Irish firms falling far behind on plans to tackle climate change

A major new survey of thousands of firms by the European Investment Bank has ranked Irish companies among the worst in Europe in their response to climate change

A wide-ranging survey of 13,500 firms conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) showed that Irish firms were far less likely to make investments to address climate change than their EU peers.

Irish businesses are laggards in tackling climate change when compared to their European peers, a major new report has shown.

A wide-ranging survey of 13,500 firms conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) showed that Irish firms were far less likely to make investments to address climate change than their EU peers.

Irish businesses were also far less likely than the EU average to have hired dedicated climate staff or set climate targets, the research ...