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Pic: ZDHC The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has published the Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum to expand the scope to include the leather industry, and as an addition to the current ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines Version 1.1. ZDHC is a group of apparel and footwear brands working to lead the industry towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals. These ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines set a single unified expectation for sampling, testing, and reporting of industrial wastewater and sludge resulting from leather processing. They were developed in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders from the leather industry including manufacturers, brands, chemical suppliers, and laboratories, according to a press release by ZDHC.
President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to strengthen the Buy American regulations by closing the lacunae and reducing waivers granted on federal purchases.
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Pic: Shutterstock The US National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) has welcomed President Joe Biden’s action plan and COVID-19 response, accompanied by a series of executive orders, including an order signed to strengthen US supply chains by directing federal agencies to use the Defense Production Act to address shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and related vaccine supplies. “We are closely reviewing President Biden’s national strategic plan to confront the pandemic and welcome the executive order signed today to strengthen our supply chains by directing all federal agencies to use the Defense Production Act to address shortages of personal protective equipment, vaccine supplies and essential products. These are important steps that will help ramp up critical manufacturing of these essential PPE products and other critically needed supplies like tests and vaccines,” NCTO president and chief executive officer Kim Glas said in a statement.
Uncertainty over the pandemic s evolution and the global investment policy environment will continue to affect foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2021, according to.
Scientists from The University of Manchester have created world s finest fabric , overtaking finest Egyptian linen, by weaving threads of individual molecules together. The.