Q&A: LKQ sustainability VP on importance of environmental data
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Ruth Prickett2024-02-01T14:01:00
New requirements under regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in the European Union have businesses bracing for increased scrutiny on their sustainability-related activities and the prospect of having to seek outside assurance.
Against this backdrop, Richard Brasher, vice-president of sustainability at multinational automotive parts company LKQ Corp., discusses with Compliance Week his view on the added attention sustainability initiatives are receiving and where improvement remains.
The opinions expressed below are Brasher’s own and not those of his organization.
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