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Samsung pledges to eliminate all plastic packaging for mobile devices by 2025

Thursday 12 August 2021 | 09:57 CET | News
Samsung has announced new plans and targets aimed at creating a more sustainable company and world. The new 'Galaxy for the Planet' strategy puts down tangible goals for the company's mobile communications business in a spirit of "openness, transparency and collaboration", the company said.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Samsung
Countries: World
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