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WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Story from The Conversation by Paula M. Carbone , Professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California. Fast fashion is everywhere — in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption , and in ads constantly popping up online. Its focus on the continual production of new clothing is marked by speedy fashion cycles that give it its name . Fast fashion is intended to quickly copy high-end designs, but with low-quality materials, resulting in poorly made clothing intended to be worn once or twice before being thrown away . One of fast fashion’s leading companies, Zara, has a mission to put clothes in stores 15 days after the initial design. Another, Shein, adds up to 2,000 new items to its website daily. While others in the fashion industry are working toward more sustainable clothing, fast fashion is focused on profit. The market’s value was estimated at about US$100 billion in 2022 and growing quickly. It’s a large part of the reason global clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014 . The big winners in this game are the corporations. The industry has a reputation for exploiting workers and for excessive pollution and extraordinary waste . Consumers are pulled into an unhealthy, spiraling pressure to buy more as cheap clothes fall apart fast. Fast fashion also has a growing impact on the global climate. It is responsible for an estimated 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions , and its emissions are projected to grow quickly as the industry expands. I teach courses that explore fast fashion and sustainability . The industry’s growth seems unstoppable — but a combination of legislation and willpower might just rein it in. About 60% of fast-fashion items are made from synthetic textiles derived from plastics and chemicals that start their life as fossil fuels. When this synthetic clothing is laundered or thrown in landfills to decompose, it can release microplastics into the environment . Microplastics contain chemicals including phthalates and bisphenol A that can affect the health of humans and animals. Natural fibers have their own impacts on the environment. Growing cotton requires large quantities of water, and pesticides can run off from farmlands into streams, rivers and bays. Water is also used in chemically treating and dyeing textiles. A 2005 United Nations-led report on cotton’s water use estimated that, on average, a single cotton T-shirt requires about 700 gallons (2,650 liters) of water from crop to clothing rack, with about 300 gallons (1,135 liters) of that water used for irrigation. The chemicals used to process textiles for clothing for the fashion industry also contaminate wastewater with heavy metals, such as cadmium and lead, and toxic dyes . And that wastewater ends up in waterways in many countries, affecting the environment and wildlife. Fast fashion’s high output also creates literally mountains of waste . More than 90 million tons of textile waste ends up in landfills globally each year, by one estimate, adding to greenhouse gases as it slowly decomposes. Only a small percentage of discarded clothing is recycled . In many cultures, people’s self-perception is intimately connected to fashion choices, reflecting culture and alliances. The allure of buying new items comes from many sources. Influencers on social media play into FOMO – the fear of missing out. Cheap items can also lead to impulse buys. Research shows that shopping can also create a euphoric sense of happiness . However, fast fashion’s speed and marketing can also train consumers into “ psychological obsolescence ,” causing them to dislike purchases they previously enjoyed, so they quickly replace them with new purchases. Famous personalities may be helping to push back on this trend. Social media explodes when a first lady or Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales , wears an outfit more than once. The movement #30wearschallenge is starting with small steps, by urging consumers to plan to wear every piece of clothing they buy at least 30 times. Upcycling — turning old clothing into new clothing items — and buying sustainable and high-quality clothes that can last for years is being promoted by the United Nations and other organizations, including alliances in the fashion industry . Some influencers are also promoting more sustainable fashion brands . Research has shown that peer influence can be a powerful driver for making more sustainable choices. The largest market for fast fashion is Gen Z, ages 12 to 27 , many of whom are also concerned about climate change and might reconsider their fast-fashion buys if they recognized the connections between fast fashion and environmental harm. Some governments are also taking steps to reduce waste from fashion and other consumer products. The European Union is developing requirements for clothing to last longer and prohibiting companies from throwing out unsold textiles and footwear. France has pending legislation that, if passed, would ban publicity for fast-fashion companies and their products, require them to post the environmental impact of their products, and levy fines for violations. Changes in consumer habits, new technologies and legislation can each help reduce demand for unsustainable fashion. The cost of cheap clothes worn a few times also adds up. Next time you buy clothing, think about the long-term value to you and the planet. This article is from The Conversation , an independent, not-for-profit news organization dedicated to spreading ideas from experts. Republished under a Creative Commons license.
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Raytheon has secured a substantial $590 million follow-on production contract from the US Navy for its cutting-edge Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system. The NGJ-MB program, developed in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), represents a significant advancement in electronic warfare technology. This contract encompasses the delivery of complete chipsets, support equipment, spare parts, and essential engineering support. Next-gen jammers “NGJ-MB is a groundbreaking offensive electronic attack system that equips our Navy warfighters with vital combat capabilities,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “We are collaborating closely with the US Navy to ensure the NGJ-MB is delivered swiftly, providing the advanced electronic warfare solutions they require.” The US Navy and RAAF will deploy the NGJ-MB on the EA-18G GROWLER, enhancing their ability to counter sophisticated radar threats, communications systems, data links, and non-traditional radio frequency challenges. Using advanced operational techniques, this innovative system is designed to diminish adversaries’ targeting ranges, disrupt their kill chains, and effectively support kinetic strikes against multiple targets. Work on this significant contract will commence across various locations, including McKinney, Texas; Forest, Mississippi; El Segundo, California; and Fort Wayne, Indiana, with completion expected by 2028. The next-generation NGJ-MB system was developed collaboratively by the US Navy and the RAAF to succeed the outdated analog ALQ-99 jammer used on the Growler. It received production approval in 2021 following successful flight trials and the completion of Milestone C. The NGJ-MB incorporates an open systems architecture, utilizes active electronically scanned arrays, and has an entirely digital back end to assist the Growler aircraft in detecting sophisticated radar, non-traditional radio frequency threats, communication systems, and data links. These features allow for operations over extended distances, the ability to engage multiple targets simultaneously, and the use of advanced jamming strategies. Advanced electronic warfare In addition to advanced jammers, Raytheon has achieved a significant milestone by completing a Delta Design Review for its Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW), tailored for the US Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. This innovative system is being developed to enhance the aircraft’s electronic warfare capabilities, aiming to replace existing components and improve survivability and long-term operational sustainability. The review was executed ahead of schedule and focused on evaluating the weapon’s replaceable assemblies (WRAs) to ensure that each hardware element functions cohesively to meet stringent specifications. The results confirmed that ADVEW can deliver essential electronic attack and support measures capabilities. “This review represents a pivotal moment in our integrated approach to modern electronic warfare,” stated Bryan Rosselli, president of Advanced Products & Solutions at Raytheon. “Our solution is designed to effectively counter the evolving threats posed by some of the world’s most formidable adversaries, both now and in the foreseeable future.” Raytheon’s use of digital and model-based systems engineering tools in the development of ADVEW ensures robust requirements traceability, facilitates seamless system integration, and mitigates risk, thereby allowing for expedited integration with aircraft. The company’s strategy emphasizes efficient production scaling while minimizing costs and supply chain disruptions. In December, Raytheon was awarded a contract worth $80 million to prototype the ADVEW system for the US Navy. The success of the US Delta Design Review sets the stage for the next phase, which will involve government laboratory testing to validate compliance with Open Mission Systems and demonstrate the advanced attributes of the system.Judge grants dismissal of election subversion case against TrumpNone
By Sinéad Carew and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equities gauge rose and U.S. government bonds rallied while the dollar fell on Monday as investors welcomed the incoming U.S. president’s selection of fund manager Scott Bessent as the next U.S. Treasury secretary. Wall Street indexes closed higher with the S&P 500 and the Dow touching intraday records as investors approved of Donald Trump’s choice. Investors said they were hoping for tax cuts as well as fiscal caution from Bessent. U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply as bond investors bet on a more moderate than feared U.S. fiscal trajectory. In an interview published on Sunday, Bessent told the Wall Street Journal that both tax and spending cuts were priorities. And Bessent told CNBC earlier in November, before his selection as Treasury secretary, that he would recommend “tariffs be layered in gradually.” “Bessent understands a lot of different asset classes and is going to help Trump stay very sensitive to market reactions,” said Carol Schleif, chief investment officer, BMO family office noting that investors worried that other candidates for the job would take a hard stance on tariffs and spending and think less about the potential market reaction. “Markets are pretty self-centered. They want to make sure people are paying attention to them or they throw a tantrum.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 440.06 points, or 0.99%, to 44,736.57,which was a record closing high. The S&P 500 rose 18.03 points, or 0.30%, to 5,987.37 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 51.18 points, or 0.27%, to 19,054.84. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 3.84 points, or 0.45%, to 857.97 while Europe’s STOXX 600 index had closed up 0.06% earlier. The European index hit a two-week high during its trading session, boosted by the Bessent nomination and comments from the European Central Bank chief economist on monetary policy easing. In a trading week shortened by Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, key events will include the release of October Personal Consumption Expenditures, the latest GDP estimate and U.S. Federal Reserve minutes from its last meeting. Traders are hoping for a Fed rate cut next month, though bets have been dialled back in recent weeks. In Treasuries, the yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes fell 14.1 basis points to 4.269%, from 4.41% late on Friday while the 30-year bond yield fell 13.9 basis points to 4.4562%. The two-year note yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, fell 10.5 basis points to 4.264%, from 4.369% late on Friday. “He’s a Wall Street guy, he’s very good at what he does. He’s not an extremist to the left or right. He’s a sensible, smart businessman, and I think the market likes that, and he’s anti-deficit,” said Tony Farren, managing director at Mischler Financial Group, referring to Bessent. In currencies, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell 0.56% to 106.89. The euro was up 0.74% against the dollar at $1.0494 while against the Japanese yen, the dollar weakened 0.37% to 154.16. The euro had fallen sharply this month on worries over Trump tariffs, deteriorating economic conditions and signs of an escalation in Russia/Ukraine war. Oil prices fell more than $2 per barrel after reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the a deal to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, citing officials from Israel, Lebanon, the U.S. and France. U.S. crude futures settled down 3.23% or $2.30 at $68.94 per barrel and Brent finished at $73.01 per barrel, down 2.87% or $2.16 on the day. Bitcoin fell more than 2% to $94,811.03 after hitting a record of $99,830 on Friday as investors bet on a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies under Trump. Gold prices fell sharply, breaking a five-session rally, as reports of Israel nearing a ceasefire with Hezbollah, coupled with Trump’s Treasury secretary pick, tarnished demand for the safe-haven precious metal. Spot gold fell 3.14% to $2,627.27 an ounce. U.S. gold futures fell 2.56% to $2,640.40 an ounce. (Reporting by Sinéad Carew, Davide Barbuscia, Nell Mackenzie, Tom Westbrook, Kevin Buckland; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe, Kim Coghill, Stephen Coates, Jan Harvey, Ed Osmond, William Maclean and Cynthia Osterman) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. 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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. , Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per outstanding share of Carrier common stock. The dividend will be payable on February 7, 2025 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 20, 2024 . "Today's 18% dividend increase further demonstrates our commitment to disciplined capital allocation," said Carrier Chairman & CEO David Gitlin . "After successfully executing on our transformation, we remain laser-focused on delivering outsized value for our customers, employees, and shareowners." Carrier Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier . Cautionary Statement : This communication contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for Carrier's future payment of a dividend, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "confident," "scenario" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, share repurchases, tax rates and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans, strategies or transactions of Carrier, Carrier's plans with respect to its indebtedness and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see Carrier's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Carrier assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. CARR-IR Contact: Media Inquiries Jason Shockley 561-542-0207 Jason.Shockley@carrier.com Investor Relations Michael Rednor 561-365-2020 Michael.Rednor@carrier.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carrier-board-of-directors-announces-an-18-percent-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-to-0-225-per-share-302324348.html SOURCE Carrier Global Corporation Stay Informed: Subscribe to Our Newsletter Today
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Getting blown out at Green Bay following another squandered late lead the previous week against Seattle has quickly turned the San Francisco 49ers from a Super Bowl contender into a team just fighting to get back to the playoffs. If San Francisco doesn’t get healthy and eliminate the errors that led to to the Packers, the focus will turn from playoff permutations to what offseason changes are necessary. “I think everyone understands completely outside and inside what the situation is,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. “That’s why the Seattle game was so tough of a loss and that’s why last night was even worse. We know what we got ahead of us. We know exactly what the playoff situation is. That is what it is. But really, all that matters is this week when you do need to go on a run and put a lot of wins to even think of that.” The task doesn’t get any easier as the Niners (5-6) get set to play at Buffalo on Sunday night. The 49ers are hoping to get , Nick Bosa and Trent Williams back for that game, but their presence alone won’t fix everything that . The defense got repeatedly gashed early and put San Francisco in a 17-0 hole before the offense even generated a first down. The running game never got going as Christian McCaffrey has looked nothing like the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year in his three games back from Achilles tendinitis. And whenever the Niners appeared to do something right, a penalty came back to haunt them. It added up to the most lopsided loss for San Francisco since the 2018 season, before Shanahan had turned the Niners into perennial contenders. “It’s probably one of the worst ones I’ve been a part of,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “It is embarrassing. You’ve got to take it on the chin, take it like a man and move on.” Despite the doom and gloom, the 49ers are only one game behind Seattle and Arizona in the NFC West standings with six games to go. But San Francisco already has three division losses and a difficult schedule featuring games against the Bills this week and Detroit in Week 17. “My optimism is not broken by any means,” tight end George Kittle said. “We still have a lot of very talented players. We will get some guys back and I still have full trust in the coaching staff to put our guys in position to make plays. I have no worry about that. But definitely an uphill grind. We’ll see what we’re made of, which I’m looking forward to.” What’s working Red-zone passes to Kittle. Backup QB Brandon Allen connected on a 3-yard TD pass to Kittle late in the second quarter for San Francisco’s only TD. Kittle leads the NFL with eight touchdown catches in the red zone, which is tied with Vernon Davis (2013) for the most in a season for a Niners player since 2000. Kittle was the only consistent part of the San Francisco offense with six catches for 82 yards. What needs help Avoiding penalties. San Francisco had nine penalties for 77 yards and they were costly and sloppy. The Niners had 12 men on the field on defense on back-to-back plays, three false starts, a pass interference in the end zone and three penalties on special teams, including a holding on Eric Saubert that negated an 87-yard kickoff return by Deebo Samuel to open the second half. Rookie Dominick Puni had three penalties after being penalized just once in the first 10 games. Stock up DE Leonard Floyd. There were few positive performances on defense, but Floyd had both of the team’s sacks. Stock down Run defense. San Francisco allowed 169 yards rushing, including 87 in the first quarter for the team’s second-worst performance in the opening quarter since 1991. The Niners missed 19 tackles, according to Pro Football Focus, as Josh Jacobs gained 83 of his 106 yards rushing after contact. Injuries Purdy took part in a light throwing session without pain on Monday and Shanahan is hopeful he can return to practice Wednesday after missing the Green Bay game with a shoulder injury. ... Bosa (hip, oblique) and Williams (ankle) also could return this week after sitting out Sunday. ... LG Aaron Banks, DT Jordan Elliott and WR Jacob Cowing all in the concussion protocol. ... RG Dominick Puni (shoulder) and CB Deommodore Lenoir (knee) underwent MRIs on Monday and the team is waiting for results. ... CB Renardo Green (neck) and LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (knee) are day to day. Key number 11 — The Niners generated only 11 first downs, tied for the fewest in any game in eight seasons under Shanahan. They also had 11 in the 2022 NFC title game loss at Philadelphia when Purdy hurt his elbow and in Week 2 against Seattle in Shanahan’s first season in 2017. What’s next The 49ers visit Buffalo on Sunday night. ___ AP NFL:St. Joseph's Food Pantry gives away more than 500 boxes of food for the holidays
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