Big beauty players named global sustainable ‘giants’

By Becky Bargh | Published: 25-Nov-2020
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A host of big name beauty players have been cleped as the world’s most sustainable companies in a new survey.

Using Corporate Knights’ top 100 Most Sustainable Companies and YouGov’s 57 highest ranked companies, waste management firm Reconomy was able to determine which companies are pledging the most

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