Top retailers accused of risking furniture-fuelled forest clearance

WWF report reveals two thirds of UK furniture retailers are failing to disclose 'robust' sustainable timber sourcing policies

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Top retailers accused of risking furniture-fuelled forest clearance

Around two thirds of leading UK furniture retailers could be selling products that fail to meet basic sustainability standards, according to a major new report from WWF UK. The annual report, entitled...

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