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Harriet Lamb: 'Focus on building the positive alternative'

Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

11 March 2025 • 6 min read

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WRAP CEO Harriet Lamb explains why bringing the circular economy into every home and boardroom deserves more serious attention, and how she's learned to love her freezer

Before becoming CEO of waste charity WRAP in March 2023, Harriet Lamb was instrumental in building the Fairtrade movement, working with producers in developing economies, thousands of companies and retailers,...

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