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CHEMICAL REGULATION DILEMMA FOR NEW UK GOVERNMENT
When the UK left the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2021, it also left the EU’s comprehensive REACH chemical control system, which was formally replaced by a UK REACH system. This mirrored EU REACH, grandfathering existing registrations and restrictions to the national system, although GB companies lost access to EU databases run by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).…
VEGAN CHOCOLATE BOOMS WORLDWIDE, WITH BRANDS INVESTING IN QUALITYVEGAN CHOCOLATE BOOMS WORLDWIDE, WITH BRANDS INVESTING IN QUALITY
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.…
SCOTLAND HANDBOOK OFFERS UNIVERSITIES PRACTICAL COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE ON INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO LEARNING
There is no formal blueprint telling universities and colleges how they can encourage skills and practices promoting sustainability, as the world grapples with an ever more demanding impacts from climate change. However, a team of experts in the UK has developed a thoughtful set of guidance, designed to aid higher education institutions in weaving sustainability into their coursework, research and operations.…
ANTI-FRAUD RECRUITMENT UP DURING ECONOMIC GLOOM, WITH WORK CHALLENGES DIVERSIFYING AND BECOMING MORE TECHNICAL
While the global economy has not performed as badly in 2023, as inflation-focused doomsayers predicted (the International Monetary Fund has projected 3% growth for 2023 and 2024, down from 3.5% in 2022), companies are still struggling, especially with interest rate rises.…
CIRCULAR ECONOMY INCREASINGLY DRIVES PACKAGING CHOICES, BUT BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED, SAY EXPERTS,
PACKAGING companies worldwide are increasingly choosing more environmentally friendly packaging, driven by tough laws, such as the European Union’s (EU) proposed packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) (1). This is moving through the EU’s legislative decision-making system, ready for approval in 2024, with the European Parliament adopted its first reading report on November 22 – coordinated by French liberal MEP Frédérique Ries (2).…
UK’S LEAD POLICE BODY UNVEILS FIRST 5-YEAR ANTI-FRAUD PLAN
The City of London Police (COLP), the lead force on fraud and cybercrime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has unveiled its first ever five-year plan, a ‘National Policing Strategy for Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime 2023 – 2028′ (1).
The strategy’s aim is to improve police response to fraud, economic and cybercrime by delivering on three cross-cutting strategic objectives:
*Improve outcomes for victims – through a new, “innovative” Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service (FCCRAS) that replaces Action Fraud (the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime) in 2024;
*Proactively pursue offenders – through a shift to proactive, intelligence led investigations; and
*Protect people and businesses from these threats – by launching a new ‘PROTECT’ network of anti-fraud and cybercrime resources, combining systems and strengthening national co-ordination.…
10 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE ACT MIDDLE EAST TREASURY SUMMIT 2023
UK recession expected by the end of the year
The way the data is evolving there is a 60% chance the UK will be in recession by the end of 2023, or certainly by the early stages of 2024, according to Simon Ballard, Chief Economist, First Abu Dhabi Bank.…
BRITISH PAINT AND COATINGS INDUSTRY MULLS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE AS UK REACH STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT
The push to secure a better environment is at the forefront of the UK paint and coating sector’s current growth trajectory. From groundbreaking innovations that incorporate plastic waste into coating products, to new ways of minimising paint waste and creating aesthetics, the industry is taking sustainability seriously.…
SOIL ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP FARMERS COPY WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change, coupled with a greater post-Brexit UK government emphasis on schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which includes payments support the sustainable management of soils, means the need for high-quality soil analysis, utilisation and innovation is greater than ever.…
GORPCORE MAYBE HERE TO STAY AS SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS GROWS AMONG CONSUMERS
Gorpcore’ fashion, wearing outdoor functional clothing as fashionable streetwear, is rising in popularity, so much that much specialist apparel specifically designed for mountain environments will “never see a mountain,” a performance clothing designer has told WTiN.
Their expensive materials and complex designs have “attracted fashion and streetwear to outdoor clothing,” Richard Dannah, an outdoor performance designer with more than 20 years’ experience in the field, told WTiN.…