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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…

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…

Dutch pension reforms face resistance

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NETHERLANDS

The pension system will transition from a ‘defined benefits’ to a ‘defined contribution’ model, which will see pension payments more contingent on employee contributions and stock…

AI use in the fashion industry will proliferate

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INT

Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…

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…

Environmental policies will damage Brazil's trade

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro's claims have further increased global concerns about the future of the Amazon rainforest, and international ire over his suggestion that NGOs were seeking revenge…

Encrypted digital services weigh viability and privacy

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INTERNATIONAL

Business models of encrypted communication services.

SPAC investment schemes’ sustainability is doubtful

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INTERNATIONAL

Their promoters claim that they offer private companies a cheaper, faster and more certain path to becoming a public company than by taking the traditional route of an initial…

Manama will struggle to vary its investor offering

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BAHRAIN

The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…