Why we set a Net Zero goal: Unilever's Jeff Seabright on climate risks, becoming carbon positive, and the moral case for action

James Murray
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Unilever's Chief Sustainability Officer provides an insight into why the consumer goods giant was one of the first multinationals to set a net zero emission target

As part of its Net Zero Now campaign, BusinessGreen caught up over email with Unilever chief sustainability officer, Jeff Seabright, to ask how the company came to embrace a net zero target and how it...

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