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Donald Trump’s decision to pull the USA out of the Paris Climate Treaty has been universally viewed as a setback for moves to decarbonise the world electricity sector. Trump called for a new “fair” deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and workers and claimed that China and India had “no meaningful obligations” placed on them by the deal.…

Global India-based textile conglomerate the Aditya Birla Group, a world leader in viscose staple fibre, was the ‘platinum sponsor’ of a Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) meeting held in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India from May 22 – 23. This was an important conclave in the California-based SAC, as it approaches a 2020 deadline to develop its Higg Index, a suite of self-assessment tools enabling brands, retailers and manufacturers to measure their environmental, social and labour impact.…

It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …

IN HONG KONG, the average expatriate pay package for a middle manager has hit a five-year low – having fallen to USD 265,487 in 2016, from USD 270,618 in 2012. And this follows a dramatic increase in the number of workers (including expats) seeking to change jobs this year blaming low pay, industry experts warned quoting two separate surveys.…

It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …

With an ever-increasing reliance on technology and global shift towards renewable energy to protect the planet’s resources, the Nordic industrial minerals sector finds itself at something of a crossroads in terms of sustainability.

Home to some of the world’s largest reserves of minerals used in critical technologies, with a profitable future predicted, the industry is being closely monitored by Nordic regulatory authorities to ensure mining is conducted as ethically and sustainably as possible.…

Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Treaty will not halt moves to cut fossil fuels or reduce decarbonisation requirements on the non-energy minerals sector and other industries, say experts.

Trump called for a new “fair” deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and workers and claimed that China and India had “no meaningful obligations” placed on them by the agreement.…

A sudden shortage of leather in India prompted by government religious policies on reducing cattle-related trades is forcing major fashion brands to look for alternative sourcing destinations. Even Indian fashion goods exporters are having to buy costly imports of raw leather to service existing orders.…

NEXT Monday (June 12) will see a meeting of European Union (EU) agriculture ministers in Luxembourg to decide if negotiations can continue on the much-debated reform of the EU organic farming regulation ((EC) No. 1235/2008).

Adopted by the European Commission in March 2014, the reform proposals aim to remove obstacles to organic production by introducing certificates to cut operators’ costs, to avoid fraud and to regain consumer confidence by restricting organic products containing forbidden substances.…

ZIMBABWE government plans to roll out a USD300 million livestock development programme aimed at resuscitating the country’s ailing meat production sector have prompted mixed reactions from industry experts. Agriculture minister Dr Joseph Made last week (June 22) announced this ‘Command Livestock’ scheme, saying it would be backed by financing from the Preferential Trade Area Bank, a development institution for southern and eastern Africa, and private financiers.…