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EU organic sector faces regulatory uncertainty

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EU

The organic sector in the EU.

Growth of organic production faces key obstacles

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INT

The organic production system is based on a set of cultivation and production practices that prioritise sustainability throughout the supply chain while guaranteeing fair working…

Sustainability needs boost biodynamic agriculture

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INT

This pressure has cast a spotlight on the potential of ‘biodynamic agriculture' to help these industries minimise their environmental damage, specifically by addressing water…

Sustainability will be as key to food tech as outcomes

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INTERNATIONAL

Food tech -- using technology to improve how food is grown, produced, distributed and consumed -- is critical to meeting consumption needs, and to reducing if not reversing the…

China is key to sustainability of textile sector

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CHINA

Chinese government and corporate action towards sustainability in this industry are drawing growing scrutiny not only because China is the world’s largest exporter of textiles and…

India’s second-hand economy will grow fast

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INDIA

As the economic fallout of COVID-19 hits incomes and livelihoods, business-to-consumer (B2C) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) transactions in the second-hand sector look set to…

US weight-loss drug market will expand amid obstacles

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UNITED STATES

Demand for the company's type 2 diabetes treatment, Ozempic, and its higher-dose version, Wegovy, has surged since November when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…

Fintech will transform South-east Asian microfinance

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

This has put immense strain on these organisations, as well as exposing more borrowers to debt. Meanwhile, the region’s MFIs are coming under growing pressure to embrace new ways…

Investment and policy key to meeting hydrogen goals

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INTERNATIONAL

Production offers flexibility: hydrogen can be made in multiple locations -- increasing geopolitical diversification -- using renewable electricity, nuclear power and fossil fuels…

Turkish government may continue neglecting environment

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TURKEY

Long droughts and longer summers due to climate change are lengthening the wildfire season. Yet wildfires are just one in a series of environmental crises that highlight the…