The National Wood Flooring Association's Certified Professionals has announced a slate of wood flooring inspection workshops, Nov. 4-8 at its headquarters in Chesterfield, Mo. Expert instructors include Dan Hindman P.E., Ph.D. (Virginia ...
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Scott Humphrey, Chief Executive Officer of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) announced that entries for the coveted annual Gold Standard Award are now being accepted. The Gold Standard Award is presented each year to one WFCA ...
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Argentina’s Global Compact Network (pactoglobal) and Sustainable Textile Center has launched the ‘Code of Conduct and Handbook of Textile and Fashion’. Miguel Angel Gardetti, the Director of Sustainable Textile ...
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The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association, Bel Air, Md., has developed a set of documents including a position paper and draft legislative language to help local governments establish procedures to manage clothing ...
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The Government of Bangladesh has urged the visiting delegation of European Union Accord to present their plan of action in writing for the safety and welfare of garment workers. After a meeting with the four-member team comprising of ...
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The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), as part of its continuing effort to provide leadership in the clothing and textile recycling industry, is taking several positive steps which focus on the issues surrounding ...
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Computer giant Apple has become embroiled in a new row over its suppliers after China Labour Watch claimed that Pegatron, one of Apple's outsourced manufacturers in China, was violating local labour regulations. In a report released today ...
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Concrete is made of sand, gravel, cement, bricks embedded with steel and iron materials. These materials provide high resistance from environmental changes and other man-made damages. But, nothing is perfect in this world. Sometimes, the ...
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Factory compliant manufacturing in India has surged with new and unprecedented export orders in the current season. Chain stores and international brands like Walmart, GAP, American Egle, JC Penny, Target, Sears, Tommy, Nike, Abecombic & ...
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Debenhams became the first retailer to sign up to the Equity code for fair treatment of models in all of its photo shoots, TV ads, PR 'look books' and images on Debenhams.com. The retailer is the second organisation to sign the code of ...
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The mobile industry's efforts to convince lawmakers that self-regulation alone is the best way to address growing concerns over privacy-invading mobile applications appears to be running into some headwind. On Thursday, Rep. Hank Johnson ...
China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyber-attacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defence. The conclusion, contained in an?annual report?evaluating China's ...
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To address the challenge and risks facing the garment industry is sub contracting and the uncertainty and risks associated, AEPC in association with Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) organized, a workshop on, ensuring safe sub contracting ...
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The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) set the industry standard for the clothing collection bin industry with the release of a draft legislation, a position paper on the issue, and a Code of Conduct for its ...
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US meat giant Tyson Foods has acquired local tortilla, salty snack and pretzel maker Don Julio Foods. The deal expands Tyson's presence in the retail channel. Tyson is the second-largest tortilla maker in the US, although the majority of ...
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