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Reducing the Fulfilment Industry’s Carbon Footprint

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We regularly hear that every little bit helps, and if each of us does what we can to reduce our carbon footprint then it will add up to a huge positive impact on getting the UK to being carbon net zero by 2050. Makes sense to me. So, what does ‘every little bit’ mean for […]

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