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EARLY GLOBAL DATA SUGGESTS USED-EV MARKET IS TAKING SHAPE
While all eyes are on headline investments into conversions of major auto plants for EV production, a key sign that this market is maturing is emerging – the growth of used-vehicle sales for the electric transmission segment. Data from US-based industry consultant Cox Automotive released on April 7 said that American used-EV retail sales via licensed dealerships increased 32% in Q1 2023 year-on-year to 42,753 units.…
PUBLIC SPENDING ON AML GROWS, BUT IS IT SPENT WISELY?
The fact that AML/CFT is expensive is widely appreciated by governments and international organisations, but they still support policies and programmes that cost a considerable proportion of the USD274.1 billion that LexisNexis Risk Solutions says is lavished on financial crime compliance (1).…
DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEMS KEY TO BOOSTING RECYCABILITY, SAY EUROPEAN CAN EXPERTS
Deposit return systems (DRS) promoted by European Union (EU) regulation are the best way to help EU can manufacturers achieve high recycling and collection of quality materials, EU (European Union) can sector experts told the March 28-30 Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, in Brussels. …
MOSUL UNIVERSITY REBUILDS FROM ISLAMIC STATE DISASTER
When Saif al-Ashqar was tasked with rebuilding the library of the University of Mosul in Iraq, he was given a free rein – but no cash. Islamic State, which occupied the city between 2014 and 2017, had burned the prestigious library to the ground, destroying what remained of its vast collection of books, historic maps and ancient manuscripts.…
LATEST CPI LOOKS AT IMPACT OF WAR ON CORRUPTION
Transparency International warned that “conflict creates opportunities for corruption and subverts governments’ efforts to stop it” in unveiling the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on January 31, scoring 180 countries worldwide on perceived levels of public sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).…
LATEST CPI SHOWS LINKS BETWEEN CONFLICT AND CORRUPTION
Transparency International (TI) has warned that “conflict creates opportunities for corruption and subverts governments’ efforts to stop it” when unveiling its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on January 31, scoring 180 countries worldwide on perceived levels of public sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) with the average 43.…
PUBLIC DIGITAL CURRENCIES OFFER OPPORTUNITY TO SNOOP ON MONEY LAUNDERERS – BUT PRIVACY CONCERNS MOUNT
The European Union (EU) is edging towards a digital Euro, one of several jurisdictions worldwide developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), but what anti-money laundering controls would need to be built into the system and how can this be balanced with data protection and privacy considerations?…
EU’S GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN ON BOARDS DIRECTIVE COULD SMASH GLASS CEILING
The European Union’s (EU) new ‘Women on Boards’ directive (1) is designed to force change in the EU’s director cohort by requiring that the ‘under-represented sex’ (which could be male on rare female-dominated boards) make up 40% of non-executive directors or 33% of all major company directors.…
KEY BENEFITS OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS FOR TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
A key question in any industry is to what extent robotics will be able to replace the human hand. This issue is especially pertinent for textiles and clothing – where sensor-based automation increasingly carries out human tasks such as assessing the feel of textiles and quality control.…
ATHLEISURE AND PEFORMANCE GEAR CONSUMERS DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY DEMAND, AHEAD OF REGULATION
Consumers of athleisure and performance gear will drive demand for sustainability in this segment, before requirement in materials and industrial processes are mandated by regulations, textile industry observers have indicated. As a result, existing brands have been warned by market experts to focus on product development, facing competition from newcomers keen to capitalise on increases sales for this segment witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. …