EDGE #363 Virgin CEO Josh Bayliss Reflects on Climate Action + 18 Stories

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From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 15 May 2019 | #363 | New York

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Business 14 May 2019 Virgin CEO Josh Bayliss Reflects on Climate Action New Zealand-born Josh Bayliss, CEO of multi-billion-pound brand the Virgin Group, which holds a stake in Virgin Atlantic, discusses with BusinessGreen journalist Michael Holder how corporates should respond to consumer outcry over climate change. There has scarcely…

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