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UZBEKISTAN: Apparel firms ranked on efforts to avoid Uzbek cotton

2014-02-25 14:09:37| Footwear - Topix.net

Adidas, Marks and Spencer, Patagonia and Phillips-Van Heusen have been named among the companies taking the most comprehensive steps to stop cotton from Uzbekistan picked with forced labour from entering their supply chains.

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UZBEKISTAN: Apparel firms ranked on efforts to avoid Uzbek cotton

2014-02-25 13:54:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

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Can California Avoid a Shock to Trance Approach to Water Policy?

2014-02-23 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Forecasters predict heavy rains will sweep in from the Pacific Ocean over much of California late next week. The states extreme drought will be far from over, but the shift from parched days to downpours illustrates on a short time scale one factor explaining why its hard to change deeply ingrained and wasteful approaches to water policy. The West is a region where droughts come and go, but development pressure is a constant. Years ago, President Obama spoke of the nations shock to trance approach...

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Europeans Avoid Big Israel Port Bids Amid Palestinian Boycott Threats

2014-02-19 14:01:59| ENR.com: Headline News

Two private ports, each $1 billion in value, attract three bidding teams, including one with a European member submitting through a separately-based unit.

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