As part of its new sustainability strategy, Mango has published a list of tier 3 factories.

Following the release of its tier 1 and 2 suppliers, fashion retailer Mango has become "one of the first major fashion companies in Spain" to publish its tier 3 factory list.

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It is part of the company's new sustainability strategy, dubbed 'Sustainable Vision 2030,' which aims to highlight the traceability and transparency of its value chain.

The tier 3 list includes the brand's fabric and fitting suppliers, revealing their names, addresses, number of employees, and the type of product they provide.

The list was compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Transparency Pledge Standard, an initiative aimed at increasing transparency in fashion supply chains, according to a press release from Mango.

Mango stated in the publications that it will continue the process of auditing its suppliers and ensuring that appropriate working conditions are met for its employees.

Turkey, China, and India are at the forefront.

At the end of 2022, the brand reported that it had 2,400 factories worldwide that were classified as tier 1, 2, or 3.

Turkey had the most factories, with 663, followed by China (651), India (214), Spain (169), and Italy (150).

The move is linked to the third pillar of Mango's strategy, which is centred on traceability, and it joins other similar value chain-based initiatives, including a number of social action projects that the company is planning in the coming years.

These include "traceable" collaborations with organisations such as the Spanish Red Cross and Save the Children, as well as training projects aimed at improving access to education for children and women in countries such as India and Pakistan.

Meanwhile, in Europe, Mango announced that it would strengthen ties with universities in order to increase the insertion of young people into the labour force.

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MINISO anticipates expanding both online and offline in 2023 after reaching 220 stores in India.

As the Chinese company continues to grow throughout the nation, the accessories and lifestyle brand Miniso reached a store count of 220 in India in 2022. Miniso intends to concentrate on large-scale retailers and keep growing in 2023.

Pritish Bagdi

Tyrone Li, the country manager for Miniso in India, stated in a press release on January 3 that "during the pandemic, we adopted a more conservative store opening strategy, and having seen the performance potential of first- and second-tier cities, next year we will primarily open larger stores there." We see India's potential for growth and will keep cooperating with both our current and possible future partners to expand there.

Miniso has 16 outlets in the Mumbai metropolitan area and is now present in 125 Indian towns. Miniso established 10 outlets in December 2022, one of which was a 110 square metre outlet on Bengaluru's New Bel Road commercial pedestrian strip. Additionally, the company launched a location in Thiruvananthapuram's Lulu Mall.

Miniso considers India as one of its most important international markets due to its large population and growing economy, according to the business. In 2023, Miniso will focus on opening high-performing stores and selecting products to retail which cater to the needs of Indian consumers. The business will also focus on expanding its e-commerce offering on large-scale marketplaces Amazon India and Flipkart.

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The Minister says, Science, Technology and Innovation will define India@100 in 2047

Mumbai {[India], January 01 2023: Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, said today in a media interaction that the 2023 Science Vision will define India in 2047.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Dr. Jitendra Singh said that 2023 is also the beginning of the final 25 years, or the final quarter of the year, before India becomes an independent nation in 2047 and achieves its century dreams.

The Minister added that this is also the year when India, led by PM Narendra Modi, reaffirms its position in international fora as the G20's host nation and the country on the basis of whose initiative the world is celebrating International Year of Millets.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, “The future belongs to those who have innovative ideas and out-of-box goals, and have the conviction and courage to achieve the same. The Minister emphasized that today we have a Prime Minister, who not only thinks out of box, but inspires 130 Crore Indians to take decisions with courage of conviction.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s penchant for “Innovation”, Dr Jitendra Singh pointed out to his Independence Day address, where he had said, “Till today we always remember our revered Lal Bahadur Shastri ji for his inspirational clarion call of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan meaning “Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer". Later Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji added a new link of Jai Vigyan which meant “hail science” and we gave it utmost importance. But in this new phase Amrit Kaal now it is imperative to add jai anusandhaan that is “hail innovation”. “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan Jai Anusandhaan.”

Dr Jitendra Singh underlined that in the Centre –State Science Conclave held in September, 2022 also, Modi had highlighted that in order to make India a global center of research and innovation in this Amrit Kaal, we have to work on many fronts simultaneously and stressed the need to take science and technology-related research to the local level.

Departments dealing with Science and Technology have already outlined their focus and thrust areas for the year 2023.

ISRO, after the opening up of Space Sector to private participants on the intervention of PM Modi, today has more than 100 StartUps in a short span of time. At the same time, its focus is on scientific exploration missions, Technology Demonstration missions and Human spaceflight programme “Gaganyan'' in 2024.

The department of Biotechnology (DBT) would take forward the successes of COVID-19 vaccine mission by investing in improvement of vaccines for the existing and emerging diseases. Significantly, major missions would also be launched on millets and patho-genomics of plant viruses in the International Year of Millets.

CSIR in 2023 will also focus on Green Hydrogen as it has already made a headway in Green Hydrogen indigenous as part of clean energy mission.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will focus on Deep Sea mission & technologies which will add value to India’s economy in the years to come. 2023 will also witness further headway in Blue Economy. Significantly, PM Modi referred to Deep Ocean Mission twice in his Independence Day address, first in 2021 and then again in 2022.

Department of Atomic Energy, DAE in its contribution to India’s Electoral Management will deliver about 21.00 lakh equipment for the Election Commission of India which includes Ballot Units (BU), Control Units(CU) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) to be completed by ECIL by Sept/Oct 2023.

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