#98 Marianne Gros & Robert Hodgson: What’s Coming in Sustainability in 2026?

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Jan 6, 202600:41:02Business

What should you be looking out for in the corporate sustainability space in 2026? For this very first episode of Frankly Speaking in 2026, Richard Howitt was joined by Marianne Gros, Sustainability Reporter at Politico E...

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