Is the greenwash backlash becoming a 'green hush'?

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Gareth Redmond-King argues some businesses risk becoming too cautious in promoting their environmental progress

You don't need to be an economist to be familiar with the principles of the law of supply and demand. The market expands to supply more of what consumers demand; and demand can be influenced to drive it...

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