunity, but more than half have seen their firm's transition towards net zero emissions stifled by knowledge...

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