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West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

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Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

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Source: Firmenich

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#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

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Patrik Frisk, outgoing Under Armour CEO and president. Source: Under Armour

Patrik Frisk to step down as Under Armour CEO

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Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

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Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

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Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

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Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

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Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

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Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

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Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

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Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

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Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

14 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Ardagh to buy SA glass manufacturer Consol for R10.1bn

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Virgil Abloh. Source: LVMH

Louis Vuitton artistic director and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh dies age 41

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Source: Distell

Heineken to buy SA drinks maker Distell, along with Namibia Breweries

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'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

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Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

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How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Marie-Agnes Parmentier 14 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

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Source: Supplied

Philip Morris expands smoke-free Iqos brand

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Adidas to sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for €2,1bn

13 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

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LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050

22 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

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Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

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Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

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Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

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Source: Firmenich

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#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 May 2022

Patrik Frisk, outgoing Under Armour CEO and president. Source: Under Armour

Patrik Frisk to step down as Under Armour CEO

23 May 2022

Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

3 May 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

31 Jan 2022

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

24 Jan 2022

Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

10 Jan 2022

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

14 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Ardagh to buy SA glass manufacturer Consol for R10.1bn

Emma Rumney 29 Nov 2021

Virgil Abloh. Source: LVMH

Louis Vuitton artistic director and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh dies age 41

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Source: Distell

Heineken to buy SA drinks maker Distell, along with Namibia Breweries

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'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

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Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

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How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Marie-Agnes Parmentier 14 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

26 Aug 2021

Source: Supplied

Philip Morris expands smoke-free Iqos brand

17 Aug 2021

Adidas to sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for €2,1bn

13 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

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LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050

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Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

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Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

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Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

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From apprentice to fashion icon: Ivory Coast's Pathe'O, 50 years on

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The history of sneakers: From commodity to cultural icon

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Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

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Greening the global textile value chain

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Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

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SA's Lukhanyo Mdingi nabs spot on 2021 LVMH Prize shortlist

SA's Lukhanyo Mdingi nabs spot on 2021 LVMH Prize shortlist

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Kenyan eco-friendly footwear brand wins sustainable design contest

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