M&S settles on 'world's most sustainable' sofa

Will Nichols
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UK-manufactured £899 sofa made from coconuts set to hit shops in October

After launching a sustainable suit, coat, and chinos, Marks and Spencer has now decided to put its feet up - on what it claims is the world's most sustainable sofa. Several years in development, the...

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