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The distraction of carbon offsets

Planting trees still makes up around half of the carbon offset business. The fact that even after the young trees are established, they will need to remain standing somewhere between 50 to 100 years to absorb the levels of CO2 they were planted for means that this is not an easy solution. 

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Impact felt of pandemic on Italian footwear industry

According to data by Confindustria Moda Research Centre for Assocalzaturifici, the footwear industry in Italy raised exports, in value terms, by 3% in the first quarter of the current year. The Association points out that these remain below pre-Covid levels.

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