Walgreens Boots Alliance fails to fight waste crisis, increases footprint by 14%

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 18-Jan-2018
Sustainability Retail

The cosmetics and pharmacy owner of Boots UK announced the dismal result as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility 2017 report

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has failed to meet its target on waste reduction, according to its latest CSR report.

As concern for unnecessary waste grows, the conglomerate

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