Exit of Flipkart CEO adds to fears in Corporate India about sexual misconduct

The real surge in demand came following the spread of India’s #MeToo movement, which in recent weeks has seen dozens of women publicly air sexual harassment allegations against prominent journalists, actors and other public figures.This week’s resignation of Binny Bansal, the chief executive of Walmart Inc’s Indian venture Flipkart, following an internal probe into accusations of personal misconduct, is expected to only add to the momentum. Flipkart’s Bansal has denied the misconduct accusations, which two sources told Reuters followed an allegation of sexual assault.But the sudden exit of the tech-savvy billionaire shocked Indian businesses as he was regarded as a superstar entrepreneur who co-founded the e-commerce company little more than a decade ago while still in his 20sคำพ…

Anti-poverty groups criticise rich countries over G7 tax deal

Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies agreed on Saturday to back the creation of a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, aiming to squeeze more money out of multinationals such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens.Oxfam and Eurodad, a network of development agencies, said the new regime would entitle big companies’ home countries, often in the United States or Europe, to a larger share of the tax, leaving little for poor states where multinationals also operate.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

“The G7 is a small club of rich and powerful countries,” said Tove Ryding of Eurodad. “They have a…

H&M launches first-ever STEM programme in UK before global roll-out

So the Swedish fashion giant is launching its first-ever STEM programme in the UK this month before rolling out the programme globally. And the first initiative aims to “inspire women and non-binary people to reach for roles in STEM”.

In partnership with charity Stemettes, the programme will focus on “sustainability and style”. Participants will explore STEM’s “contribution to a more sustainable fashion future”.This will be achieved through a panel and networking event, a ‘hackathon’ and one-to-one mentoring by H&M’s ‘STEM role models’, who come from a range of fields including artificial intelligence, customer centric technology, assortment and product development. H&M said the programme marks “a key step in our quest to become more inclusive and diver…

Global Fashion Group opens giant logistics hub in Brazil

The move comes as the company, which owns Dafiti, Lamoda, Zalora and The Iconic, celebrates its 10-year anniversary with the group having made a €50 million investment in the hub that it said will serve more than 5 million customers across Brazil and over 1,000 brand partners “with greater speed and efficiency than ever”.Called LEAP, the company clearly thinks the facility is a big deal and said it “has the potential to revolutionise Brazil’s fashion e-commerce ecosystem and further boost the growth of Dafiti, GFG’s business in Latin America”.

The facility is near Sao Paulo and while it’s currently the largest fulfilment centre in the region, it also has “significant room to increase its capacity over time”. It also houses the largest AutoStore fulfilment automat…

Inditex joins plastic recycling consortium Whitecycle

Announced on August 9, the new gathering of businesses aims primarily to achieve the objectives set out by the European Union for 2030 concerning CO² emissions. The consortium predicts that, by the end of the decade, adopting circular solutions will make it possible to recycle over two million tonnes of PET (complex waste containing textiles) per year and to reduce local CO² emissions by two million tonnes. “PETs originating from end-of-life tires, pipes, and multi-layer garments are currently hard to recycle, but this could all soon change thanks to the results of the project,” said the participating businesses in a joint press releaseคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. “Raw mat…

Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as U.S. Justice Department probe continues

The Justice Department, which sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October for allegedly violating antitrust law in its search and search advertising businesses, said it “has not reached a final decision about whether to pursue an enforcement action” regarding the Fitbit deal.Google said in a statement that it had worked with the department during a 14-month probe. “We continue to be in touch with them and we’re committed to answering any additional questions,” a Google spokesperson said.

It is rare for a big deal to close without antitrust approval.Australia has also not yet approved the transactionคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Google won EU antitrust approval last mon…

Nike sues company that made ‘Satan Shoes’ with Lil Nas X

Nike said in the lawsuit that the company, MSCHF Product Studio Inc, infringed on and diluted its trademark with the black-and-red, devil-themed shoes, which went on sale online on Monday. Lil Nas X is not named as a defendant in the suit.The shoes are customized Nike Air Max 97 sneakers that contain red ink and “one drop of human blood” in the sole, according to a website describing the 666 pairs of limited edition shoes. The back of one shoe says “MSCHF” and the other says “Lil Nas X.”

Several media outlets reported that the shoes sold out in less than one minute at a cost of $1,018 per pair. Lil Nas X said on Twitter he would choose the recipient of the 666th pair from social media users who circulated one of his tweets.Nike, in its lawsuit filed in federal court in New York, s…

Size-zero ban hits Paris catwalks, campaigners hopeful

“I’ve seen a lot of girls have eating disorders ..คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. (the charter) helps them from harming their bodies to fit the standard,” said model Danielle Ellesworth, 20, as she prepared for Christian Dior’s show.Two years ago, Dior, part of LVMH, made waves by picking a 14-year-old for the catwalk – the new charter only allows people older than 16 to display adult clothes.คำพูดจาก สล็อตทรูวอเลท

LVMH and Kering will also no longer use models below the French size 34 for women and 44 for men, meaning the United States’ infamous …

Trump says U.S. will only join Pacific trade pact if terms are improved

His comments, made on Twitter late Thursday, came only hours after he had unexpectedly indicated the United States might rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership. Trump had told Republican senators earlier in the day that he had asked United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow to re-open negotiations.In his Twitter post, which came during Asian trading hours, Trump said the United States would “only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Presคำพูดจาก เกมสล็อตทดลองเล่น. Obama. We already have BILATERAL deals with six of the eleven nations in TPP, and are working to make a deal with …

UK government postpones business rates revaluation again

They say it leaves businesses having to deal with out-of-date property valuations for longer at a time when property values have fallen due to the pandemic.The government had originally postponed next year’s planned revaluation until 2022 and it’s now been put back until 2023.คำพูดจาก สล็อต เว็บใหญ่

Despite current pandemic-linked rates relief schemes, when they end it means businesses will still be paying rates based on property valuations from a time when retail was expanding and store rents and values were only ever going up. With current rates based on valuations from April 2015, they pre-date the post-Brexit-vote downturn, the acceleration of online shopping …