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KEY BENEFITS OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS FOR TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
A key question in any industry is to what extent robotics will be able to replace the human hand. This issue is especially pertinent for textiles and clothing – where sensor-based automation increasingly carries out human tasks such as assessing the feel of textiles and quality control.…
COUNTRIES OPPOSING RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE STRUGGLE TO AGREE WAY TO SPEND SANCTIONED MONEY AND PROPERTY
The list of Russian assets seized by its European and north American opponents grows ever larger, with super yachts joining bank accounts and expensive properties being sequestered. But could they be sold? Should they be sold? And should the money be spent on rebuilding Ukraine, if it drives out the Russian invader?…
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS AND EU APPROVE ENERGY TAX BREAKS AND SUBSIDIES TO COPE WITH IMPACT OF RUSSIAN INVASION
If proof were needed that the European Union (EU) was genuinely concerned about the boom in energy prices sparked by Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, it is surely a decision made by the EU Council of Ministers on September 30 to back an EU energy tax law, for implementation on December 1 (2022).…
ATHLEISURE AND PEFORMANCE GEAR CONSUMERS DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY DEMAND, AHEAD OF REGULATION
Consumers of athleisure and performance gear will drive demand for sustainability in this segment, before requirement in materials and industrial processes are mandated by regulations, textile industry observers have indicated. As a result, existing brands have been warned by market experts to focus on product development, facing competition from newcomers keen to capitalise on increases sales for this segment witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. …
SRI LANKA CLOTHING SECTOR WEATHERS RECENT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STORMS – TARGETS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Sri Lanka on Thursday October 6 calling for accountability, human rights and reconciliation in this important clothing manufacturing outsourcing centre that has suffered from intense political and economic turmoil. There is growing international pressure on the new Sri Lanka government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to promote calm (1) as the country grapples with financial shortages, logistical disruption and political legitimacy problems, worsened by widespread government corruption.…
ENERGY AND FERTILISER INFLATION PROMPT INNOVATION AMONGST ENGLAND AND WALES FARMERS
Eye-watering energy and fertiliser prices combined with the prospect of higher borrowing costs are leaving few England and Wales farmers untouched. According to experts, even the most resilient will not be able to simply ride the current economic climate. Yet it seems that the current crises are triggering some innovative reactions and often fundamental changes to farming practices.…
NICARAGUA LIKELY TO FACE NEW ECONOMICAL SANCTIONS AMID POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INSTABILITY
The political and human rights crisis in Nicaragua is worrying the international textile industry, given the serious chance the United States suspend the privileged access to American markets that Nicaraguan clothing and textile exporters have thus far enjoyed.
Just two months before the upcoming Nicaraguan municipal elections (November 6), more than 195 human rights defenders, journalists, clergy members, and actual or perceived political opponents have been accused and detained for allegedly committing actions against national sovereignty.…
UK FRAUD DOWN BUT NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT, SAY BANKS
British banking trade association UK Finance is warning that “the level of fraud in the UK has reached a point where it must be considered a national security threat”. In its ‘2022 half year fraud update’ (1), it said that despite spending billions on fraud prevention, “the banking sector cannot solve this on its own.”…
EU SECTOR WANTS GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE RULES AND STANDARDS TO STAY COMPETITIVE
The European Union’s garment and textile industry pushed this Thursday, October 13, in Oporto, Portugal, for global rules to fight climate change to ensure fair competitiveness, with more international harmonisation of sustainable standards.
These wishes were expressed in the conference ‘Sustainability meets Competitiveness – how to square the circle?’,…
AMERICAN AIRPORTS TARGETS SOLAR FARMS TO BOOST SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLIES
Dulles International Airport, serving the US capital of Washington DC, is set to join a growing number of American airports that are putting the grassy territory around their runways to use producing solar energy. Planners of Dulles’ proposed solar farm and storage facility hope to lay claim to being the largest such airport-based project in the US.…