To commute, or not to commute: What do shifting UK working patterns mean for corporate climate action?

Michael Holder
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Four years on from the pandemic, daily working habits are still in flux, with significant implications for national and corporate climate policy

For many of us, the way in which we travel to work has undergone a wholesale revolution in recent years. Five years ago, it was standard practice for the vast majority of those in full time employment...

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