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AML vendors are keen to promote the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in fighting ML and TF, helping obliged entities detect and block dirty money flows. But every technology can also be wielded by bad actors, and AI is no different.…

Fraud investigators are often meticulous and driven, building a case for their employers that may end up in court – but what red flags might spark an initial inquiry?

Written advice is widely available – from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and government agencies responsible for white collar crime.…

The China National Garment Association (CNGA) in a new briefing (1) on China’s clothing industry economic operations for H1 2023 warned that China’s clothing industry is under serious pressure. Insufficient post-Covid demand recovery in international markets due to inflation and central banks’ tight monetary policies have been exacerbated by overseas customers transferring orders to other countries.…

Regulators worldwide are cracking down on poor labour and environmental practices in apparel supply chains amid growing concerns about upstream parts of the clothing industry. Probes into major international fashion brands, who have been criticised about alleged malpractice by their suppliers have been encouraging legislative and regulatory reforms.…

Following the collapse of two high profile cases against mining majors Rio Tinto and ENRC (1), there have been broad calls for the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to be reformed to better tackle complex cases. This includes reforms ranging from changing the disclosure regime and its investigative model, to better funding and more cooperation with other enforcement agencies.…

The UK’s new Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) saved taxpayers GBP311 million (USD377.5 million) in its first year of operation, far outstripping the GBP180 million (USD218 million) target set at its launch in August 2022. Baroness Neville-Rolfe, minister for the Cabinet Office, unveiled the “big win for taxpayers” at a September 2023 meeting of the International Public Sector Fraud Forum, which brings together the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ nations – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the United States – to share best practice in combatting public sector fraud.…

Fraud investigators are often meticulous and driven, building a case for their employers that may end up in court – but what red flags might spark an initial inquiry?

Written advice is widely available – from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and government agencies responsible for white collar crime.…

The Ontario government is pump-priming technologies for the development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), as other provincial administrations in Canada and the federal government steadily roll out laws for testing and driving self-drive autos.

The province’s Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), part of the publicly-funded Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), has played a key role.…

Artificial intelligence (AI) shows significant potential to revolutionise the packaging industry, from product design solutions to cost- and waste-reducing efficient process engineering.

According to Future Market Insights (FMI), a Pune, India-based market research provider, around 65% of global packaging organisations plan to invest in AI solutions in the foreseeable future.…

Sustainability is not only a marketing buzzword in the packaging sector, but also a legal and environmental necessity, even if it costs more, packaging experts have told Packaging Gateway. Notably, making recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is more expensive than virgin PET, and due to “limited availability and the high cost of recycled content,” PepsiCo used more virgin plastic than planned in 2022 according to its ESG [environmental, social and governance] 2022 report (1) released earlier this year (2023).…