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Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs
Government says ethical certification is adding financial strain on smallholders rather than being paid by customers The Kenyan government has told its tea factories to stop working with the Rainforest Alliance because it says the costs involved in securing the ethical label don’t add up for farmers. The non-profit organisation is one of the world’s…
UK to spend £1.5bn on six new weapons factories
The government will spend £1.5bn on at least six new munitions and explosives factories to “better deter our adversaries”, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said about 1,800 new jobs would be created and the government would support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons. The announcement is…