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Practical programmes and strategies that enable universities and colleges to drive forward sustainable practices and knowledge to fight and manage climate change are increasingly needed, a UNESCO-sponsored workshop heard this week in Dubai.

Staged on Wednesday (December 6) as the United Arab Emirates hosts the COP28 conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this month, HE experts stressed such work needs to extend to less economically developed countries.…

Ethiopia government and analysists are both pessimistic that the US government will soon reinstate the Horn of Africa country into the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). America suspended Ethiopia from the free trade act in late December 2021, because of the ongoing civil war with the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).…

With consumers becoming increasingly health conscious worldwide, demand for vegan chocolate, replacing dairy ingredients with plant-based materials, is growing fast.

According to US-based Grand View Research, the global vegan confectionery market – dominated by chocolate – is anticipated to generate USD2.62 billion in annual revenues by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from 2023’s USD1.23 billion.…

The Indonesian garment sector, already reeling from a decline in international orders, is facing a double whammy: a surge in illegal textile imports that is undercutting local producers and increasing pressure for sustainable production.

According to the Indonesian Fibre and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APSyFi – Asosiasi Produsen Serat dan Benang Filament Indonesia), the value of illegal textile and textile products, notably clothing imports into Indonesia last year (2022) reached USD2.94 billion.

Stellantis members of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor have backed the final D3 Canada agreement secured in this year’s contract negotiation round. This means a three-year deal will now apply to 8,200 workers in Canada until September 2026. The union said 60% of members at Stellantis’ Brampton and Windsor assembly plants; and its Etobicoke Casting Plant – all in Ontario – approved the tentative agreement stuck last Monday (Oct 30).…

The global market for tallow, traditionally a common ingredient in the production of soaps, detergents, and lubricants, is undergoing considerable movement, driven by rising consumption of meat products coupled with the rising usage of tallow in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biofuels and feeds industries.…

The risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) are increasing globally, according to the 2023 edition of the Basel AML Index (1), mainly through a “concerning” drop in the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems, indicated by Basel Institute on Governance analysis of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) data.…

RMG manufacturers in Bangladesh have urged fashion brands and buyers to pay more for orders after the country’s minimum wage for textile and clothing workers increased to Bangladesh Taka BDT12,500 (USD113.38) on Tuesday, a 56.25% increase from the previous BDT8,000.

Many workers, however, are still protesting, calling for further increases, forcing apparel factory closures today (Thursday Nov 9).…

Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil, has confirmed plans to make International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) reporting standards mandatory from January 2026, having already authorised voluntary use by public companies and investment funds from 2024. The country’s finance ministry and its securities regulator the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) have confirmed the move under CVM resolution 193.…

The number of students at Portuguese higher education (HE) institutions may have peaked in the past academic year (September 2022 to July 2023), say the country’s HE officials, with proactive measures needed to ensure a projected future decline is not too steep. …