Secrets of the Pioneers: Mike Barry on the tricks to delivering a transformative sustainabiility strategy

Madeleine Cuff
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Mike Barry, head of sustainable business at M&S, on why consumer excitement is the key to the next decade of green growth

Mike Barry is director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer. He was part of the small team that developed and delivered the company's ground-breaking Plan A initiative, a 100-point, five-year...

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