How Europe’s Small Businesses Are Fighting Climate Change
More initiatives are emerging to help reduce carbon emissions along supply chains
Delivery Hero, an online food delivery service, is working with Leaders for Climate Action to help offset its carbon footprint.
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Small businesses are facing a tough choice in the midst of the worst economic crisis in over a century—radically cut greenhouse gas emissions or risk losing their largest clients.
Industry giants including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Unilever NV have pledged to reduce carbon emissions along their supply chains, which are made up of the kinds of small and medium enterprises that account for over 90% of companies in Europe and employ nearly half of all workers. These firms often don’t have the resources to develop sophisticated climate plans but now, slowly, organizations are stepping in to help.