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The development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe could help its long-established and highly regarded textile sector to boost its sustainability and ability to recycle materials. With the European Union (EU) generating some 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste per year, (1), the European Commission has been pushing the sector to improve its recycling, just as the EU has passed a groundbreaking regulation, in force from July 12, law designed to encourage AI and its ethical use (2).…

Can usage and sales in Europe’s largest economy, Germany, are robust, indicating a positive outlook for metal packagers and fillers. Separate data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and Forum Getränkedose (FGD), an association representing can majors such as the Ardagh Group, Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Ltd and Crown Holdings Inc, show that the metal can was the only beer container to see growth in Germany in 2023, at 3.8%, compared to a 4.5% drop in overall beer sales (1). …

It is a rule of thumb that every new economic and social innovation brings its response in fraud, and the phalanx of sustainability reporting rules and certification is expected to prompt a wave of environmental fraud.

Companies have long been accused of ‘greenwashing – making false sustainability claims about their goods and services – and regulators are increasingly cracking down on the practice, with a new European Union (EU) green claims directive under consideration.…

Anti-fraud professionals are seeking greater access to larger data pools, inside and outside their organisations, to improve the ability of audit procedures to identify financial crime.

Said Linda Miller, founder and CEO, of the US-based fraud risk consultancy Audient Group: “Fraud is a data problem.…

Increasing pressure from researchers is prompting revised regulatory controls to reduce the use of flame retardants in textile products over concern that consumers may be exposed to air-borne chemical emissions that might damage their health.

A new US-focused study in the academic journal Environmental Science & Technology, for example, (1) has concluded that the integration of flame retardants in car seats may increase passenger and driver exposure to cancer-causing chemicals – especially during the summer.…

The election of a new Labour government in the UK comes at a critical time for chemical – and hence textile finishing materials – regulation in Great Britain, with public consultation under way on potential changes to how GB (not Northern Ireland) regulates its chemical industry and market (1).…

The role of corporate treasury departments amid global and regional volatility, technological change, and sustainability goals will take centre stage at the upcoming ACT Middle East summit in September (1).

This region continues to grapple with tough macroeconomic challenges of sluggish growth and poor productivity, but also more intense regional political concerns, such as the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.…

Canada’s automakers are considering how to best overcome resistance to buying BEVs because of reduced range and recharging challenges in the country’s frigid winters.

There is plenty of evidence that battery ranges decline in cold winters, when charging takes longer, eats up more power and is more expensive.…

European Union (EU) member states have been adapting to the new legal guidance on access to their national registers of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) following the November 2022 ruling (1) at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and a new EU directive published June 19 (2024).…

The election of a new Labour government in the UK comes at a critical time for chemical – and hence paint and coatings – regulation in Great Britain, with public consultation under way on potential changes to how GB (not Northern Ireland) regulates its chemical industry and market (1).…