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BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS

EUROPEAN Union (EU) energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has said he wants to strengthen the powers of the European Commission over EU green energy policy, imposing for the first time EU-wide binding targets on renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2030.…

BY MARK GODFREY, IN BEIJING

WHILE delegates at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting in Beijing remained concerned about the impact of the European Union’s (EU) emissions trading scheme (ETS) on global aviation, there was general consensus that the industry is growing healthily.…

BY MARK ROWE

FOR products that are marketed for their ability to sooth and generate the feel-good factor, the sustainable sourcing of cosmetics ingredients causes plenty of headaches for manufacturers and suppliers. The industry is in a period of transition, in which several of the world’s multinationals are engaging in a step change in how they go about sourcing the oils they need, and the public wants.…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN RIO DE JANEIRO

The executive coordinator of this week’s United Nations Rio de Janeiro conference on global sustainability has told University World News why she has placed higher education at the centre of the international strategy she hopes will flow from agreements made at the event.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

Implementing an ERP system is a crucial piece of the puzzle for food companies wanting to compete within the industry supply chain, going forward – this goes without question. The challenge, instead, when it comes to integrating ERP systems into the food industry, is not a matter of companies deciding whether to implement these systems or not, but what benefits they want from ERP, and what features they need from these systems.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS AND PAUL COCHRANE

THE ARAB Spring has brought many unlikely changes and not all have been welcome, but one development that is certainly positive for the printing industry is its encouragement of publishing and advertising. Saudi Arabia is a case in point, with the government last year ordering a print run of 1.5 million religious edicts banning protests, which helped drive sales at printing presses.…

BY GERARD O’DWYER

DENMARK’S government and financial regulators have been increasingly busy since 2005 reinforcing the country’s relatively relaxed anti-money laundering (AML) laws. Despite the introduction of the Danish Act on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in March 2006, and legislative amendments since, reports of suspected money laundering incidences have continued to increase year-on-year in Denmark.…

BY ROBERT STOKES

REDESIGNING the European Union’s emissions trading system (EU ETS) would save EUR 6.7 billion of precious taxpayers’ money per year and be much more effective in protecting hundreds of thousands of vital manufacturing jobs.

These are the conclusions of a six nation survey prompted by concern that manufacturers will shift business from the EU because of tougher policies to reduce industrial pollution.…

BY MARK ROWE

THE ARAB world maybe liberalizing, amidst sometime violent struggle, but the world still awaits a Central Asia spring. Five former Soviet states straddle this region – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan – and all, to varying degrees, are struggling to develop internationally-recognised financial reporting standards, business ethics and commercial regulation.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

AS global demand continues to grow for oil and gas, and energy prices increase – with companies drilling deeper; sending oil rigs out further out to sea; and exploring new regions with extreme climates – industry coatings are undergoing much development and innovation.…