Time for legal obligations on companies to achieve net zero

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Permanently embedding climate obligations into corporate governance structures can drive innovation and investment, writes the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group's Dr Ben Caldecott

Without businesses reaching net zero, society will not meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. To ensure companies play their part, we must introduce legal obligations requiring them to achieve net zero...

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