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At this year's NRF, retailers' CSR initiatives seem to have all but disappeared from the agenda in the face of upcoming political and customs tax issues. Jérôme Del Porto, Director of Circularity at Walmart, Stephen Sadove, former Chairman of Saks and Sucharita Kodali, Analyst at Forrester, shed light on the subject.
At a time when European groups with more than 500 staff are preparing to publish reports required under the CSRD directive, the contrast is striking. In the U.S.A., retailers rarely spoke out on this issue at NRF. Walmart was one of the few players to tackle the subject but without, however, answering all the questions. At a conference alongside Target and Ikea, Jérôme del Porto, the chain’s Director of Circularity, talked about 3 initiatives, in particular the contract signed with the...
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