ZURICH, Switzerland — November 6, 2012 — The eyes of the textile universe were focused on Vietnam as the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) held its traditional Annual Conference from Nov. 4 - 6, 2012. In the ...
Tags: ITMF, Fiber Session, Better Cotton Initiative, Polyester, Cotton
Uzbekistan cotton has again come under the world's scanner for infringing international labour laws. More than 100 popular apparel labels like Zara, H&M, Gap, Walmart, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent have decided to shun Uzbek cotton, ...
Despite major global apparel brands making tall claims of following sustainable practices in production of garments,the resource intensive fabric dyeing and printing sector remains a blind spot for these clothing brands. A joint report ...
Tags: dyeing, printing, pollution, materials suppliers, Sustainable Supply Chain
Can you imagine,around 35 representatives from the most well-known worldwide apparel brands and retailers sitting on the same side of the table in the Indian textile hub of Coimbatore?On the other side of the table were leaders of the South ...
Tags: apparel brands, employees, textile, Indian textile hub of Coimbatore
Kumba Iron Ore Limited("Kumba")recently funded the purchase of 77 emergency vehicles(60 ambulances,12 planned patient transport service vehicles and 5 emergency rescue vehicles.)as part of the Northern Cape Department of Health's emergency ...
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Representatives of a Bangladeshi NGO visited the north-east Indian state of Manipur to survey the prospects of importing the state's textiles. The visit of the six-member team of Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) was ...
The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines, according to a report by Washington-based NGO Freedom House. The ranking is based on digital freedoms, such as access to the internet ...
Tags: internet freedoms, NGO, digital freedoms, Draft Data
UK dairy farmers this week gathered at a summit in London to air their views on recent cuts in prices to liquid milk and the implications of the cuts. In the US, PepsiCo and Müller made the much-anticipated launch of their yoghurt ...
Tags: dairy, liquid milk, yoghurt, PepsiCo, dairy farmers
IDG News Service-The Russian legislature's lower house on Wednesday adopted a bill that,according to tech companies in the country,could lead to Internet censorship. The bill,which includes amendments to several current laws,still needs ...
Tags: Russia, Tech companies, bill, State Duma
The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)has published a framework,which will be used by the agency to decide when and how to use data from,or to fund research in collaboration with,industry or non-governmental organisations(NGOs). The framework ...
Switzerland-Above the clear waters of Lake Geneva,in the small village resort of Caux overlooking Montreux,the locally-nicknamed'Cinderella's Castle'hosts an annual series of conferences hosted by CAUX-Initiatives of Change. An ...
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The global food industry has seen a raft of M&A activity this week with Flowers Food's purchase of Lepage Bakeries, Olam's acquisition of Usina Açucareira Passos, and Booker's deal to buy the local cash-and-carry assets of German ...
Forest clearance on disputed land-leases in Papua New Guinea is likely to continue at record levels for the next five to six years, according to the organisation which represents logging companies. In 2011, logging on Special Agricultural ...
Tags: industry trends, timber
Confusion still remains over what exactly nanomaterials are being defined as. The European Commission, the European Union's Brussels-based executive, has at last published a definition of nanomaterials. But both environmentalists and ...
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(The Indonesian authorities' recent clampdown on Greenpeace's presence in the region has caused concern, according to Ian Duff, a forest campaigner with the NGO) The last few years have seen some significant milestones crossed in the ...
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