With the rise in demand for sustainable and organic products, several textile and apparel firms are focusing on ethical production process which covers a range of issues such as working conditions, child labor, fair trade and ethical ...
The Hermes Logistik Gruppe Germany (HLGD) is the cotton initiative's Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) newest partner. Since November, the company expects to outfit its 13,000 parcel delivery staff in Germany with cotton made according to the ...
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Automotive companies with well-defined innovation strategies have competitive advantages ranging from talent attraction to revenue growth, according to a recent PwC study. The highway to growth: strategies for automotive innovation released ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the third and final installment of its LEED in Motion report series: Impacts and Innovation. The report details key impact areas and results of the thousands of projects that are ...
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Trelleborg AB has received the “Silver Ears 2013” innovation award for its ProgressiveTraction technology at Agribex 2013 agricultural exhibition in Brussels, Belgium. The show’s innovations awards honor and recognize ...
The ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard-Green Building (CIMS-GB)-a certification program that provides third-party verification for cleaning operations-is now a direct option to meet the green cleaning policy prerequisite of the U.S. ...
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With the development of stationery industry, stationery products also more and more competitive.The change of demand make the competition turn from the price to brand.In many domestic stationery enterprises, there are two type:one is the ...
I joined GreenBlue last fall as the new executive director and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) director. Now that a year has passed, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some key industry milestones in 2013 and talk ...
General Motors will pull Chevrolet from Europe by the end of 2015 as the US-based automotive giant attempts to turn around its embattled European operations. GM confirmed its decision to axe Chevrolet as a mainstream brand in Western and ...
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Aligned with the theme "Growing Together" India seemed to be participating cohesively at the Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon during Indian Cotton Conference 2013 organized by The Northern India Cotton Association Limited (NICAL). The Union ...
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With the release of its new Sustainability Report, DuPont announced it has achieved most of its 2015 sustainability goals three years ahead of schedule and have made substantial progress toward the rest. “At DuPont, sustainability ...
1. Globalisation Managing a brand globally requires balancing some level of global continuity with enough local customization to account for differences in shoppers, retail environment, and competitive situations. In today's world, there ...
Improving working conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes, ...
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New polymers could allow for self-healing materials, the University of Pittsburgh recently reported. Materials manufactured from the new composites can regenerate themselves when damaged. Results of the Pitt research were recently ...
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New Terntank tankers will feature the first Wartsila 2-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engines Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has announced that its new 2-stroke, ...