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Oct 2024
29m 33s

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This week: Diageo’s head of sustainable procurement, Andy Griffiths, talks with Ian Welsh about the company's rolling out of regenerative agriculture in various supply chains, and the challenges of making packaging more sustainable.   Plus: Starbucks acquires more innovation farms to develop climate-resistant coffee; glass bottles will be excluded from the E ... Show More
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