Should good things come in sustainable packages?

Michael Holder
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Sustainability of packaging increasingly impacting purchasing decisions amid growing social media scrutiny of brands, survey suggests

Who is willing to pick up the bill for a shift towards more sustainable packaging? The answer, for luxury brands at least, may turn out to be the consumer. Almost 80 per cent of consumers across the...

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