Crunch time as United Biscuits delivers on ambitious green goals

Jessica Shankleman
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British maker of McVitie's, Jacobs and Twiglets sets new targets after smashing through CO2 and water goals seven years early

The maker of McVitie's biscuits, Jaffa Cakes and, until recently, KP Nuts does not have a chief sustainability officer. But it has nevertheless managed to meet a package of ambitious carbon, waste and...

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