It takes a village to build a healthy city. These projects show why

Jun 22, 2021

According to the UN, 68% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Image: Photo by Jack Young on Unsplash

Zara Ingilizian

Head, Consumer Industries; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Mayuri Ghosh

Head of Consumers Beyond Waste, Strategy & Public Private Partnerships, Future of Consumption Platform, World Economic Forum

Partha Bose

Chief Marketing Officer, Oliver Wyman (MMC)

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