Bethany Williams- Luxury brands must take the lead on sustainability

 A graduate of the joint art residency programme organised by the London College of Fashion with Ermenegildo Zegna, the designer has so far found few obstacles in her roadmap to success. Since launching her first collection in June 2017, she has won the Queen Elizabeth II award and become a finalist for the 2019 LVMH Prize. The label also counts nine global stockists including top luxury multibrand retailers and global concept stores such as Farfetch, Not Just A Label, Galeries Lafayette, L’Eclaireur, and Seoul’s Rare Market. The success of the label comes at a critical point for sustainability in the industry as environmentally conscious consumers show a rising interest in traceability and ethical brands. At the same time, fashion brands are also coming under increasing pressure …

Labour abuses found at Indonesian palm plantations supplying global companies

Amnesty, which said it interviewed 120 workers, alleges that many of them worked long hours for low pay and without adequate safety equipmentคำพูดจาก ทดลองใช้ สูตรสล็อต. The palm oil from these plantations could be traced to nine multinational companies, it said.”Despite promising customers that there will be no exploitation in their palm oil supply chains, big brands continue to profit from appalling abuses,” said Meghna Abraham, senior investigator at Amnesty.

The NGO said it chose Wilmar as the focus of its investigation as the company is the world’s largest processor and merchandiser of palm and lauric oils, controlling more than 43 percent of the global palm oil trade.Other…

John Lewis, Fast Retailing make big donations to Ukraine aid groups

Chair Sharon White said its donation “will help provide food, water, medicine, warm clothing and shelter to those whose lives have been torn apart by this invasionคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The Partnership will also match donations from customers and our Partners (employees) up to £150,000.”She added that “we all share a common humanity and all conflicts — near and far — strike at the heart of our values”.

Meanwhile, Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has announced a donation of US$10 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support people forced to flee. The donation will be used by UNHCR to provide such urgent assistance as shelter, psychosocial support …

Pentland’s Endura commits to planting 1 million trees

The project is already under way in Mozambique, where the local community is planting mangroves – water-thriving trees that are thought to absorb large quantities of carbon. A further 80,000 birch trees are also being planted closer to Endura’s home in Scotland.The promise is one of several ways in which Endura aims to be a positive driver of change. Its cycling kit has been free of PFCs (per- and poly-fluorinated chemicals which are harmful to the environment) since 2018. It also offers a repair service to encourage customers to extend the life of their clothes, and 1% of its profit goes to charitable causes. But the company admitted there is still a lot of work to be done.

“The reality of our brand’s environmental impact lies in three main areas,” said Pamela Barclay, …

India cash ban slims down big fat weddings

Within hours of Modi’s surprise November 8 announcement, 500 and 1,000 rupee ($7.25, $14.50) notes — some 85 percent of all cash in circulation — were withdrawn, leaving millions across the vast country out of pocket.The move — described by the prime minister as a “surgical strike” against corruption and tax evasion — coincided with the start of India’s annual wedding season, when thousands marry during a three-month period deemed auspicious in the Hindu faith.คำพูดจาก ล่นสล็อต pg

“We marry once and you try to make it memorable in every possible wayคำพูดจาก สล็อตออน…

South Africa’s Shoprite fined for -reckless lending- – regulator

The company, which had turnover in its last financial year of 141 billion rand ($11 billion), was also ordered to appoint a debt counselor at its own costs following what the regulator called “reckless lending”.Shoprite was not immediately available for comment.คำพูดจาก เกมส์สล็อตได้เงินจริง

Unsustainable levels of household debt, especially in lower-income brackets, is a pressing social and economic problem in South Africa, which has just emerged from a recession but remains saddled with high levels of unemployment and poverty.“This judgment comes after an investigation by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) revealed Shoprite entered into credit …

U.S. lawsuit claims L’Oreal makes up products to appear being from France

Veronica Eshelby, the plaintiff in the proposed class action, said L’Oreal’s labeling its products “L’Oreal Paris” and use of French words such as “fini mat” (matte finish) and “sans huile” (oil-free) are meant to suggest its products are French.She said the products are in fact neither made nor sold in France, but are designed by the company’s New York subsidiary for the American market, and made in its North Little Rock, Arkansas, plant or elsewhere in the United States and Canada.

Eshelby, a resident of Orange County, California, said she bought shampoo and two other products labeled L’Oreal Paris, and “did not notice or read the fine print” revealing the products’ North American origins.”Millions of American consumers are overpaying for L’Oreal ‘Paris’ products that are not wh…

Tourist numbers in France drop in 2016 on lacklustre Europe, Asia visits


The drop in numbers came largely from Europe (-3.8 %) and Asia (-6%), only to be compensated by an increase in tourists from America (+14.4%) and Africa (10.8 %). Despite the incredible drop in numbers from Japan, down 39.7% to 400,000 visitors, the biggest blow came from Europe; the number of continental visitors falling to 64.5 million, making up just 78.1% of total numbers to France last year.

The leading country for French visitors, the United Kingdom, fell to 11.9 million or a 2.4% decline, followed by Germany with 11.4 million visitors (-0.8%), and the Belgium/Luxembourg zone with 10.7 million (-0,8 %). However, the largest drop came from Italy, down to 6.7 million (-11.4 %), and The Netherlands, falling to 4.1 million (-18.5%); the two co…

Winter sports brand Salomon cuts 82 factory jobs, adds to headquarters, R&D staff

The reorganisation was presented on Monday to the employees’ union representatives, and is designed to consolidate the market position of the brand owned by Finnish group Amer Sports, after a very tough year. Salomon plans to cut 82 of 738 jobs at its factory in Annecy, France, “with the possibility of staff transfers,” and the creation of 59 new jobs at the Annecy Design Centre, of which 11 in the apparel R&D department.The reorganisation ought to enable Salomon to “accelerate its expansion in [market] segments with high growth potential,” such as hiking and outdoor activities, and in “segments with good future prospects,” such as running and leisure wear, said Salomon.คำพูดจาก Nhà C…

Cambridge vs Sussex- Kate is top royal influencer despite Meghan wedding

The former Kate Middleton has had a bigger impact on the shopping behaviour of British consumers, largely due to her pregnancy and searches connected to that, eBay said.Late last year, the online retailer said that her maternity style lead to more online clothing searches on eBay than the style of any other royal over the 12 months.

During the spring, when the Duchess of Cambridge first appeared outside the hospital with her new son, Prince Louis, she was wearing a red Jenny Packham dress and eBay searches for that designer more than doubled as a result.But while there were clearly peaks of Kate-linked searches, eBay also said that her impact on shopping activity has been fairly consistent all year.However, with her wedding dominating the headlines, the Duchess of Sussex wasn’t to…