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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.
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