Mars: To avert dangerous warming, we must untangle the supply chain web

Madeleine Cuff
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Kate Wylie, Mars' global head of sustainability, talks to BusinessGreen about the food giant's new $1bn plan to help fix "broken" supply chains

As you journeyed to work today, did you notice anything unusual? Empty shelves in food stores, cars abandoned on roads for want of petrol, naked people strolling down the street on their way to the office?...

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