Half of British workers demanding greener workplaces

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Survey finds employers are facing growing calls to deliver green workplace improvements

The proportion of UK workers actively lobbying their employers for green workplace improvements has almost doubled in the past three years from 27 per cent in 2005 to 51 per cent today, according to a...

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