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THE MANDATORY rollout of deposit and return systems (DRS) within the European Union (EU) and an obligatory 90% collection of metal beverage containers (of up to three litres) target by 2029 should boost packaging collection and reduce litter across Europe. These principles have now been enshrined, after much debate – in the EU’s packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR), first proposed in November 2022 (1), which is close to securing formal approval.…

The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has given its final approval to an EU directive insisting that EU member states criminalise and impose dissuasive punishments on the deliberate evasion of sanctions (1).

This law has been drafted amidst rising concern that Russia and Russians are effectively bypassing the slew of sanctions ordered following their country’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2).…

Food innovation centres (FICs) have become a feature of the global food production landscape over the past few decades and now play a significant role in the research and development of edible products.

The first purpose built FICs started to appear in the final quarter of the 20th century, with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US’s Midwest Corn Belt, an early mover in this field, opening its Food Processing Center in 1983 (1).…

The future of the European Union’s (EU) energy system will be electric, the European Commission said in its February 6 (2024) ‘Communication’ on a 2040 climate target (1) – a significant challenge for the electricity sector, industry association Eurelectric secretary general Kristian Ruby has told New Energy World.…

Accountants and their clients within the European Union (EU) have had to avoid trading with an increasing number of sanctioned individuals and companies, especially in Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine. Now, with sanctions evasion being criminalised across the EU under a new proposed law, the risk of exposure to sanctions for EU companies and their accountants and auditors has risen further – both when dealing with actors subverting these measures and when undermining sanctions themselves, of course.…

Anti-fraud is all about catching and preventing swindles, but victims are increasingly banding together to launch class action lawsuits to secure compensation for past misdeeds.

The 2024 edition of the Duane Morris Class Action Review, from Philadelphia, USA-based law firm Duane Morris declares that 2023 was the second most prolific year for class action lawsuits in the world’s class action centre, America, (next to 2022), and anti-fraud class actions were particularly valuable for plaintiffs last year.…

The effectiveness of cross-border collaboration between national and international law enforcement agencies has been demonstrated by recent raids and arrests in the European Union (EU). The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in February (2024) and Swedish police worked with EU judicial agency Eurojust in February (2024) to breach a large-scale cross-border carousel VAT fraud.…

With universities grappling how best to integrate sustainability concerns into curricula and operations, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) has released a detailed report offering good practice examples from its 24 elite HE members.

A paper ‘How to Enhance Education for Sustainable Development – Trends and Good Practice at LERU Universities’ includes guidance and examples for HE institutions worldwide.…

Business schools worldwide are increasingly using diversity to help teach environmental, social, and (corporate) governance (ESG), as these sustainability issues grow in importance commercially and for regulatory compliance.

These strategies are underpinned by the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its associated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of which SDG 4 aims to ensure that by 2030, “all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development (…) and appreciation of cultural diversity” (https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda…

Emerging from past political unrest and economic downturns, Peru’s clothing and textile industry hopes for a strong 2024, leveraging ecological and technical innovations and a growing international presence through fairs and new commercial alliances.

“The industry has had a hard 2023; it has received a strong hit…” said Carlos Penny-Bidegaray, president of the textile committee at the Peruvian Exports Association (ADEX – Asociación de Exportadores).…