The 8th China Charity Award results are announced recently. Baosteel wins "2012 China Charity Award ? most charitable enterprise". This is the fifth time that Baosteel is awarded "China Charity Award" and the second time that it is rated ...
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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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One of the most famous dishes in Fujian cuisine is "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", a complex dish making use of many ingredients, including shark's fin, sea cucumber, abalone, and Shaoxing wine. Fujian is also notable for yanpi, a thin ...
Tags: Food, Fujian Cuisine, Notable Dishes
Registration for the 2013 Hydraulic Institute (HI) Technical meeting is now open. This year?s meeting will take place June 26-28 at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Members of the Hydraulic Institute, Associate ...
Aquafil, ECNC Land & Sea Group and Star Sock have together established the "Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear" Initiative. The main objective of this Healthy Seas Initiative is to remove waste, in particular fishing nets, and ...
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Aquafil, ECNC Land & Sea Group and Star Sock have together established the “Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear” Initiative. The main objective of this Healthy Seas Initiative is to remove waste, in particular fishing ...
Tags: textile products, textile, textile industry
The conference brought together industry delegates, NGO and Member State representatives, the European Commission and industry speakers. They discussed openly the implementation of the Ecodesign regulations for water pumps and circulators. ...
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Panasonic India launched its 100 thousand solar lantern project, a project to contribute 100,000 solar LED lights to people without electricity by 2018, the year which would mark the 100 th anniversary of the company. By the end of this ...
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The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) held its Annual National Bargaining Conference from 28th February to 3rd March 2013, in Cape Town. The Conference was attended by 200 delegates ...
Tags: SACTW Conference, Worker Living Wage, Clothing, Textile
Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations that underage workers are assembling its products after three non-government organizations (NGO) filed a complaint with a French prosecutor's office claiming that the tech company was violating ...
Tags: Samsung Electronics, labor regulation, China
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hosted a panel discussion with Iraqi government and civil society leaders on January 31 in commemoration of World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day is celebrated around the world to promote public awareness of ...
Fair Trade USA's Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for apparel released a report on the recently completed Fair Trade Certified apparel pilot program. Launched in 2010 after an extensive feasibility study and stakeholder consultation period, ...
Conservation organization WWF and Fashion Company H&M have entered into a three year global partnership. Side by side, a new H&M water strategy has been formed which is a game changer in the fashion industry, as it takes the whole supply ...
Tags: Conservation organization, WWF, H&M, Supply Chain
The government is considering legislation to make glass recycling mandatory, the environment minister said yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing said the legislation would target mainly wine and other beverage bottles. ...
Tags: glass, bottles, recycling, legislation
A new contribution framework negotiated between mineral resource giant Xstrata and the Espinar community regarding the company's Tintaya-Antapaccay copper mine in Peru's Cuzco region is to be included in the agreements reached with local ...
Tags: Xstrata, the Espinar community, contribution framework, copper mine