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will.i.am and Beatriz Perez of Coca-Cola at BSR Conference 2012

Friday October 26, 2012

Joyce Sood, Former Digital Communications Manager, BSR

Musician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist will.i.am and Coca-Cola's Chief Sustainability Officer Beatriz Perez debut Ekocyle—an initiative to inspire new things made in part from recycled materials—at BSR Conference 2012.

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Joyce Sood, Former Digital Communications Manager, BSR

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