"People thought we were tree-hugging, tie-dye wearing, pinko-lefty freaks"

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Solitaire Townsend, chief executive of sustainable public relations firm Futerra, makes the case for ethical PR and argues that the need for green marketing is as strong as ever

With clients as diverse as Greenpeace and Shell, it might appear that public relations company Futerra Sustainability Communications would represent anyone who is prepared to pay. But the fact that...

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