Author: Kirsi Seppänen
Pandemic hit women’s sport much more than men’s – UK parliamentary report
The new coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women’s elite sport and exacerbated inequality with knock-on effects for the future, a British parliamentary…
North Korea’s ‘ghost ships’ linked to illegal fishing by China fleet, study finds
“Dark fleets” of hundreds of Chinese vessels are fishing illegally in North Korean waters, according to a study, forcing displaced local fishermen to risk their…
Germany and France: Cities shocked as youths riot and attack police
Germany’s cities have seen outbursts of pent-up rage and violence in recent weeks. First Stuttgart, then Frankfurt. On both occasions, police were targeted by an…
Red Sox to address social justice issues in Opening Day ceremony
The Boston Red Sox will follow the suit of NBA and Major League Soccer teams — to some extent. The Red Sox’ ceremony prior to…
Maersk joins shipping lines avoiding scrap to China
Denmark-based Maersk, often listed as the world’s largest container shipping line, has announced it will not accept cargo classified as “solid waste” by the People’s…
Nissan offers to postpone Barcelona plant closure and discuss ‘everything’
Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it is willing to postpone until June 2021 the closure of its Barcelona plants and talk about “everything” with unions,…
Henkel’s Oral Care Tubes To Be Recyclable by 2021
While toothpaste tubes are being used by millions of consumers every day, not many may know that today’s classical tubes couldn’t be recycled so far…
Japan to collect all types of plastic waste for recycling
The government on Tuesday unveiled a plan for municipalities to collect all types of plastic waste from households for recycling. The plan, designed to make…
To fight online child sexual abuse, tech companies turn to a nonprofit startup
Thorn, a nonprofit that builds technology to combat child sexual exploitation, launched a tool on Wednesday to help small- and medium-size companies find, remove and…
Mastercard unveils directory of sustainable card materials
Global payments and technology company Mastercard has launched what it describes as the world’s first directory of “rigorously assessed” sustainable alternatives to single use and…
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