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The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has called on the European Union (EU) to work with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to better align new mandatory EU sustainability reporting standards with the ISSB model. IFAC wants ISSB standards to be a “comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures”.…

Consumers in the rich east Asian markets of Japan and South Korea are increasingly keen on heated tobacco and vape products, although regulatory hurdles are restricting sales growth.

E-cigarettes that contain nicotine have long been prohibited under Japan’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Act in 2010 (1), although products without nicotine are proving popular with young adults, aged up to 29, according to a study by the Osaka International Cancer Institute (2) published in 2022.…

Knitwear microfactories have been expanding in number this year (2023) due to industrial, regulatory and societal changes accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Manufacturers have been eyeing the potential of small-scale, high-tech facilities, which can streamline production and be better suited to operate on an on-demand basis than larger plants.…

Experts at the recent global Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) conference in Seattle have been stressing the potential that crypto blockchains offer in tracking commercial crime – but more comprehensive regulation would aid probes. Keith Nuthall and Andreia Nogueira report.…

The Brazilian textile sector has been increasing investment in digital printing, modernising its finishing to boost international competitiveness to offer near-sourcing services to American and European clients as western buyers review their China sourcing.

India-based business intelligence service Infinium Global Research, in a report sent to Digital Textile, said the Brazilian digital textile printing market was worth USD28.37 million in 2022, projected to rise to USD75.25 million by 2030.…

The Brazilian textile sector has been increasing investment in digital printing, modernising its finishing to boost international competitiveness to offer near-sourcing services to American and European clients as western buyers review their China sourcing.

India-based business intelligence service Infinium Global Research, in a report sent to Digital Textile, said the Brazilian digital textile printing market was worth USD28.37 million in 2022, projected to rise to USD75.25 million by 2030.…

NEW developments in cloud technology are helping packaging manufacturers worldwide compete. Digitisation is seen increasingly as an opportunity rather than a risk – experts have told Inside Packaging.

Digital or cloud-based solutions range from simple printers to whole document and artwork editing systems.…

This increase in demand is linked to the construction of venues and facilities for the Games, as well as for connected infrastructure, such as new hotels and transport facilities.

And with the final touches added to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in early March, the preparations for sporting venues were completed – well ahead of schedule, a bright contrast to the last-minute construction that bedevilled the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro.…

The USD865 million investment announced by BMW into boosting its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing capacity in Mexico is, say industry experts, a signal of how Mexican automotive capacity may be oriented increasingly intensely on the American market.

Germany’s BMW will spend this money over the next four years to enable production of the ‘Neue Klasse’ electric vehicle range in Mexico starting 2027.…

Fresh food manufacturers worldwide are developing intelligent packaging that can help them reduce both food and plastic waste, responding to regulatory and consumer pressure to minimise their products’ environmental footprints.

Such bio-innovations may be of particular importance to European Union (EU) food manufacturing companies, given the EU is revising its packaging and packaging waste directive.…