Corporates should be forced to value 'vast' environmental impact, researchers say

Jessica Shankleman
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New study by University of East Anglia finds too few companies are measuring full costs of their resource use

Governments around the world should start requiring companies to tally up their impact on the natural environment, in a bid to tackle climate change and protect resources such as water, air quality and...

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