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Gap deepens efforts on social and environmental issues
2016-01-22 15:56:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US apparel giant Gap Inc has set out new targets aimed at strengthening worker rights across its global supply chain - including all of its strategic branded apparel suppliers achieving a sustainability rating of green or yellow by 2020, and all self-reporting their performance in the Gap global sustainability data system within the next two years.
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Shares Of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Gain On Strong Volume...
2016-01-21 16:37:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
Shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. , a nuclear services company and provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services, surged higher on Wednesday following the announcement of a contract win. Perma-Fix Environmental Services said that it was selected by the U.S. Navy for a $240 million, five-year contract for environmental remediation services at various installations across the U.S. Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Perma-Fix is uniquely qualified for this project with over 20 years of experience characterizing, remediating and surveying radioactive material impacted sites.
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Walsworth to chair Senate environmental committee
2016-01-21 12:37:12| Waste Management - Topix.net
That would be the case in light of the committee assignments and appointments delivered to area senators by Senate President John Alario earlier this month. Walsworth said he planned to soon meet with the new secretary of the state Department of Environmental Quality.
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Modern-day slavery and environmental devastation go hand in hand
2016-01-21 02:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Slavery didn`t end with the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite slavery being illegal in every country on the planet, there are more enslaved people alive today than at any point in history. From fishing boats in Thailand to private homes in New York to diamond mines in Congo to rock quarries in India, there are an estimated 30 million people working in bondage right now. That`s right - 30 million. Modern slavery is the subject of Blood and Earth, a new book by Kevin Bales, who cofounded Free the...
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Help Your Pig Business with Environmental Permitting Training
2016-01-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Bespoke on-farm workshops from AHDB Pork are helping farm managers and stockpeople learn more about their responsibilities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, particularly how to avoid non-compliances and fines.
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