New York attorney general sues Amazon over Covid-19 shortfalls

In a complaint filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, James said Amazon’s drive for faster growth and higher profits led to its “flagrant disregard” of steps needed to protect workers from the coronavirus at a Staten Island fulfillment center and a Queens distribution center, both in New York City.James also accused Amazon of illegally retaliating when employees began to complain, …

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Singapore to ban sale of elephant ivory from 2021

The announcement on World Elephant Day followed two years of consultations with non-government groups, ivory retailers and the public.Authorities in the city-state made their largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory last month, impounding a haul of nearly nine tonnes of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 African elephants valued at $12.9 million.คำพูดจาก Read more

Sustainable footwear brand Vivobarefoot gets B Corp status

Having B Corp status guarantees that the business is adhering to the highest standards of social, fiscal and environmental accountability.Vivobarefoot, which has recently launched the world’s first footwear re-commerce site, said the certification will be used to drive change in the way shoe businesses operate. 

Co-founder and CEO Galahad Clark said: “Our industry is full of corporat…

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UK retailers expect sustainability to take several years, prices could rise

Exactly two-thirds of retailers says three years is the bare minimum time they need to transform their operations and products to be sustainable, according to a survey conducted by the organiser of Pure London and Spring and Autumn Fair, ITE Group. It spoke to almost 1,900 UK retailers of all sizes and found that 73% have already made changes to head towards a more sustainable future. while re…

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UK government delays packaging reforms until 2025

Expected to come into law from October 2024, the shift in timing comes “in light of the pressure facing consumers and businesses in the current economic context”, an official statement from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (EPR) and environment minister Rebecca Pow and citing “extensive engagement with industry”.It’s also perhaps no coincidence that it comes just aft…

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Workers go on strike at Amazon delivery site in Italy amid coronavirus

A company representative told Reuters activity at Amazon’s site in Calenzano, near Florence, was not affected and said it had already cut deliveries and stepped up safety measures to protect both its direct employees and independent couriers.Around 300 people work at the site, more than two-thirds of them independent couriers delivering parcels for the world’s largest online retailer.

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World’s most valuable apparel brands- Nike, Gucci top again, ASOS and Boohoo are buoyant

But the new report said the brand’s value has fallen by 13% to $30.4 billion, underlining how different the last year has been to every other year and how the pandemic means brands can still top the ranking even with double-digit value declines. Nike’s sales took a hit last year due to enforced store closures but it “saw an impressive untick in online sales”.Brand Finance uses various m…

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Halle Berry and Ex Olivier Martinez Officially Finalize Divorce After Nearly 8-Year Legal Battle

Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez Finalize Divorce

Cat's out of the bag on Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez finalizing their divorce. 

Though the former couple first filed for divorce back in October 2015, after three years of marriage, the proceedings had been held up over the years over the custody of their now 9-year-old son Maceo…

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How Travis Barker’s Daughter Alabama Barker Gets Her Lip Filler to Look Natural

Alabama Barker Shares Epic Message to Critics

Alabama Barker's lips are not sealed about her cosmetic work. 

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's daughter discussed her experience getting lip fillers during an Instagram Story Oct. 11, saying she gets hers done by aesthetic practitioner Anush Movsesian Read more