More than 60% of items produced annually by the fashion industry end up on landfill within a year, but now the High Street is taking the lead in promoting eco-friendly fashions. Carolyn Moore looks at some of the brands —some even getting the green light from Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson — which are aiming at sustainability.

For years, the McKinsey Global Institute has been leading the charge for globalisation, publishing research on the virtues of free trade, open data flows, cross-border investment, and liberalised immigration.

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Obesity is a greater burden on the UK’s economy than armed violence, war and terrorism, costing the country nearly £47bn (€58bn) a year, a report has found.

Ireland is "squarely in the crosshairs of competitors" in terms of its ability to attract foreign direct investment despite being the world’s 14th most connected country.

We are 43rd in the world for internet speeds. Our network is patchwork and too many people are reliant on sluggish, inconsistent services. The economic damage is huge, reports John Hearne

Your newspaper reported on the leak of millions of documents and emails that revealed the identities of holders of offshore accounts (“Identities of offshore account holders revealed”, Apr 5).

A surge in online demand for imported infant formula among Chinese consumers represents a real opportunity for the Irish dairy sector, according to Bord Bia.

Some 19 years after a national children’s hospital was first mooted, and three years after the first deadline to build it was missed, St James’s has become the project’s site.

The report documenting avoidable deaths of children in the care of the Department of Health/HSE over the last decade brings shame on us all and must bring renewed focus on the proposed new National Paediatric Hospital (NPH).

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BIG drugmakers, under pressure to streamline operations in the face of rising costs and slowing sales, are looking to the automotive industry for tips on tuning up their profit engines.

AN increasing number of 16- to18-year-olds are committing suicide, according to research carried out by a leading charity.

US TREASURY Secretary Timothy Geithner reassured investors that White House and Republican lawmakers will reach a deal to control the nation’s finances, downplaying a warning that the government risks losing its coveted debt rating if it fails to do so.

A CALL has been made for a Government-led initiative to improve the standard of business management in Ireland, backed by the claim that such a move could provide a €2 billion boost to the economy.

JUST as world leaders at the recent meetings of the G20 and G8 showed that they would rather forget their promises of more and better aid, the world’s poorest countries are showing real leadership in the global effort to make poverty history.

A German con-man who posed as a member of the wealthy US Rockefeller dynasty was found guilty of kidnapping his own daughter from her London-based mother today.

Finnish banks today issued a new share-based savings plan tied to firms that have women in leading positions because they are more profitable.

PAEDIATRICIANS at some of the State’s largest hospitals outside Dublin have condemned the Health Service Executive (HSE) for failing to include them in the consultation process for a new national children’s hospital.

MEDICAL sources last night indicated that the Mater Hospital would be the site of the new national children’s hospital.

IT could take six years before there are enough orthodontists to meet demand, the chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, admitted yesterday.

GREENCORE has appointed Patrick Coveney, the son of the late Fine Gael minister Hugh, as its new finance director.

ISEQ-listed food company Greencore has announced the appointment of Patrick Coveney as chief financial officer and Geoff Doherty as group development director.

NEW YORK'S firefighters were hindered in their response to the attack last September on the World Trade Centre, by a series of failures.