Friday’s announcement that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize went to The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) represents just the latest step in the long relationship between the Oslo-based Norwegian Nobel Committee and nuclear technology.
ICAN, which played a key role in the negotiations that led to the recent signing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…
Read moreAccording to Farias, “the company wishes to shut it down as it plans to leave Argentina due to a lack of sales. They said they will keep two warehouses full of merchandise until 2018.” With operations to cease at the La Rioja plant, the company’s Argentine subsidiary will be pared down to one working factory located in Buenos Aires province. The closure of VF in Argentina is part of a la…
Read moreThis open call for applications, which can be submitted via the dedicated web platform, will be open until Monday March 27. From among all applicants, 8 to 10 companies will be shortlisted and will have to present their projects to a jury of experts in April.Finally, four companies will be selected to develop pilot projects and work with different areas of the company, from data analytics to lo…
Read moreAt a time of caution and uncertainty, many retailers have warned that they could face a shortage of new stock and see supply chain delays due to the coronavirus outbreak.While the disease’s final effect on world trade has yet to be determined, global companies can start putting plans into action to prepare for sudden changes in supply chains.
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Read moreThat’s according to a study of Bazaarvoice’s Influenster community that said 30% of “consumers believe brands are not completely transparent with their practices when using terms such as ‘eco-friendly’, ‘sustainable’ or ‘green’ in their marketing and packaging. [And] 24% believe brands just use such terms to sell products”.The company conducted its research among over 1,100 …
Read more“The tax will be introduced whatever happens on 1 January and it will be for the whole of 2019, for an amount that we estimate at €500 million,” said Bruno Le Maire during a press conference in Paris.The measure “could be introduced as part of the PACTE bill (designed to foster economic growth)”, which was approved at the first reading in Parliament, and should be brought before the S…
Read moreAmong the improvements needed, they said, are raising the minimum wage, regulating work hours, and mapping supply chains.The collapse of the eight-storey building on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka on April 24, 2013 also injured more than 2,000 workers, sparking demands for better safety in the world’s second-largest exporter of readymade garments.
The accident saw brands, unions and…
Read moreDemand for the elaborate, elegant centrepiece of the Japanese wardrobe is in decline, but a handful of artisans and entrepreneurs like Hirose, 39, are trying to revive it.”The kimono has become something that is very far removed from our daily lives,” said Hirose, who joined his family business after university.คำพูดจาก Read more
The project aims to tackle the problem of plastic waste, “enabling a ‘closed loop’, where the raw materials can be repurposed again and again. But not just repurposed into a water bottle or a tote, but into another pair of high-performance running shoes,” Adidas explained.The initiative requires some engagement from the consumer. Old shoes must be returned to Adidas, and are then washed…
Read moreDespite the highest cotton consumption in a decade, 2017-18 world production is expected to exceed consumption for the first time in 3 years, the Economic Research Service of USDA said in its ‘Cotton and Wool Outlook’ monthly report. Prior to 2015-16, global cotton production had been above consumption for five consecutive seasons.China—the leading spinner of raw cotton—accounts for one…
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