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Unilever Moves Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility

Chief executive Paul Polman has pledged that the consumer goods firm has moved beyond basic corporate social responsibility, and now incorporates its ‘Sustainable Living Plan’ into the core of its business. The sustainability initiative, which recently marked its first anniversary, aims to halve the environmental impact of Unilever’s products.

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