Procter & Gamble pledge 30 per cent emissions reduction by 2020

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Consumer goods giant backs 'science-based goal' as it signs up to WWFs Climate Savers Program

Procter & Gamble has today announced an ambitious new emissions reduction goal, pledging to deliver a 30 per cent reduction from 2010 levels in its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. The consumer...

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