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A move by China this summer to drop the requirement for compulsory testing of some types of cosmetics has been applauded by animal rights activists in Beijing. “China is become more caring for animals…it shows that officials also have dogs and cats,” said Wang Ping, the head of the Tuanjiehu branch of the Small Animals Protection Association, an increasingly active, government-sanctioned national movement for animal rights.…

CONCERN over the European Union’s (EU) proposals to limit allergens in fragrances seems to be focussing on the matter of labelling as much as, if not more than, the actual ingredients which go into perfumes, soaps and cosmetics. Industry experts have told Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics that while concerns that certain famous perfumes may disappear because of the initiative are overblown, there are real potential problems regarding the listing of potential allergens on packs.…

THE MARKET distorting economic policies of Venezuela’s government were supposed to help the country’s poor, but instead have created a boom in contraband smuggling into neighbouring Colombia, generating massive profits for organized crime, James Bargent reports.

CONTRABAND and smuggling permeate every aspect of economic life in the windswept Colombian border city of Cúcuta.…

Onboarding coaching, also sometimes referred to as ‘the first 90 days’, has been recognised as extremely effective and yet it still has not been widely adopted as a practice. But many coaches suspect that could soon change; as coaching gains more steam in business culture, onboarding coaching is potentially the next big thing. …

When Adrian Bressan started working in the Australian knitwear industry 50 years ago, there were hundreds of competing factories in Australia – but today, his A&B Knitwear, in Melbourne is one of only few left. “With all the cheap imports, the other knitters closed down,” Mr Bressan said.…

Sourcing trends in fast fashion in Europe and north America are in flux, being affected by the economic downturn, changes in consumer behaviour and growing awareness of industry practices, especially in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh last year.…

 Australia’s cotton industry is anticipating a significantly reduced yield in the 2014/15 harvest if the ongoing drought in the country’s cotton-growing regions does not ease.

Adam Kay, CEO of peak industry body Cotton Australia, told just-style.com that if the very dry conditions continued, preliminary forecasts were for a total harvest of around 2.5 million bales in the 2014/15 season, compared to the nearly 4 million bales harvested in 2013/14.…

Kevin McCarthy, the recently appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Microsoft’s Consumer Channels Group, is planning to use his expertise in manufacturing and managing consumer space to spin energised growth into what is, as he puts it, is “already an amazing business model.”…

THE ETHICAL traits of Sharia-compliant, or Islamic, financing, such as not allowing interest or investments in gambling and tobacco, have made sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) and green funds an obvious extension for the sector. But with Islamic finance already being a niche market, compared to conventional financing, initiatives to diversify into SRIs have struggled over the past several years.…

Indian accountants are once again preparing to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) after announcement by the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. But major corporations and their accountants are wary, having wasted resources five years ago when the previous Indian National Congress Party-led government abandoned similar plans at the last moment.…