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Counterfeiting Every year, companies lose billions of kroner when goods are copied or illegally resold.

Korea Eldest sons step up financially, while eldest daughters take care of their parents. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows how Korean siblings divide the responsibility of caring for their parents through the stages of widowhood. When a parent loses their partner, the family dynamic changes significantly.

Climate policy Researchers have asked over 400 international experts which climate policies work best.

Researchers from SDU Global Sustainable Production have investigated in several studies how to prevent poor working conditions in the food sector. On Tuesday 20 May, they presented their findings at a workshop for the entire Danish industry. Stories of poor working conditions in the food industry are not uncommon, particularly in Southern Europe, but now researchers in work environment at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark have found at least part of the solution.