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Vaccines and values: The political battlefield facing retailers right now

Inside Retail

Vaccinations have become a highly polarised political issue and any strong messaging has the potential to become a news story in itself. The post Vaccines and values: The political battlefield facing retailers right now appeared first on Inside Retail. This topic is hugely sensitive for everyone, whatever stance you take.

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BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: EU POLITICAL AGREEMENT ON FORCED LABOR PRODUCT BAN

Eye on ESG

On March 5, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a “political agreement” on a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labor on the European Union (“ EU “) market. The post BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: EU POLITICAL AGREEMENT ON FORCED LABOR PRODUCT BAN appeared first on Eye on ESG.

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Young people want better political education, votes at 16 and relaxed voter ID rules to improve political engagement, research finds

Retail Times

Better political education, lowering the voting age to 16, and relaxed voter ID rules are the three biggest changes that young people want to help them to vote, according to new research from The British Youth Council and The Body Shop. Currently, over 1.5million 16-and-17-year-olds in the UK do not have a say in the […]

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How to Politely Decline Gifts for the Holidays

Thrifts and Tangles

The post How to Politely Decline Gifts for the Holidays appeared first on Thrifts and Tangles. Gift giving is great, and it’s even a love language for some, but receiving gifts can be super stressful when living a conscious/minimalist lifestyle. Explaining this lifestyle to friends and family can be even more stressful!

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Human Rights and the Environment – EU Institutions Reach Political Agreement On Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Eye on ESG

On 14 December 2023, following several rounds of inter-institutional negotiations, the European Council of the European Union ( Council ) and the European Parliament ( Parliament ) announced that a political agreement had been reached on a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence ( CS3D ). What are the next steps?

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Opinion: Why the current supermarket inquiries are so threatening 

Inside Retail

Over the decades, Australia’s major supermarkets have emerged from various parliamentary and regulatory agency inquiries, not to mention political, media, union and consumer group pressures, relatively unscathed. This time supermarkets are caught in a political quagmire and the repercussions of an economic and social reset.

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The working class: Why the casualisation of suiting is here to stay

Inside Retail

Fashion trends are a tell for the broader climate and more often than not mirror societal, economic and political changes. Consumers’ current relationship with workwear is more than a passing trend as it interacts with various social, political, environmental and economic pressures.

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