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This study conducted by the UNECE UN/CEFACT looks into transparency in textile value chains in relation to the environmental, social and human health impacts of parts, components and production processes.
A major obstacle for organisations promoting ethical products is the lack of market information. This is why The Trade for Development Centre (TDC - a programme of the Belgian Development Agency, decided to have market research...
The production of one single golden ring generates 20 tonnes of highly toxic waste and requires 50,000 litres of water. These numbers are impressive. Also, mining companies are seldom champions in respecting the local populations...
Did you know that the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to one of the biggest aromatic oil producers? Avituri, a fair and organic cultivator and distiller, was able to double its production of geranium oil and...
While the palm oil industry is still investigating how to stop the destruction of human and environmental resources in South East Asia, fair alternatives already exist, such as palm oil projects in Ghana, Togo and Ecuador which...
Parallel Report submitted by the Coalition Marocaine pour l’Education Pour Tous, the Fédération Nationale des Associations de Parents d’Elèves au Maroc, the Global Initiative for Economic Social and Cultural Rights, the Mouvement...
Also see on http://bit.ly/1QAnJQv The 1 st August 2015 edition of British weekly newspaper The Economist published two articles on the growth of private education in developing countries: “ Learning Unleashed” and “ The $1-a-week...
Most emissions have fallen in Western, Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since 2010 Hotspots remain in the Balkans and Central Asia, and air quality levels remain dangerous throughout region, but low-cost solutions are at...