Big U.S. companies stay on White House panel despite climate jolt

Citing the need to stay engaged with the administration, business leaders said they would remain in their advisory roles to continue working to influence White House policies.Trump,…

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BFC links with key groups for diversity census

The trio is also calling for “urgent collective action”.‘The Fashion DEI Census’ is an industry-wide survey, which they say “will audit the demographics of the UK fashion…

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Brands lace-up to map -invisible- shoemakers in south India

She told them about the decades she had spent hunched up in her home, repeatedly pulling a needle through tough leather as she sewed shoe uppers, the…

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Amazon boss Bezos to face protests from traders during India trip

Bezos will participate in an Amazon event in capital New Delhi aimed at connecting with small and medium-sized enterprises, three sources told Reuters.He has also sought meetings…

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France’s lawmakers sanction clinical examinations in fight against too-thin models

From 1st October, “it will be mandatory for pictures used for commercial purposes to carry the `re-touched picture´ mention if a model’s physical appearance has been modified,…

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Italian footwear on tour- after Moscow, now Kiev

‘Shoes From Italy’ is organised in partnership with ICE, the Italian Foreign Trade Agency. It is a B2B event specific for footwear and leather goods companies operating…

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Dollar falls after weak retail sales data

The greenback was down half a percent against a basket of currencies, last at 90.341, retracing most of the gains made earlier this week after data showed…

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Tech giants and tax havens targeted by historic G7 deal

Hundreds of billions of dollars could flow into the coffers of governments left cash-strapped by the COVID-19 pandemic after the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies agreed…

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Ugandan gold refinery to import from conflict-ridden South Sudan, Congo

The refinery, which is in Entebbe, south of the capital Kampala, will process raw gold from the region as Uganda has only small mines and no commercial…

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