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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
DEMAND GROWS FOR SOLUTIONS MAKING MARINE COATINGS MORE SUSTAINABLE
Paint and coating companies worldwide are intensifying innovation as they seek to product anti-fouling products that are targeted, effective and avoid delivering environmental damage to seas, oceans, rivers and canals.
With sustainability reporting becoming mandatory in the European Union (EU) by 2026 and other countries mulling mandating International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) declarations, the pressure to make anti-fouling cleaner is growing.…
IRAN SANCTIONS EVASION PERSISTS AS UN-BASED NUCLEAR RESTRICTIONS LAPSE
Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, QUANTUM COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICAL INNOVATION TO BOOST ANTI-FRAUD ALGORITHMS
The ability of computer algorithms to identify outlier behaviour and indicate potential fraud is becoming stronger as IT specialists, mathematicians and AI develop new applications and techniques, offering anti-fraud professionals better tools to unearth and prosecute financial crime.
A McKinsey report from November 2022 (1) noted how companies are using machine-learning algorithms to assess data to maximise fraud detection through reducing false positives and missed fraud.…
EU MEMBER STATES FAILING TO COMPLY WITH WHISTLEBLOWER LAW
European Union (EU) member states are failing to comply with the bloc’s 2019 whistleblower protection directive (1) and two – Estonia and Poland – have not implemented the legislation at all, according to a new report (2) from Transparency International. ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers?…
NEW EU IP RULES WILL BOOST RESEARCH, BUT CONCERNS OVER COMPULSORY LICENSING REMAIN, SAY EXPERTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)’s proposed new intellectual property (IP) rules to safeguard inventions (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/09/25/intellectual-property-council-adopts-two-positions-on-designs-protection-legislation/) will cut red tape and boost technology transfer, university research experts have told University World News (UWN). They praise the increased opportunity to protect new products.…
GLOBAL STUDENT BODY ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABILITY CHANGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WORLD’S CAMPUSES
A global student body is encouraging universities and colleges to lead societal change that pushes behavioural norms towards more sustainable practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as this summer’s record heat https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20was,(GISS)%20in%20New%20York. Underlines climate change.
Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) International was launched in Denmark during 2019 and has since grown to be an alliance of 27 national and international organisations, working together to promote sustainability on campus, at home and at work.…
UTRECHT HEAD DEFENDS DECISION TO LEAVE THE RANKING SYSTEM
Pulling out of the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) world ranking of universities will not affect Utrecht University’s standing or popularity for current or future students. That was the message of Professor Dr Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus of the Netherlands’ university, whose areas of responsibility include student policy, academic affairs and cooperation in higher education.…
MAGNA CARTA OBSERVATORY CONFERENCE
Signatory universities of the Magna Charta Universitatum declaration are meeting in Poland to assess how research and teaching can help reconstruct cities harmed by war, environmental pressures and socio-economic change.
This conference chimes with the aims of the declaration, which highlights the value of academic freedom, institutional autonomy and community collaboration, and which has been signed by 960 universities from 94 countries worldwide.…
DAIRY COMPANIES COMPETE IN THE VEGAN CHEESE MARKET
Manufacturers, including major dairy producers, and retailers are increasingly innovating and investing in the growing market of plant-based cheese, to meet expanding consumer preferences for healthy and sustainable products.
According to data shared by UK-based market research firm Euromonitor International, global retail sales of plant-based cheese have been growing from USD584.6 million in 2020 to a projected USD896.3 million in 2023, Regionally, North America is the main market with projected USD443.2 million in sales in 2023, followed by western Europe with USD385.4 million eastern Europe is much lower with a projected USD13.5 million in sales for 2023.…