SBTi: Board accused of 'damaging trust' as row over role of carbon offsets escalates

James Murray
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SBTi: Board accused of 'damaging trust' as row over role of carbon offsets escalates

'Overwhelming majority' of SBTi staff accuse board of trustees of 'undermining our Standard Operating Procedures and governance processes'

The row at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) over the role of carbon offsets in counting towards corporate net zero targets is showing no signs of resolution, after an 'overwhelming majority'...

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