Glasstec 2012 sent out clear signals in an ambivalent economic climate. This was the general tone expressed by the large majority of the about 43,000 trade visitors. Far more than half these specialists assess the future economic climate in ...
Tags: construction, glass
The use of intellectual property rights (IPR) is one of the most important -- yet largely unfortunate -- developments of globalization and has severely hindered scientific development by restricting the proliferation of knowledge. That ...
What sustainability means in the cotton value chain can't be determined by any individual, sector or nation. Rather, it should be defined by finding the common ground that exists among all of the stakeholders. That was the guiding concept ...
Tags: sustainability, cotton value chain, stakeholders, ICAC
Monetary issues aren't usually the first thing that come to people's minds when they think about sustainability, but no matter how socially and environmentally friendly an industry is, if companies can't make money, it will collapse. ...
Tags: Monetary issues, sustainability, contract defaults, anticipated sessions
Those who attack the cotton industry for its perceived impact on the environment will need to have their facts straight, thanks to a major research project undertaken by Cotton Incorporated: a life-cycle assessment (LCA) for cotton. ...
Tags: cotton, Cotton Life-Cycle Project, ICAC