P&G: How one of the world's largest consumer goods manufacturers plans to wipe out waste

Michael Holder
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Consumer goods giant's VP for global sustainability, Virginie Helias, talks to BusinessGreen about firm's new zero waste target

On the journey towards a creating a truly circular economy, the first rung on the ladder is making sure nothing which is created ends up going to waste. Keen to be a trailblazer on that journey, Procter...

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