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Lufthansa grounds fleet as cable damage crippled IT

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG grounded all of its flights on Wednesday after damage to a set of Deutsche Telekom AG broadband cables caused widespread IT problems. Some flight operations have resumed, though all flights in Frankfurt, its main base, remain grounded, a spokesman said. Lufthansa expects the problem to be resolved by early evening. Lufthansa’s global flight operations centre is ...

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H&M forms venture to sort textile waste, recycle used garments

  Bloomberg Hennes & Mauritz AB is expanding into the business of textile-sorting as it forms a venture to deal with waste in the fashion industry. The Swedish retailer has created a joint venture with recycling company Remondis with the aim of extending the life of about 40 million garments in 2023. The business, called Looper Textile Co, will collect ...

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To go climate-positive, Ikea needs to fix its furniture glue

Bloomberg Ikea’s path to achieving its 2030 climate goals is paved with the usual tactics, including boosting renewable energy use and reducing the climate footprint of its materials. But tucked among those challenges is a rather unexpected carbon culprit: the glue that holds some of the flat-pack furniture giant’s most popular products together. The adhesive Ikea uses to make its ...

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