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Target Increases Hourly Wage to $15

17 June 2020 • By Bloomberg

17 June 2020 • By Bloomberg

The big box retailer said the new hourly rates, effective July 5, will be accompanied with bonuses, paid leave and other benefits.

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Target Increases Hourly Wage to $15

The big box retailer said the new hourly rates, effective July 5, will be accompanied with bonuses, paid leave and other benefits.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Is Your Fashion Brand Ethical?

28 January 2020 • By Daphne Milner

BoF Professional Exclusive

Is Your Fashion Brand Ethical?

More and more brands are claiming that the clothes they sell have a positive social impact. Here are four essential steps toward making that statement true.

News & Analysis

Burberry Dodges Shareholder Defeat in Vote on Executive Pay

13 July 2017 • By Bloomberg

13 July 2017 • By Bloomberg

Burberry fended off a shareholder revolt over executive pay at Marco Gobbetti’s first annual meeting as CEO, overcoming objections from some investors and advisory groups.

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Burberry Dodges Shareholder Defeat in Vote on Executive Pay

Burberry fended off a shareholder revolt over executive pay at Marco Gobbetti’s first annual meeting as CEO, overcoming objections from some investors and advisory groups.

Op-Ed | Burberry's New Fashion Directive: Get On Trend With Pay

12 July 2017 • By Bloomberg

12 July 2017 • By Bloomberg

The company may face a backlash from shareholders at its annual general meeting on Thursday over awards to chief creative director Christopher Bailey, and new finance director Julie Brown.

Op-Ed | Burberry's New Fashion Directive: Get On Trend With Pay

The company may face a backlash from shareholders at its annual general meeting on Thursday over awards to chief creative director Christopher Bailey, and new finance director Julie Brown.

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Walmart E-Commerce CEO Gets $244 Million After Jet Deal

20 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

20 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

The compensation puts Marc Lore well ahead of his boss, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, and vaults him into the ranks of America’s top-paid executives.

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Walmart E-Commerce CEO Gets $244 Million After Jet Deal

The compensation puts Marc Lore well ahead of his boss, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, and vaults him into the ranks of America’s top-paid executives.

Social Goods | Maybelline Appoints First Male Ambassador, Bangladeshi Garment Workers Protest

11 January 2017 • By Edwin Jiang

11 January 2017 • By Edwin Jiang

This week, Maybelline named Youtube star Manny Gutierrez its first male ambassador, and garment workers protest world's lowest minimum wage in Bangladesh.

Social Goods | Maybelline Appoints First Male Ambassador, Bangladeshi Garment Workers Protest

This week, Maybelline named Youtube star Manny Gutierrez its first male ambassador, and garment workers protest world's lowest minimum wage in Bangladesh.

Social Goods | Model Price Fixing, British Vogue's 'Real' Issue, Asos Working Conditions

5 October 2016 • By Kate Abnett

5 October 2016 • By Kate Abnett

This week, France has fined 35 modelling agencies for price fixing, and UK MPs are to investigate working conditions at Asos.

Social Goods | Model Price Fixing, British Vogue's 'Real' Issue, Asos Working Conditions

This week, France has fined 35 modelling agencies for price fixing, and UK MPs are to investigate working conditions at Asos.

News & Analysis

New Documentary Calls for 'Dignified Life' for Asian Garment Workers

10 June 2016 • By Reuters

10 June 2016 • By Reuters

A new documentary records the first hand accounts of garment workers and their daily struggles in the face of poor pay, excessive overtime, unsafe working conditions and widespread sexual harassment.

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New Documentary Calls for 'Dignified Life' for Asian Garment Workers

A new documentary records the first hand accounts of garment workers and their daily struggles in the face of poor pay, excessive overtime, unsafe working conditions and widespread sexual harassment.

Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery

9 March 2016 • By Kate Abnett

9 March 2016 • By Kate Abnett

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart to Give Pay Raises to Most of Its Workers

20 January 2016 • By Associated Press

20 January 2016 • By Associated Press

Most of Wal-Mart's US employees will get raises as part of the world's largest retailer's previously announced commitment to invest in its workforce.

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Wal-Mart to Give Pay Raises to Most of Its Workers

Most of Wal-Mart's US employees will get raises as part of the world's largest retailer's previously announced commitment to invest in its workforce.