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European Union (EU) knitwear brands are facing an upcoming ban on the destruction of their products, when unsold and unused, under a proposed EU ecodesign regulation. The EU Council of Ministers is planning to insist on this ban during negotiations with the European Parliament and European Commission about a final text.…

Bangladesh clothing manufacturers have been looking to expand export sales beyond their established markets in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and the UK, seeking new revenue in non-traditional markets such as Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea.

According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh apparel exports for 2022 (calendar year) have sourced 16.1% of revenue from non-traditional markets – USD7.35 billion, out of overall apparel exports of USD45.7 billion.…

Algae, especially microalgae, have come to inhabit nearly every ecosystem on the planet, including some of the most inhospitable – offering ideal sources for bio-based oils and fats, some with potentially novel uses. Indeed, over time, each species has evolved specific biochemistries and metabolic profiles to thrive in each habitat niche.…

Higher education students worldwide have been pushing solutions to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI in New York heard yesterday (July 17).

Veronica Dzeagu, chief technical officer, All-Africa Students Union (https://aasuonline.org/…

Major non-sugar sweetener aspartame has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joint expert committee on food additives (JECFA).…

Fashion brands have been warned to step up online security as the industry becomes increasingly digitalised and Russian hackers pose an increased risk as the country’s military struggles to maintain its invasion of Ukraine. 

While digitalisation brings enhanced sustainability, reduced waste, stricter inventory management, personalised designs, smart wearable tech garments, AI-enabled virtual fittings and integrated supply chains, increasing online data offers bad actors additional attack vectors, said Maryland, US-based cyber exposure management company Tenable. …

The world’s 600 largest companies are failing to provide full disclosure of anti-bribery and corruption information within their sustainability reporting, according to a joint report (1) backed by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Working with from Transparency International UK and the World Economic Forum’s Partnering against Corruption Initiative.…

The use of money mules moving dirty money worldwide continues to grow, with law enforcement, financial institutions and researchers continuing to highlight the problem. In the UK, 31,979 money mule cases were recorded in 2017; rising to 40,129 in 2018; 42,900 in 2019; and 40,353 in 2020; according to 2022 research published in the International Journal of Business and Economy (1).…

Human trafficking and modern slavery have grown exponentially in recent years: in 2021, 50 million people worldwide were estimated to be living in modern slavery, 10 million more than in 2016, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). (1) These crimes – sometimes referred to with the acronym HT-MS – are extremely profitable, ahead of narcotics and arms trafficking, according to Tarana Baghirova, programme officer at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Europe.…

The signing of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) may have created one new trade deal, but it is regarded in contrasting lights by the two countries’ respective dairy industries.

On the UK-side, industry association Dairy UK regards this as an unequal deal, giving British exporters little to leverage.…