* FTSE 350 reveal 3.4 billion metric tonnes of carbon: 61% of UK emissions in latest Carbon Disclosure Project report
* Highest ever levels of disclosure and emissions reported
* Over a third disclose reduction targets compared with over half in similar Global 500 report
At the launch of the FTSE 350 Carbon Disclosure Project report, and with less than 60 days to go to Copenhagen Climate Summit, Ian Powell, Chairman and senior partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) said the balance sheets of UK plc were reflecting the fact that business is waking up to climate change.
Respondents to the survey, for which PwC act as advisors and report writers, reported the highest ever levels of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 61% of the UK’s total emissions. Household names such as Unilever, Tesco, Shell, Centrica, HSBC and Vodafone were amongst over 260 respondents to the annual assessment of how Britain’s top companies are tackling climate change.
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