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up and I wonder what kind of workplace they will arrive at .
To be a modern company , the kind of company that young people want to join , we have to expand beyond decision-makers because they are not the demographic that will be leading the company in the future .
We want people to have psychological safety , the freedom to challenge and the freedom to be themselves in an inclusive place where diversity of people and opinions are valued .
JTI really is a cultural North Star in this regard – a place where people can enjoy the workplace and give their best .
Q . WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD MANUFACTURERS ASK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY TODAY ?

» When I first entered the workplace , not a lot of thought was given to environmental impacts .

Sustainability has developed rapidly and each year we participate in external benchmarking to ensure the bar is raised . We know progress is expected and that pushes manufacturers to prepare for a more sustainable future .
For example : a question that multinationals will need to continue to assess is the balance between globalisation and nearshoring . 10 or 20 years ago , we wanted to globalise everything . I think now , we ’ re taking
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