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Fashion house Dior has suspended John Galliano after police questioned its flamboyant British star designer for allegedly verbally assaulting a couple and using anti-Semitic insults in a Paris bar. “The House of Dior declares with the greatest firmness its policy of zero tolerance with regard to any anti-Semitic or racist statement or attitude,” Dior boss [...]

Consultant Jacquelyn A. Ottman Offers Mainstream Strategies in New Book To reach consumers with a green marketing strategy, marketers must be able to understand their customers’ environmental and social concerns—in addition to their product-related needs, says Jacquelyn A. Ottman. Ottman, founder of J. Ottman Consulting, specializing in green marketing strategy, is the author of the [...]

Women may have yet another reason not to smoke. In addition to causing lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests that smoking also may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer. Scientists have known for decades that tobacco causes lung cancer and at least nine other types of tumors, according to the [...]

Twenty-one reusable bags sold as alternatives to disposable plastic or paper bags had dangerous levels of lead, according to new test results provided to USA TODAY. The non-woven-polypropylene bags, sold by chains including Safeway, Walgreen’s and Bloom, all had lead content above 100 parts per million — the highest level that many states allow in [...]

Accusations of greenwashing are rampant right now, and many are well-founded. Research shows that consumers are more likely to purchase products from a brand perceived to be more “sustainable”; that is, if faced with a choice (and price being relatively equal), they would select the “greener” product. To capitalize on this trend, some companies have [...]

UK police and Russian authorities are investigating alleged criminal activities of four Russian officials assigned to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The bank said that it had lifted the immunity of the officials who “either work or have worked at the EBRD”. Russia’s government said that Yelena Kotova had been dismissed from [...]