A comprehensive strategy aimed at the textile and clothing industry, allowing secure employment for more than 450,000 families belonging to the sector, and to promote competitiveness of enterprises, as well as to create legal and equitable ...
Non-fossil fuel will supply 11.1 percent of China's total primary energy consumption this year, up from 9.8 percent in 2013, an official said Thursday. The share of coal may drop to 64.2 percent from 65.7 percent last year, Wu Xinxiong, ...
Tags: Non-Fossil Fuel, Fuel, Energy
More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...
Tags: E-Cigarettes, Agriculture
Indonesia’s ability to export sustainable forestry products has just been given an adrenalin boost. All products recognised by the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) will receive automatic accreditation from the ...
Tags: Forestry Products, Packaging
Reebok announced partnerships with two of the top Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in the world, UFC World Champions Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey. The signings of Jones and Rousey follow the recent announcement of Reebok’s ...
Tags: MMA Stars, Sporting Goods
EPA has released a short video that applauds the voluntary efforts of a professor and students at Bennington College to help their local community combat climate issues by analyzing energy use of municipal streetlights and working with the ...
Tags: municipal streetlights, greenhouse gas emissions, Construction
Inaria has won exclusive rights to provide the Minnesota United FC with apparel for two years starting with the 2015 season. Under the partnership, Inaria will be the professional club's exclusive provider of fully-customized uniforms, ...
Tags: uniforms, training equipment, Sporting Goods
Sony is taking dramatic measures in its response to a devastating hacker attack on its movie studio. Sony Pictures Entertainment has had a large proportion of its dirty laundry aired on the internet, with thousands of private emails ...
Tags: Sony, Consumer Electronics
The Leicester-based company has been developing a solution to combat the very bacteria that has been at the heart of the current chicken packaging scare. The FSA said of the 70% of chicken, 18% of it was contaminated at the very highest ...
Tags: bacteria, contaminated chicken, Packaging
India now has its first online platform, SMEcorner.com, which will address capital and financial needs of India’s vast small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEcorner.com has tied up with India’s biggest ecommerce retailer, ...
Tags: Lending Platform, Textile
The fight against the Ebola virus will get $5.7 million to boost production and evaluation of convalescent plasma and similar products, thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The effort will also evaluate drugs, according to a ...
Performance Lacrosse Group Inc., a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group Ltd. that owns Maverik Lacrosse and Cascade Helmets, has received notification that the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) will ...
The private hospital sector is an emerging part of China’s healthcare market, and is expected to maintain double-digit growth over the coming years, driven by regulatory changes, market demand and capital investments. Specialty ...
Tags: Specialty Hospitals, Medicine
Norwegian carton producer Elopak has developed the Pure-Pak sense carton that has been designed to help combat food waste. The easy-to-fold carton line claims to enable users to fold the carton and squeeze out more of the product from the ...
Tags: food waste, easy-to-fold carton, Agriculture
The United States Department of Labour (DoL) has found widespread violations by employers in paying wages to workers in the Southern California garment industry. In fiscal year 2014, DoL’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 221 ...
Tags: unpaid wage, minimum wage, Apparel