What your salad can tell you about the cost of climate resilience

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Businesses must develop strategies for climate change adaptation with the same urgency as decarbonisation, writes Viridor Energy's ESG director Edita Adamcikova

Yes, you've noticed: the price of oil is going up. But I'm not referring to the black stuff we draw out the ground, but rather the golden stuff you put on your salad. This year, the price of olive...

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