Study: Economic pressures becoming driving force behind sustainable living behaviours

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Study finds long-term affordability and sustainability are increasingly important for consumers when buying new appliances

A new study has suggested financial pressures are now the biggest single driver behind the adoption of more sustainable household behaviours around the world. That is the headline conclusion of the...

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