UK: M&S unveils "world's most sustainable suit"
By Leonie Barrie | 19 June 2012
Retailer Marks & Spencer today (19 June) unveiled what it is calling the "world's most sustainable suit" in which everything from the buttons to the lining have been sourced from the most sustainable materials available.
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