The next government must harness businesses if it is to meet the UK's environment goals

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Richard Evans, President of PepsiCo UK and Ireland, makes the case for green reforms to the UK's tax system

Long-term thinking, by which I mean thinking beyond 2011, is in short supply at the moment. Of course on the eve of an election and with severe economic challenges to navigate, you can forgive policy makers...

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