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A GLOBAL policy framework that incentivises sustainable plastics design is needed and essential in building a circular economy. This was one of the key conclusions of the introductory session of a Global Forum on Environment in Copenhagen, staged by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), May 29-31.…

MALAYSIA has long positioned itself as a higher-tech source of textile manufacturing and so it is maybe no surprise that it has been growing its digital textile printing segment.

That has been to the benefit of key Japan-based digital imaging and printing solution supplier Epson, which currently claims a Malaysian market share of 87% – based on data harvested last year (2017).…

KEEPING accounting relevant through ongoing transformation is the driving force of Olivier Boutellis-Taft, chief executive of Accountancy Europe. “Change is my fuel,” says the industry organisation chief, speaking to Accounting & Business at his office in the heart of Brussels’ European Union (EU) quarter.…

A VOTE by the UK parliament to insist that Britain’s overseas territories introduce publicly available beneficial ownership registers by December 31, 2020, has sparked anger and dismay within these autonomous, mainly small island, jurisdictions.

An amendment to a UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill requires the British government to impose such registers on its OTs by this deadline, if the local administrations have not created their own.…

THE HIMALAYAN kingdom of Bhutan may have a ban on smoking in public spaces under the Tobacco Control Act of 2010, but it is not hard to find smokers flouting this law. The legislation specified sporting centres as public spaces under the act, but when Tobacco Journal International visited the national stadium in the capital Thimphu to watch the opening game of this season’s Bhutan Pepsi Football League on April 21, it followed young fans walk to washroom at half-time to light up smuggled cigarettes.…

A DRAFT European Commission regulation amending European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH is to insist that chemical manufacturers using nanoparticles must consider the special potential environmental health impact of using them in their products.

These proposals have been backed by the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) REACH committee.…

THE BUSINESS of selling paints and other coating products is expected to skyrocket in Kenya as the government implements President Uhuru Kenyatta’s agenda of providing affordable housing in urban and rural areas and promoting manufacturing industry, over the next five years.…

WITH the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) about to hold a new plenary on June 27-29, jointly with the FATF-style regional body from the Middle East and North Africa (MENAFATF), the global AML body is assessing its new operational plan for terrorist financing.…

The European Commission has proposed that minimum mandatory standards of whistleblower protection are imposed across the European Union (EU). Under proposed legislation, all companies with more than 50 employees or an annual turnover topping EUR10 million, as well as state, regional and local administrations would have to set up an internal procedure to handle whistleblowers’ reports.…

THE ORGANISERS of Italy’s premier beauty trade fair, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, are claiming a record number of visitors and international buyers attending this year’s 51st edition of the event from March 15-19. Exceeding the 250,000 visitors from last year’s Cosmoprof, attending foreign buyers, distributors and retail representatives grew 11% in 2018, year-on-year.…