Reconstruct the texts below to make them more concise.

Example: In the month of April, we detected a quality control issue. It was instructed by the CEO that this item be presented by the manager at the next board meeting.

The CEO instructed the manager to present the quality control issue detected last April in the next board meeting.

a. The cause why we somehow failed to reply to the marketing report as quickly as we could is because we were only apprised or informed by the marketing officer about the delay after office hours. (2 marks)

b. Patagonia, which is a company that produces outdoor gear and apparel is always committed to its missions: eliciting desire on their environmentally-friendly products, and to educate consumers on responsible environmental care practices. (2 marks)

c. Many office workers, regardless whether they are male or female, have to deal with discrimination, and make a decision about their career with the company. (2 marks)

d. Luxury brands should adapt to the changing marketplace. They should focus on providing the consumers with service personalisation that is great for the consumers, wider product selections, and higher quality after-sales service. (2 marks)

e. Compliance issues involving banks and financial institutions have been highlighted by the chief marketing of TNG Digital to be the main top important reason why e-wallet has not been gaining traction in Malaysia. (2 marks)