Why India’s Vaccine Stumble Is a Bad Sign

India’s COVID-19 vaccination scheme looked set for success. For the “pharmacy of the world,” which produced 60% of the vaccines for global use before the pandemic, supply was never going… Read more

UK retail cancels £2.5bn worth of orders from Bangladesh

The country’s commerce minister Tipu Munshi has called on the British government to take action to prevent a wipeout in the industry that currently employs 4 million people. There have… Read more

50%+ of UK consumers worry over environmental cost of their clothes – report

Environmental charity WRAP issued a report on Tuesday saying over half of UK consumers worry about the environmental cost of their clothes.In fact, the pandemic seems to have amplified the… Read more

Click and collect fails many shoppers, £228m of parcels uncollected

Around £228 million worth of uncollected products have been left in shops in the last year, with customers doing so not because they don’t want the items, but because collection… Read more

India finalises GST rates for textiles, apparel

The Council has made a distinction between various items, and textiles and clothing would attract different rates. After the end of the 15th meeting of the GST Council, Jaitley told… Read more

Gucci says it’s now carbon-neutral

“To build on longstanding efforts to reduce environmental impacts and drive positive change,” it said, “Gucci announced today that it is offsetting all remaining Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions annually from… Read more

Hit by Covid wave, companies in China strain to keep operations running normally

After unprecedented protests against oft-draconian Covid curbs, the world’s second-largest economy abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance Covid stance last week. The ensuing fierce spread of the virus has even forced certain… Read more

H&M addresses the fashion industry’s fair wage issue with international summit

The Swedish retail group has kicked off its ‘Fair Living Wage Summit 2018′ in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to shine a light on the issue of how to achieve living wages… Read more

Amazon makes first venture fund bets with $150 mln for underrepresented founders

The online retailer said it is aiming to put money into more than 10 funds supporting some 200 companies at or before the seed stage of investment, through 2023. It… Read more

J&J recalls sunscreens after carcinogen found in some sprays

The New Jersey-based company said on Wednesday that consumers should stop using the products and discard them after internal testing identified low levels of benzene in some samples.J&J is also… Read more