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A LEAKED draft of proposals for a new European Union (EU) regulation on real-driving emissions (RDE) from light passenger and commercial vehicles would allow new cars to emit 50% more potentially lung-cancer causing particulates than under current air quality legislation, an environmental group is claiming.…

THE SHORTAGE of skilled labour is the “second most pressing issue next to political instability” that is hindering growth in Thailand manufacturing firms, a Bangkok-based World Bank expert has told People Management.

Indeed, the south-east Asian country’s skilled labour shortage has been getting worse: for example, the number of weeks it takes to fill a vacancy for a skilled worker in Thailand has increased from about five weeks on average in 2007 to about eight weeks in 2015, said the World Bank’s east Asia and Pacific programme leader for poverty and human development Lars Sondergaard.…

Non-wovens textile manufacturers are likely to benefit from a soaring Chinese market for their products, thanks to a fast ageing population, the government’s recently launched two-child policy, and demand created by air pollution that continues to plague the country, and international conference in Shanghai has head.…

Fast fashion is all about getting product to market quickly without over-spending. And while new technologies such as digital printing machinery can speed up the process, they can also add cost.

Guido Schlossmann, president and chief executive officer of Thailand-based consultants Synergies Worldwide, stressed to just-style that the key issue is getting the balance right.…

BANGLADESH’S apparel makers have invested heavily in improving factory safety since the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster but global buyers are still failing to pay fair prices and following non-transparent purchasing practices, a conference in Dhaka has heard.

Speaking at the Sustainable Sourcing in the Garment Sector (SSGS) conference, held on September 29, in the Bangladesh capital, policymakers, producers, retailers and experts stressed that the race to the bottom should be stopped, as the industry needs to move from paying minimum wages to living wages.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Assembly today (Oct 6) formally approved a Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the first industry-focused global climate change system.

It aims to control carbon dioxide emissions from international aviation through global market-based measures (GMBM), with airlines reducing buying emission permits from trading systems or funding carbon offset projects that reduce CO2 emissions elsewhere.…

The Internet can be described as an iceberg: the websites and services most people use on a regular basis are the tip sticking out of the water, and there’s an entire other, much larger world submerged below. This underwater portion generally goes by two names – the deep web and the dark net.…

THE ASIA-PACIFIC region has been regarded as the workshop of the world for most of the 21^st century, and this is especially true for the technical textile sector, where output has continued to grow, partly fuelled by growing regional demand.…

BIG data means big money, especially for telecoms and internet companies. However, the fact that they are holding, collating, processing and monetising so much data makes heavy weather for IT-based anti-fraud systems. As a result, the siren song of cloud-based anti-fraud programmes is becoming increasingly attractive as companies look to scale up their protection to take account of growing datasets.…

PERSONAL care product and cosmetics manufacturers are continuing to invest in sustainable materials – such as responsibly-sourced cardboard and bio-plastics. Indeed, such green alternatives can boost sales in markets where consumers are increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of products. But packagers still face challenges in ensuring these meet the standards of their clients, particularly in premium sectors.…