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Temu joins Australian Product Safety Pledge to strengthen online marketplace safety

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SYDNEY, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Temu has signed up to a voluntary pledge administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to strengthen product safety measures beyond current legal requirements. 

The updated Product Safety Pledge sets out 15 commitments—up from 12 under the original framework launched in 2020—aimed at strengthening product safety practices across online marketplaces in response to the growing number of Australians shopping online. As part of the pledge, Temu will report annually to the ACCC on its performance.

“With Australian households increasingly shopping online from an evolving range of marketplaces, it is critical that consumers are able to make choices that are safe. The pledge goes beyond the existing law thereby adding protection for consumers now and into the future,” said ACCC Deputy Chair Catriona Lowe in a press release.

“We are pleased that online marketplaces have committed to expanding monitoring for unsafe products on their platforms, undertaking regular sweeps to identify and remove unsafe products relisted for sale, and taking certain action when sellers fail to manage product safety issues,” Lowe said.

The strengthened commitments under the Australian Product Safety Pledge include:

Regularly monitor Australian and international product safety websites and alerts for information on recalled or unsafe products and be prepared to act immediately.Provide ongoing information and training to sellers on complying with Australian product safety laws. Implement and continuously improve processes to prevent or restrict the sale of banned, non-compliant and recalled products.

A Temu spokesman said: “Temu is focused on providing consumers with safe and affordable choices for the products they need. Joining the Australian Product Safety Pledge reinforces our ongoing efforts to strengthen product safety and compliance on the platform, building on our existing safeguards and supporting a safe online marketplace.”

Since launching in Australia in March 2023, Temu has received positive feedback for offering Australians access to affordable products across more than 700 categories. Temu introduced its Local Seller Programme in Australia in March 2025, welcoming locally based businesses to sell on the platform. In November 2025, Temu was named the inaugural winner of the People’s Choice Award for Retail Innovation in the 2025 Finder Innovation Awards, as voted by Australian consumers.

About Temu
Temu is a global e-commerce platform connecting consumers with millions of manufacturers, brands and business partners. Operating in more than 90 markets worldwide, Temu is committed to providing affordable, high-quality products that enable customers to live better lives.

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Greenhouse and hipages Group Win the 2026 TIARA Long-Term Partnership Award

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A decade-long collaboration between the hiring platform and the Australian online tradie marketplace has driven a 38% reduction in time-to-fill and $2.8M AUD in agency savings

SYDNEY, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, announced it has been named the winner of the 2026 TIARA Talent Acquisition & Talent Tech Awards (ANZ)’s Long-Term Partnership Award with customer hipages Group, Australia and New Zealand’s top platform connecting homeowners with trusted tradies and helping build better lives for everyone. The award recognises talent acquisition (TA) teams that have built a strong, long–standing partnership with their technology provider for at least five years, demonstrating sustained success, continuous improvement, and shared transformation.

Selected for its structured hiring methodology, Greenhouse supports hipages’ ability to grow as a long-term strategic partner. Together, the two built a data-led recruitment framework that addresses hipages’ challenges of scalability, time-to-fill benchmarks, and quality of hire across all regions, and in turn elevating its TA team into a true strategic function. Greenhouse’s timely on-the-ground presence, backed by an experienced and growing team across Sydney and Singapore, has been a key strength in servicing the region and ensuring customers like hipages receive the dedicated, localised support they need.

“As employers navigate an increasingly complex hiring landscape, it’s more important than ever for TA teams to stay agile and keep optimising how they work,” said Tom Hyde, Greenhouse’s Head of Sales – APAC. “Over ten years, our partnership with hipages has been transparent, collaborative, and deeply aligned on where the future of talent acquisition is headed, all qualities that have led to our successful collaboration.”

“It was twice the thrill for hipages as we also won the Best Candidate Experience award (second year running) and this is very much enabled by the Greenhouse platform,” said Jodette Cleary, Chief People & Culture Officer, hipages Group.

For over a decade, Greenhouse and hipages’ TA team have partnered on key company initiatives, spanning hipages’ acquisition of Builderscrack and expansion into the Philippines and Vietnam. Over that time, the two organizations have co-designed a structured, data-driven hiring framework that helped hipages reduce time-to-fill by 38% (from 49 to 31 days) between FY24 and FY25, increased Quality of Hire scores by 10% in FY25, and saved an estimated $2.8 million AUD in recruitment agency fees.

The recognition follows a year of public collaboration between the two companies, including a joint keynote at the Australian Talent Conference 2025, a customer webinar, and a published case study detailing the partnership’s impact. It also builds on hipages’ existing recognition at the TIARA ANZ Awards, where the company took home the Candidate Experience Award in 2025, joining past honorees including HSBC Australia, DXC Technology, and Abano Healthcare.

About Greenhouse:
Greenhouse is the leading hiring platform on a mission to make hiring work for everyone.

Greenhouse helps more than 7,500 companies, including HubSpot, Anthropic, Gong, Coinbase, and the NFL, to get measurably better at hiring, for every role, every team, and every candidate. Our industry-leading, AI-powered software supports every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing to interviewing to onboarding. Greenhouse’s structured hiring approach enables internal alignment and confident, data-backed decisions, giving companies everything they need to hire top talent quickly, consistently, and fairly.

Greenhouse has won numerous awards, including Fortune Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine Best Workplace, Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, and TIME Best Inventions, and is consistently ranked the #1 ATS on G2 across Overall, Enterprise, Mid-Market, and EMEA categories.

© 2026, Greenhouse Software, Inc. All rights reserved. “Hire for what’s next,” “The/Your all-together hiring platform,” “Talent Makers,” “Real Talent,” “Strong Yes,”and the G Logo are trademarks of Greenhouse Software, Inc.

About hipages Group
hipages Group is an online tradie marketplace and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform connecting trade businesses with residential and commercial consumers through its platforms hipages Australia and hipages New Zealand (Builderscrack). To date, nearly 5 million Australians and New Zealanders have used hipages Group to change the way they find, hire, and manage trusted trade businesses, providing more work to over 35,000 subscribed customers. hipages Group’s proprietary all-in-one platform for tradespeople, ‘hipages for business’, is key to the Company’s strategic evolution from marketplace to platform. The platform helps tradespeople build better businesses by managing their whole workflow from lead generation through to payment and completion. Find out more at www.hipages.com.au

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Fibocom and Digital Matter Accelerate Asset Tracking Deployments Across Global Markets

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PERTH, Australia, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fibocom, a global leader in wireless communication modules and AI solutions, and Digital Matter, global leaders in low-power IoT hardware solutions, recently announced an expanded collaboration. Multiple Digital Matter asset tracking devices have embedded Fibocom’s LE271-GL module, bringing reliable cellular connectivity to ANZ and global markets and supporting mobile asset visibility, remote status monitoring, and scalable IoT deployments.

In logistics and industrial asset management, the core challenge is to capture trusted data across long-distance, long-cycle, and low-maintenance deployments. Tracking devices need stable connectivity in complex environments to transmit location, status, and exception data to business systems, supporting dispatch, inventory, traceability, and risk management.

Built around its ‘Deploy Once’ philosophy, Digital Matter focuses on low-power IoT hardware designed for battery life, durability, easy installation, and remote device management.

Fibocom’s LE271-GL module provides a reliable connectivity foundation for battery-powered tracking devices, with low power consumption, global coverage, and a compact design. Fibocom’s local ANZ team also provides responsive service support, backed by global R&D, product, and delivery resources to help customers accelerate integration validation and scalable rollout.

Through this collaboration, LE271-GL will be used across several of Digital Matter’s portable GPS trackers, cellular asset tags, and package-level tracking devices. Combined with multi-source positioning, condition monitoring, and alert capabilities, these devices help customers improve asset visibility while reducing on-site maintenance and operational losses.

“Our collaboration with Digital Matter brings reliable connectivity and deployment expertise closer together,” said Ronald Chan, VP of APAC Sales Department at Fibocom. “With low-power module design, global network adaptation, and AIoT capabilities, Fibocom will support Digital Matter in expanding its asset tracking portfolio and serving scalable deployment needs across ANZ and global markets.”

“Digital Matter focuses on building reliable, rugged, and easy-to-deploy low-power IoT hardware that helps businesses connect and protect critical assets,” said Matthew Clark-Massera, Head of Product at Digital Matter. “Fibocom’s combined strengths in low-power connectivity, global network coverage, and local ANZ support backed by global technical resources provide greater certainty for our asset tracking portfolio.”

As AIoT adoption accelerates, Fibocom will continue to combine wireless communication and artificial intelligence to enable industry applications and support the shift from “Connect Everything” to “Intelligent Connectivity.”

 

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Everlight Solar Wins Gold in Minnesota’s Best 2026 for Solar Energy Provider

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MINNEAPOLIS, June 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Everlight Solar has been named the Gold Winner for Solar Energy Provider in the 2026 Minnesota’s Best Awards, recognizing the company’s continued commitment to delivering trusted solar solutions and exceptional customer experiences across Minnesota.

The annual Minnesota’s Best Awards highlight businesses that have earned strong support and recognition from communities throughout the state. Winners are selected through public local voting, making the recognition a direct reflection of homeowner trust and satisfaction.

“We’re grateful to everyone who voted and continues to support our mission,” said William Creech, Everlight Solar President & CEO. “This recognition represents the hard work our team puts in every day to educate homeowners, provide quality installations, and create a customer experience people feel confident recommending to friends and family.”

Since its founding, Everlight Solar has quickly grown into the Midwest’s leading residential solar provider by focusing on democratizing solar — making it simple and affordable. The company remains committed to helping families take control of their energy costs while making renewable energy more accessible throughout the region.

In addition to solar, Everlight has expanded through Everlight Roofing & Exteriors, helping homeowners protect and upgrade their homes with durable, energy-efficient roofing built for the Midwest’s toughest weather. From roof replacement to exterior improvements, Everlight provides a streamlined experience backed by one trusted local team.

The company credits the recognition of the Minnesota’s Best 2026 award to both its customers and staff members, whose continued support and dedication have helped drive Everlight Solar’s growth throughout Minnesota and beyond.

About Everlight Solar

Everlight Solar is the fastest-growing solar company in the Midwest, with operations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Everlight has expanded its lineup to include Roofing and Exteriors, offering homeowners a total home transformation. With amazing service, expert installation, and the best warranties in the business, it has never been easier to upgrade your home’s curb appeal and energy efficiency. See the difference at everlightsolar.com.

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