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News briefsIOC president meets with UN secretary-general
The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, met with the United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres on Nov. 20 before presenting the Olympic Truce draft resolution to the UN. The two leaders discussed the current issues in the world’s geopolitical situation, and both stressed the contribution of ...
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News briefsAnta signs sustainable business initiative at SDG summit
Chinese sportswear maker Anta Group announced that it has signed the “Business in Action—Sustainable Industrial Development Commitments” during the Second United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, the highest-level United Nations summit in the field of sustainable development, which was held on Sept. 18-19 in New York. Furthermore, Anta Group’s ...
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ArticleCanadian regulators accuse Nike of profiting from Uyghur forced labor
CBC (Radio Canada) reports that the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Canada’s corporate misconduct watchdog, has gathered enough information to launch an investigation into allegations that Nike Canada Corp. (as well as a Canadian gold mining company called Dynasty Gold Corp.) is profiting from forced Uyghur labor in China. ...
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News briefsIOC and WIPO collaborate on IP use in sports
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) are partnering in the area of sport-related intellectual property (IP) rights. The two organizations have signed a framework cooperation agreement to promote the use and management of IP in sports and establish a legal framework for collaboration. The ...
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ArticlePatagonia launches global conservation campaign on World Ocean Day
June 8 is World Ocean Day, a day that should remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life because they are the lungs of our planet, a major source of food and medicine, and a critical part of the biosphere. Therefore, Our future is closely linked ...
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ArticleIOC announces $10m fund to prevent harassment and abuse in sport
The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has announced a $10 million fund to strengthen safe sport and the creation of a working group to coordinate the Olympic Movement’s safeguarding efforts. The announcement was made by Bach during a conference hosted by the IOC in Lausanne and ...
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ArticleWFSGI cooperates with WHO to improve global health
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva that establishes a framework for collaboration to improve global health through increased physical activity and sports participation. Recent industry data shows that health and well-being are on ...
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ArticleWhat is the future of PFAS?
Are you ready for the latest legislation and certification guidelines on PFAS? We bring you the latest update.
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News briefsUN Resolution highlights power of sport to achieve peace and sustainable development
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York adopted on Dec. 1 a consensus resolution that recognizes the power of sport to expand sustainable development and inspire young people around the planet. The text is titled “Sport as an enabler for sustainable development.” In his opening remarks, the president ...
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News briefsNew joint IOC-WHO program to promote physical activity
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new joint program to strengthen the role of sport in contributing to reducing physical inactivity and fostering active lives. According to a recent report by the WHO, 81 percent of adolescents and 27.5 percent of adults ...
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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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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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ArticleOHCHR publishes assessment of human rights situation in Xinjiang
The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published an assessment of the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China on Aug. 31. The assessment was initiated after serious allegations of human rights violations against Uyghurs and ...
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UEFA and UNECE sign Memorandum of Understanding on sustainability
UEFA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to show how football and hosting UEFA events can support cities to become more sustainable. UNECE is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations and works to promote ...
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ArticleCelebrating The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 6 is The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This year’s theme is “Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport.” The UN sees this as “an opportunity for the Day’s celebrations to promote the use of sport as a tool to advance ...
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News briefsPiping Hot partners with University of Technology Sydney on textile made from seaweed
Australian surf brand Piping Hot and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have announced a research partnership to develop a sustainable textile made from seaweed. Starting in February 2022, scientists at the UTS Climate Change Cluster will be building a prototype fiber. Piping Hot commissioned this research to UTS as ...
