Consumer Brands Should Be Forces For Good, But Growth First – P&G’s Marc Pritchard
Executive Summary
Unlike others in the industry, and arguably P&G in recent memory, P&G brands are putting growth before good in the “virtuous circle” equation as competitors lose sight of innovation and macroeconomic conditions worsen globally.
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