Report: Sustainable products to be mainstream by 2020

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Sainsbury's and Unilever endorse report calling on firms to lead development of greener consumer goods

Businesses should promote sustainable goods and services, regardless of the state of the economy and whether or not consumers demand them. That is the conclusion of a major new report today from think...

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