AESGP Annual Meeting: Sustainability Optional Now, But Not For Long, Warns Haleon

European consumer health companies today have the luxury of voluntarily setting sustainability goals. But with regulations looming and pressure from retailers and consumers mounting, such requirements will soon be mandatory, Haleon’s Joe Muscat warned at the recent AESGP Annual Meeting in Paris, France. To ride the climate wave, while achieving their objectives, OTC firms need to work together, he explained.

Most consumer health companies now have a statement or strategy outlining how they will make their operations and products more sustainable.

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