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South Africa: Treasury calls for carbon tax comment
2016-06-21 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Day: THE Treasury is asking for public comment by July 29 on draft regulations published at the weekend, detailing how companies can offset their liability for a carbon tax that will be introduced in 2017. Carbon tax puts a price on the emission of greenhouse gases to encourage companies to save energy or switch to more environmentally friendly fuels. It is expected to hit local businesses hard as 90% of SAs electricity comes from Eskoms coal-fired power stations. The Treasury is proposing that...
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VW Group strategy calls for >30 new BEVs by 2025 with annual EV sales of 2-3M units; mobility services
2016-06-16 22:56:12| Green Car Congress
ILO calls on Turkmenistan to end forced labour
2016-06-16 13:05:48| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The government of Turkmenistan has been called on to urgently act to end systematic forced labour in its cotton sector during a hearing at the International Labour Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva.
Renewed calls for Asia garment sector living wage
2016-06-10 15:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Asia Floor Wage Alliance has used the International Labour Conference in Geneva to renew its call for a regional living wage for garment workers across Asia.
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Parliament Calls for EU Action to Help Farmers Fight Unfair Trading Practices
2016-06-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - MEPs urge the EU Commission to put forward proposals against unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, so as to ensure fair earnings for farmers and a wide choice for consumers, in a resolution voted on Tuesday 7 June.
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