Overcoming the barriers to green business innovation
Environmental firms are innovative by nature, argues Matthew Farrow, but to fulfill their potential barriers need to be addressed
Government strategies, White Papers, and even reshuffles come and go, but one constant is a desire to encourage innovation in UK business. Ever since Harold Wilson talked of "the white heat of technology",...
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