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Thoughts like these keep designer Stella McCartney up at night. The lifelong vegetarian has never used leather, skins, fur, or feathers in her products, a remarkable achievement given the hefty profits made from accessories and clothing created with those materials. That was a radical stand when she landed her first big job, heading the French house Chloé, at just 25 years old, in 1997, before sustainability was even a topic in fashion–and an even bigger one when, in 2001, she launched her eponymous label, a 50-50 partnership with Kering, one of Europe’s two powerhouse fashion conglomerates. Two years later she introduced organic cotton to the runway, which quickly evolved to organic silks and wools, regenerated cashmere, and recycled polyester. Today, roughly half of every collection is made with sustainable materials, something no other top label can claim. When it comes to sustainability, “Stella is currently running laps around the other luxury … [Read more...] about Stella McCartney Is Weaving A New Way Forward

HSBC has become embroiled in a controversy involving a police crackdown this month on a fund-raising platform supporting protesters. HSBC denied any connection between the crackdown and its closure of a bank account linked to the group, but remains the target of protester rage. … [Read more...] about ‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas’ | Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests

Acting against contravention of takeover norms, markets regulator SEBI has slapped a total fine of Rs 8 lakh on Intercon Finance Pvt Ltd and four other entities. The fine amount has to be paid "jointly and severally" by Intercon Finance and Munjal M Jaykrishna, Radhika Jaykrishna, Gokul M Jaykrishna and Paru M Jaykrishna, SEBI said in an order. … [Read more...] about SEBI levies Rs 8 lakh fine on Intercon Finance, 4 other entities for violating takeover norms

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The Nifty500 index retraced 38.2 percent whereas Nifty50 retraced only 23 percent. Despite the main index, Nifty50, is showing less retracement of only 23 percent, the carnage is clearly visible even in this space as 40 percent of Nifty50 components shaved off something between 30 – 60 percent which is significant enough for an index stock. … [Read more...] about Book profits in largecaps: D-Street on new highs, but ‘wow’ factor is missing