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Factory bosses are taking action as the country's worst heatwave in 70 years makes workers sick, but unions say more must be done.
He was drawing from a buzz phrase made popular by the Chinese, which means doing the bare minimum to get by. Avoid complacency but don’t adopt "catastrophic thinking", says Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Ecosperity sustainability conference.
Manufacturing
Can joint financing for Asian manufacturers help clean up fast fashion’s supply chain?
There is a disconnect between brands' pursuit of decarbonisation targets and the provision of financing to their suppliers. Companies such as H&M are now working with banks in the region on new loan structures to support factory upgrades. Will that make a difference?
Follow the region's used textiles on a journey through sorting, upcycling and recycling as they are diverted from the landfills.
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