The E in ESG: Consumer Health Compliance Will Not Be Optional For Much Longer

European consumer health companies have the luxury of voluntarily setting sustainability goals. But with regulations looming and pressure from retailers and consumers mounting, compliance with mandatory standards is on the horizon, says Haleon’s sustainability chief Joe Muscat.

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By now, most consumer health companies have drawn up a strategy or at least issued a policy statement on how they plan to make their operations and products more sustainable.

Key Takeaways
  • Increased sustainability regulation looms for consumer health companies, and the EU is leading the charge.

  • PVC alternatives must be broached,...

For the time being, such initiatives are optional, and compliance for that reason is notional. But the world’s leading consumer health products player, Haleon plc, formed in 2022, is...

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