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Environmental Initiatives Save The Co-Operative £40m Per Year

The retail group has revealed that it has reduced greenhouse emissions by 35% since 2006 as part of an environmental pledge. Group chief executive, Peter Marks, claims that the energy-saving measures implemented to achieve this have resulted in savings of £40m a year.

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