"We create chemistry for a sustainable future"is BASF's purpose statement.How the world's leading chemical company drives sustainable solutions will be presented at the first European Sustainable Brands Conference at the Mermaid Conference ...
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Jonas Eder-Hansen,the iconic figure in sustainable fashion from the Scandinavian region,due to take part in Sri Lanka Design Festival 2012(SLDF),has arrived in the island.SLDF will be held from 15th to 18th November. Jonas is behind the ...
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Sri Lanka Design Festival's(SLDF)2012 edition is taking shape with an all-encompassing portrayal of the best of Sri Lankan apparel and backward integration industries.The many apparel focused events at the festival bring together the ...
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IDG News Service-In one of the photos,the dark-haired,bearded hacker is peering into his computer's screen,perhaps puzzled at what's happening.Minutes later,he cuts his computer's connection,realizing he has been discovered. The nation of ...
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Helena Helmersson,Head of Sustainability of Hennes&Mauritz AB(H&M)has elaborated little bit on the issue of wages in the textile industry.As most other fashion brands,we don´t own the factories.Instead we buy garments from ...
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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 ...
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Responding to the US Department of Labor's listing of 21 international goods in which child or forced labour is used, which includes the manufacturing units in Indian garment sector, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) of India has ...
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On October 8th 2012, five environmental NGOs, Friends of Nature, The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), Green Beagle, Envirofriends and Nanjing Green Stone have jointly released, in Beijing, the Phase II Cleaning up the ...
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A 15-day National Handloom Expo has begun in Ahmedabad city in western Indian state of Gujarat. The expo is sponsored by the Central Government and supported by the Government of Gujarat. Several primary agencies, NGOs and ...
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Georg Fischer and Caritas Switzerland have agreed to a partnership for the supply of drinking water. The Clean Water Foundation of Georg Fischer will provide the sum of CHF 1 million Swiss francs in cash,which will enable Caritas to ...
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced that registration for its annual Fall meeting is now open The meeting will take place October 23 – 27, 2012, at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Registration is for Members, Associate ...
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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 ...
A new pilot project by Philips and the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority to install solar-powered LED street lighting in Nairobi has the potential to generate up to 100 per cent energy savings,if implemented on a wide scale across the country. ...
Tags: Philips, Solar LED, East Africa, solar-powered LED
A research by Philips has shown that Africa would save up to N1.63 trillion ($10 billion) in energy costs annually, more than 50 million tonnes of carbon and the equivalent output of 35 power stations, if the continent were to switch its ...
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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 ...