Co-op pledges £11m to support community environmental projects

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Co-op's new Carbon Innovation Fund will award up to ten grants a year of £100,000 to low carbon food and farming projects | Credits: Co-op
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Co-op's new Carbon Innovation Fund will award up to ten grants a year of £100,000 to low carbon food and farming projects | Credits: Co-op

The leading retailer has launched a new fund that will award grants to organisations innovating in low carbon food and farming

The Co-op has committed a total of £11m to supporting community action to enhance the environment and catalyse low carbon innovation, the supermarket this week announced. The retailer is this month...

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