Unilever boss reveals company already being impacted by climate change

James S Murray
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Paul Polman warns that "left unchecked, climate change has the potential to become a significant barrier to our growth strategy, and that of just about every other company"

Paul Polman, chief executive of consumer goods giant Unilever, has this week issued arguably the starkest warning yet by a senior business figure about the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change,...

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