Global fashion firms exploiting Bangladesh workers- study

The study’s compilers, Aberdeen University and the advocacy group Transform Trade, surveyed 1,000 Bangladeshi factories making garments for global brands and retailers during the Covid pandemic.More than half of the factories experienced at least one of the following: order cancellations, refusal to pay, price reductions or delayed payment for goods.คำพูดจาก Read more

Global tourism hits record increase in 2017, France leads

The year “2017 recorded the strongest growth since 2010,” with an increase of 7% in the number of tourists across the globe, compared to 2016, explained the secretary general of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) on Monday, at a press conference in Madrid.For several years, the rate has sat around 4%. With the acceleration, the number of international visitors (those spending at least one n…

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Gucci launches eco material Demetra, makes it available to other companies

It’s a big deal for the brand and the luxury sector and underlines the growing importance of ethical and sustainable practices within the fashion industryคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. And importantly, in the spirit of open innovation, Gucci will also make Demetra available to the fashion indust…

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Leggings ride wave of athleisure boom with sales rising across price range

Pureplay e-tailer Asos said last week that sales of its branded legging styles have grown over 180% year-on-year and that so far this year, it has already sold almost double the number of leggings compared to 2017. The company has responded by offering more than 1,000 styles for sale on its website.And it’s not only happening in the mass-market. The Guardian reported that high-end search engine…

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Neomouv is one of the first bicycle brands to have a creative director

From Chanel, Hermès, Gucci to Bikkembergs and more recently Jacquemus, fashion houses have always been interested in bicycles, which have become particularly fashionable in recent years. They have taken it in turns to personalise bikes in their own colours or to offer their own luxury models. Now it’s the turn of a bike manufacturer to jump on the trend.  Neomouv, which is celebrating its tw…

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M&S pension scheme transfers 1.4 billion pounds to two insurers

British companies are increasingly offloading risks linked to their pension schemes to specialist insurance companies, partly because of increased life expectancyคำพูดจาก ทดลองใช้ สูตรสล็อต. A company’s pensions obligations sit on its balance sheet and can limit its financial options, so ofte…

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NYU scientist wins H&M Global Change award

 Miguel Modestino, from the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, shares the 2017 Global Change Award of €250,000 ($267,000) with his co-researcher, Sophia Haussener of the École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne. The award is given by the H&M Foundation.  The Global Change challenge which attracted about 3,000 applicants this year aims to support innovations that can acc…

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Outlook for Cambodia’s economy remains robust

“Economic developments so far in 2016 have unfolded broadly as expected in Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2016. Exports from the important garment and footwear industry rose by 9.4 per cent in the first half, almost double the pace in the same period of 2015,” says the ADB in an update of its flagship annual economic publication ADO 2016.“While growth in credit to the private sector mod…

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Squeezed out- Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws

With a global production glut already weighing on prices, Bulgarian distillers now fear new EU regulations will further crimp business. While the European Union has offered to pause the implementation of the bloc’s revised regulations restricting harmful chemical substances, the clock is ticking. 

Nikolay Nenkov, head of Galen-N distillery — one of the biggest in Bulgaria — is worried…

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