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THE SULTAN
OF SUSTAINABILITY
Haarjeev Kandhari
Haarjeev Kandhari is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, Founder and Chairman of global tyre manufacturer Zenises, and Chairman of the Board of Vaculug, Europe’s largest independent retreader. As a devout Sikh who takes a highly ethical approach to business, we discuss his passion for sustainability and how this influences his decision-making.
“I strongly feel that the retreading industry should be given due credit for the positive impact that such
a substantial level of avoided emissions must undoubtedly have
on the environment.”
RETREADING BUSINESS
Sustainability is a word that’s almost become ubiquitous in media and the corporate world — but what does sustainability mean to you?
HAARJEEV KANDHARI
Unfortunately, sustainability is an important idea that’s been reduced to little more than a meaningless corporate buzzword, primarily because it’s overused to the point of be- coming almost meaningless.
It seems that every big corporation these days claims to be
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