Do companies really need to talk the climate talk, as long as they walk the walk?

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Without a bold narrative from companies delivering the green transition we risk division and delay at the very moment we need unity and ambition, writes Climate Outreach CEO Rachael Orr

"We are still doing our ambitious work on sustainability and ESG. We just aren't talking about it as much." In the last couple of months, I've spoken to a number of senior people in leading UK businesses...

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