Every business must step up to the challenges ahead by putting purpose at their heart

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Every business must step up to the challenges ahead by putting purpose at their heart

Danone's Richard Hall explains why the firm is supporting the call for the UK government to make every company legally responsible for ensuring they genuinely benefit the environment as well as shareholders

The scale of the societal and environmental challenges we all face mean that for businesses, just being ‘good' isn't good enough. Health challenges - from obesity to malnutrition - are putting immense...

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