Over the past few years, companies have begun to “embrace the idea that their obligations to shareholders should not come at the expense of other stakeholders – that is, employees, customers, the community, suppliers, and society,” according to management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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Johnson & Johnson's market leading nicotine replacement brand, Nicorette, is at the forefront of the company's global sustainability strategy, which includes eradicating smoking entirely from the world and greening its Consumer Health business soon as possible.
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