WIPO on December 16, 2021, launched a new global awards program to recognize exceptional enterprises and individuals using intellectual property (IP) to make a positive impact at home and beyond … More WIPO Launches New Global Awards Program; Small and Medium Enterprises Are First Category
Co-sponsors of three new environmental initiatives met jointly on December 15, 2021, and vowed to put environmental concerns at the heart of future trade discussions. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joined … More WTO: New initiatives seek to put environment at heart of trade discussions
As a professional association, AATCC is run by and for textile industry professionals. Volunteer committees, and especially the officers that lead them, have been the driving force behind all that … More AATCC Recognises Outgoing Officers
The net-zero challenge looks particularly daunting for a sector with such a colossal carbon footprint. But there are ways it can make a big difference – and quickly. Written by guest … More Emission critical: the retail industry’s race to net zero
USD 23.5 billion in donor contributions to IDA, World Bank fund for the poor. The World Bank on December 15, 2021, announced a USD 93 billion replenishment package of the … More Worldbank – Global Community Steps Up with USD 93 Billion Support Package to Boost Resilient Recovery in World’s Poorest Countries
Net sales in local currencies increased by 11 % in the fourth quarter 2021, i.e., in the period 1 September 2021 to 30 November 2021, compared with the corresponding period … More The H&M group’s sales development for full-year 2021 including fourth quarter