Cotton and Corporate Responsibility

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Photo by Marcus Santos on Unsplash When it comes to their use of cotton, the vast majority of international brands (89%) are “non-transparent, unsustainable and show little progress towards improving labour conditions,”, according to the 2023 Cotton Ranking, published by Solidaridad Europe and the Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK). This, it is further alleged, is despite a…

Host Cities for International Organisations

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Photo by Michael Beener on Unsplash Bringing together international headquarters cities and highlighting the challenges and opportunities they face was subject of a debate hosted by Alain Hutchinson, Brussels Commissioner for Europe and International Organisations. Strasbourg, Vienna, Geneva, The Hague, Montevideo and Montreal  were represented. The discussions provided an opportunity to share best practice in this area and to gain a better understanding of…