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Levi Strauss ramps up worker welfare scheme

2016-04-13 14:53:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co is expanding its worker wellbeing programme to key suppliers in more countries, with plans to reach 140,000 workers by 2020, and is partnering with other brands and retailers to make the initiative what it calls 'open source'.

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Natural anti-flood scheme 'a success'

2016-04-13 04:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: A natural flood management scheme saved a North Yorkshire town from floods at Christmas, a report says. The pioneering scheme slowed river peak flow by 15-20%, saving Pickering's museum and several homes, Environment Agency (EA) analysis revealed. More than 2ins (5cm) of rain fell in the area over 36 hours from 26 December. Pickering has suffered four serious floods in the past 10 years. However, the EA warned the scheme that saved it last winter would not work in extreme rainfall. It...

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ULTRA HD PREMIUM logo scheme extended to Blu-ray Disc players

2016-04-12 15:30:58| Digital TV News

The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has expanded the range of products that can bear the ULTRA HD PREMIUM logo with announcement of certification and logo licensing for Ultra HD Blu-ray Players.

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39,000 households benefit from Singapore's DTV Assistance Scheme

2016-04-04 12:00:44| Digital TV News

In an answer to a parliamentary question, Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information has said that 39,000 households have received free digital TV set-top boxes under the country's Digital TV (DTV) Assistance Scheme.

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