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News briefsWCO and UNCTAD strengthen cooperation to enhance supply chain digitalization
The World Customs Organization (WCO)’s secretary general, Kunio Mikuriya and his homolog at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Oct. 4 that aims to improve supply chain digitalization and data sharing for global trade industries. The MoU, which ...
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European Commission and UEFA extend cooperation with new agreement up to 2025
The vice president of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, and UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin have renewed the European Commission-UEFA Arrangement for Cooperation, which first entered into force in 2014. They met on Oct. 6 at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. According to UEFA, this latest institutional agreement, which provides ...
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News briefsICC urges companies to pilot the new sustainability framework
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched a call to banks, corporates and tech companies to take part in piloting a framework to grade the sustainability profile of individual trade transactions. In the project’s first phase, the piloting of the new Sustainable Trade Framework will focus on the textile ...
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News briefsNew sports added to 2026 Commonwealth Games
Golf, BMX and coastal rowing have been added to the schedule of Victoria 2026 and thus will be part of the Commonwealth Games for the first time in the event’s history. In addition, shooting and 3×3 basketball will make a comeback to the Games the same year. Wrestling, on the ...
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News briefsSaudi Arabia to host 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The event is set to take place at the future Trojena by Neom ski resort, which is scheduled for completion in 2026. Trojena will feature year-round skiing as well as an artificial freshwater lake, a nature reserve, mansions, ...
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News briefsUkraine joins Spain and Portugal’s bid for 2030 FIFA World Cup
Spain and Portugal have added Ukraine to their joint bid to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The news, unveiled by The Times, was confirmed by the presidents of the three countries’ football federations at a joint press conference at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Oct. 5. The Spanish ...
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News briefsFIFA “bank” gets green light from French banking authority
The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution - ACPR) has granted the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) a license to operate as a payment institution. The authorization from ACPR enables the FCH to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs in accordance with ...
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News briefsA plan to revive the Pythian Games
Have you ever heard of the Pythian Games? Don’t worry, neither have we, but the so-called International Pythian Council, consisting of royal majesties, ambassadors, entrepreneurs, cultural organizations and artisans from more than 90 countries, is now planning to revive the Delphic idea of the “Modern Pythic Games.” ...
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News briefsDecathlon promotes French sports subsidy
Decathlon is promoting a French government subsidy of €50 for youths aged six to 18 whose families receive the government’s back-to-school subsidy, youths of the same age who receive the handicap subsidy, adults up to age 30 who receive the handicap subsidy or, as of this year, students who receive ...
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News briefsFrench gov’t to discuss sustainability with garment and textile industry stakeholders
According to Textalks, the French government is planning a series of meetings with garment and textile industry stakeholders as the first step toward a more sustainable French textile industry. Over the next month, representatives of the textile industry, as well as consumer groups, recycling associations, environmental organizations and non-governmental organizations ...
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News briefsPreliminary approval for Wolverine and 3M’s proposed PFAS settlement
U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou has, according to Outside, granted preliminary approval to the settlement between Wolverine Worldwide and 3M, defendants, and landowners around Rockford and Belmont in Kent County, Michigan, plaintiffs, in the PFAS case we reported on about a week ago. The companies have proposed to pay $54 ...
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ArticleCorona regulations eased in additional countries
Even though Covid-19 infections are not steadily declining worldwide, travel restrictions continue to be relaxed in many countries.
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Fourth country rules that Google Analytics runs afoul of EU law
The Danish Data Protection Agency has determined that the operations of Google Analytics are unlawful in Denmark without “the implementation of supplementary measures in addition to the settings provided by Google.” At issue is the protections on consumer data collected in Europe for dispatch to the U.S. As the agency ...
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News briefsWolverine and 3M aim to settle the PFAS class action against them
Wolverine Worldwide and 3M have reached a settlement with landowners around Rockford and Belmont in Kent County, Michigan, as our American colleagues at SGI are reporting. Facing a class-action lawsuit over the contamination of local drinking water by tannery sludge (in the form of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS), ...
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News briefsAssosport warns of the impact of soaring energy costs
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, is raising the alarm about the consequences of soaring energy costs on the sector and consumer habits. Anna Ferrino, the association’s chairwoman, has called for governmental support for the Italian sporting goods industry. With energy prices rising by up to 500 percent, households ...
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ArticleNorth America gets its first pro pádel league
A professional league, called Pro Padel League (PPL), has emerged in North America as the world’s fastest-growing or most ambitious racquet sport. The league is set to begin broadcasting matches to some 75 million households with the start of its inaugural season in March 2023. PPL was founded in 2021 ...
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Saudi Arabia considers co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to announce a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Greece and Egypt. The Times has reported that an announcement by Saudi authorities is “imminent,” adding that Saudi Arabia would be the lead partner, contributing at least to the infrastructure costs endured ...
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News briefsPeloton Interactive faces federal fines over treadmill recall
Peloton Interactive is facing civil monetary penalties in the United States over its May 2021 recalls of its Tread+ and Tread treadmills, it disclosed in its annual report filing yesterday. Last month, Peloton, working to improve its fortunes after numerous missteps, was informed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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News briefsRegistration open for WFSGI Annual Meetings, General Assembly and World Sports Forum
The online registration for the WFSGI 2022 Annual Meetings, General Assembly and World Sports Forum is open. The events are taking place from Nov. 28-30 2022 in Munich, parallel to ISPO Munich. 2022 is a WFSGI election year, and a new chairman and board of directors will be elected. The ...
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News briefsNike and John Geiger settle trademark lawsuit
Nike and John Geiger have settled their trademark infringement battle, according to a statement on Geiger’s Instagram account. As part of the agreement, Geiger will modify the design of his GF-01 sneaker, which Nike had flagged in 2021 for trademark infringement upon the registered trade dress of the Nike Air ...
