Retail
May 11, 2022
As carbon emissions efforts become top priorities within businesses, executives are analyzing ways to finance and propel these new strategies forward. Image credit: McKinsey & Company
By Nora Howe
Until relatively recently, climate change strategies were predominantly developed by governing bodies, but that is swiftly changing as business leaders enter the conversation on reducing carbon emissions.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9b531533b1c37b6be23af182d7298b96","s":"8243321dc412297f"}
Share your thoughts. Click here