Habits form a second nature. - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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Today, the UK must be the pioneer of a new model of economic change, that integrates social and environmental consideration. This is not just a question of values and moral duty. It is about our economy's capacity to sustain itself

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Habits form a second nature.

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