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mo4ch:>No putting meat on expenses, says property firm

No putting meat on expenses, says property firmBy Felicity HannahWake up to Money, BBC Radio 5 live 18 February 2020 Image copyrightKateMarfleetImage caption"The whole company had to come on board," Kate Marfleet saysHow would you feel if your expenses were declined because your meal contained meat?That's the situation at property developers Igloo Regeneration, where all corporate entertaining, workshop catering and even staff expenses must now be vegetarian if staff wish to be reimbursed.Development surveyor Kate Marfleet, 28, is head of the firm's values team and persuaded staff to go vegetarian last year, to reduce its environmental impact. The idea was put to an internal vote and passed, with a few dissenters."We realised we needed the whole company to come on board, it couldn't just be imposed," she says."We had some justifications as to why it was a good idea, mostly environmental. There were some reservations from staff, but most of those were…