Greenpeace East Asia released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform report which assesses how effectively fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. Inditex Group, Puma and ...
Tags: Puma, Valentino, fashion brands, toxic chemicals
Flexible packaging such as plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, frozen food bags and pouches makes up nearly a third (32%) of consumer plastic packaging in the UK, however virtually all of this 556,000 tonnes produced annually ends up in ...
The two-year REFLEX project, funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, aims to create a circular economy for flexible packaging – from confectionery wrappers to detergent pouches – by involving the whole supply ...
In response to the Greenpeace Detox campaign, German sports brand Puma has unveiled an action plan for the elimination of polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its supply chain. Alongside, Puma which also retails sportswear has set key ...
Tags: Detox campaign, polyfluorinated chemicals, supply chain, Apparel
British frozen food firm Fullers Foods has partnered with retail major Marks & Spencer to revamp its potato accompaniments range. The move is in line with Marks & Spencer's strategy to expand its food range. A £12.5 contract to ...
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), America's largest and most respected footwear trade association, partnered with the firm Elevate to produce its 5th Factory Survey Analysis. The recently completed report provides ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Economy, Footwear
Sports brand adidas announced a new roadmap towards the elimination of hazardous chemicals from its products and supply chain. In collaboration with Greenpeace's Detox campaign, the official World Cup sponsor has laid out a credible plan ...
Robert Bosch GmbH, GS YUASA Corp. and the Mitsubishi Group together announced that they have established a new joint venture called “Lithium Energy and Power GmbH & Co.KG” to cooperate for developing next generation lithium ...
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Trace One, a global leader in private label solutions for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers, today announced the launch of the company’s new collaborative platform, “T.Transparency.” T.Transparency is a single, ...
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Mainfreight managing director Don Braid has travelled to Thailand with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and other NZ business mangers on a trade mission to Thailand. Mr Braid used this opportunity to announce Mainfreight’s ...
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Esprit, the global brand of clothing and life style products has been ranked as "Leader" in the Greenpeace "Detox Catwalk", an interactive online platform assessing the progress made by major clothing companies towards a toxic-free future. ...
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Brooks Sports, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and a large manufacturer and marketer of running footwear and apparel, will implement PTC Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology. The implementation will enable Brooks ...
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Australian miner BHP Billiton has announced its production results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended March 31, 2013. In the third quarter, BHP Billiton produced 40.2 million mt of iron ore, up six percent compared to ...
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Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a leading global provider of technology solutions and services, announced that Creative Apparel Concepts has chosen the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite to streamline all of their operations under one ...
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Asda has recalled fresh sauce manufactured by private-label giant Greencore after finding horse DNA in the line - the first product outside the frozen aisle to become embroiled in the contamination scandal. Greencore has confirmed it ...
Tags: Asda, Horse DNA, Greencore Chilled Sauce