Assura becomes first FTSE250-listed firm to achieve B Corp status

Michael Holder
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UK-based healthcare property developer is targeting net zero across its business by 2026, and across its wider development and investment portfolio by 2040

UK healthcare property developer Assura has secured B Corp status, as it staked a claim to becoming the first company listed on the FTSE250 index to be officially recognised by the ethical business certification...

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