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Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zerocarbon economy. Helle Bank Jorgensen.
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