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75 firms sign up to Dutch sustainable sourcing pact
2016-07-05 13:14:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A Dutch agreement on international responsible business conduct in the global garment and textile sector, aimed at improving labour rights and worker conditions, has been signed by around 75 companies.
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Small firms' confidence at four-year low before Brexit
2016-07-04 09:29:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Confidence among small firms was at a four-year low even before the vote to leave the EU, according to a survey from the Federation of Small Businesses.
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Rent-to-own firms 'selling to vulnerable people'
2016-07-04 01:05:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Rent-to-own companies, which allow consumers to buy items in instalments, are selling products to vulnerable people with mental health problems, the BBC finds.
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Palm oil firms ditch 'no deforestation' pact in Indonesia
2016-07-02 06:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Major palm oil producers and traders, including Wilmar and Cargill ditched a "no deforestation" private agreement in Indonesia, saying the government's recent efforts to strengthen its certification standards were sufficient. Indonesia, the world's biggest producer and exporter of palm oil, moved in April to prohibit the use of new land to boost production. The country, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests, has been criticized by green activists and other Southeast Asian nations...
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China says will ban IPOs by firms breaking environment protection rules
2016-07-01 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's securities regulator said on Friday it would ban initial public offerings (IPOs) by companies which have violated environmental protection rules over the previous 36 months. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said the move is part of Chinese efforts to combat pollution. The commission also said it would bar additional share sales by listed companies that break environmental rules, and will actively encourage companies to issue bonds to finance "green" business.
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