Synopsis Under the ‘Run for the ocean’ initiative, Adidas has sold 11 million pairs of shoes made from up-cycled marine plastic waste in 2019.
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“From ‘no-plastic’, the conversation has moved to ‘know-plastic’, where we need to understand plastic better to use it more responsibly,” says Vikram Baid, Director of Vinayak Polycon International, a plastic processing company. This sentiment was reflected in many initiatives launched by India Inc. and the Indian government in recent times, but got partially diluted by COVID-19 and the consequent high use of plastic equipment to prevent infections. There’s another dimension, too. “COVID dealt a blow to the recycling industry at the grassroots level,” says Atul Sud, president of WECARE, an industry association focused on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and plastic waste management (PWM). “The rag-pickers remained most vulnerable to the pandemic with their lack of safety and health benefit
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DMart, the nearly ₹2 trillion Indian retailer, may post strong earnings watch out for the progress on e-commerce
DMart, the nearly ₹2 trillion Indian retailer, may post strong earnings watch out for the progress on e-commerce
Sanchita DashJan 8, 2021, 19:44 IST
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Radhakishan Damani s DMart is aware of the rising influence of e-commerce in India s grocery sector. Still, it was only in October 2020 that it finally took some serious steps to go online.
And its third-quarter earnings will reflect whether it has managed to make any inroads into the e-commerce sector.
DMart is facing increasing challenges from India s richest man Mukesh Ambani s JioMart, and the e-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket, and Grofers.
Cadbury Dairy Milk, for the past 2 years, has been running several campaigns across the globe around the theme of generosity. However, 2020 was a year when
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Mondelez Indiaâs brand Cadbury 5Star has brought a quirky campaign that brings together the perfect fusion of indulgence and technology while manifesting its âDo Nothingâ proposition.
In partnership with Google and conceptualised by Ogilvy, the brand is upping its game a notch higher by introducing the â5Star Do Nothing Assistantâ, the first-ever AI that helps you do nothing.
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While most mobile assistants help you become more productive, the 5Star Do Nothing mode on every android device with Google Assistant gives you more perspective and does the exact reverse. All you need to do is, say Ok Google, eat a 5Star to get your Google Assistant to lean back, relax, and motivate you to do nothing as well.
Monday, 21 December, 2020, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
Our Bureau, New Delhi As a sequel to the Summit, the 11th CII Food Safety Awards Ceremony was organised to recognise role models and best in class food business operators on food safety excellence and provide a framework for continual improvement.
The glittering Award Ceremony was organized virtually on 18th December 2020. Rita Teaotia, chairperson FSSAI graced the grand occasion.
âIt is heartening to note that despite the pandemic situation, CIIâs Food Safety Award program 2020 went ahead as a Virtual programme while retaining its robust approach in evaluating nominations for awards. I congratulate all winners and applicants who accepted the challenge to compete for the awards despite such difficult times. They are helping to take forward the food safety movement in the country,â said Rita Teaotia , Chairperson FSSAI during her keynote address.