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Germany's Soex to recycle Mercedes-Benz shoes With 25,000 tonnes of safety shoes destroyed every year, the Mercedes-Benz Group is now going to rely on the recycling tool developed by German manufacturer Soex to give a second life to its shoes. A pilot project was launched in May. Container for shoe collection - Mercedes-Benz/Soex During a tour of its site in Wolfen (near Leipzig) in 2021, Soex explained that it was heavily relying on its ability to transform end-of-life shoes into new pairs. This will be achieved by means of a tool that transforms the crushed materials into new soles. Soex could...

Kim Kardashian in talks to buy back SKKN stake from Coty ​Kim Kardashian is in talks with Coty to buy back a minority stake in her beauty firm from the fragrance and cosmetics company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. DR The value of the stake hadn't been determined and talks could fall apart, the report said, adding that Kardashian wanted to buy it back as part of an effort to expand SKKN’s beauty categories.Coty bought a 20% stake in the reality TV star's makeup brand SKKN BY KIM in June 2020, valuing...

Ahluwalia launches digital ID tech for latest collection Digital IDs are increasingly becoming a must-have for sustainability-focused brands and on Tuesday one such — Ahluwalia — announced it has linked up with Microsoft and EON to share “the untold stories of garments from creativity to production through Digital ID technology”. The label has launched the Symphony Unlocked initiative, which “tells the story of” Ahluwalia’s AW23 collection, Symphony, featuring digital ID technology.The tech was “created and connected” by the EON Product Cloud platform (a software for creating, connecting, and capitalising on digital ID tech”), powered by Microsoft Azure.  In practice, it means that via...

Lighthearted Management Sim Let’s School Opens its Doors to All Players on Steam My Time at Sandrock Devs Pathea Games’ latest title is now accepting new enrollments. LOS ANGELES -  2023 | PM Studios and Pathea Games are pleased to announce that its new school management sim, Let’s School, is officially launched on Steam. After an incredibly successful Steam Next Fest, where the title was one of the 50 most-played demos, Let’s School is on sale starting today for a price of $19.99, with a limited time 10% off sale to celebrate the launch. In Let’s School, you are entrusted...

Physical activity can promote learning and wellbeing at secondary school A study led by the University of Eastern Finland suggests that adolescents who engage in active school transport and leisure-time physical activity perform better at secondary school than their inactive peers. Regular leisure-time physical activity, even in moderate doses, was also associated with lower odds of school burnout. The findings were published in the prestigious European Journal of Public Health. The relationship of physical activity with learning and academic achievement is complex. However, prior studies have found that especially school-based physical activity, such as physical education, can improve classroom performance...