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Ethiopia’s Amhara region is engulfed in widespread conflict and with a state of emergency declared by the federal government on August 4 continuing, putting the status of thousands of students is in jeopardy as the unending strife threatens to disrupt the upcoming academic year.…

Since economic liberalisation and globalisation kicked in major economic growth in China since 1990, China’s food and beverage industry has expanded exponentially, boosting the country’s metal packaging industry (1).
London-based market researcher GlobalData (NOTE TO EDITOR – NO SPACE BETWEEN WORDS IN THIS COMPANY NAME) has forecast that China’s market will purchase more than 1 trillion units in 2024, with rigid metal packaging taking a 10.5% volume share of this vast financial cake (2).…

The release by the European Commission (EC) of the first European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) on July 31 has prompted concern that while efforts have been made to align these with International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) models, there are still important contrasts (1).…

European Union (EU) knitwear brands are facing an upcoming ban on the destruction of their products, when unsold and unused, under a proposed EU ecodesign regulation. The EU Council of Ministers is planning to insist on this ban during negotiations with the European Parliament and European Commission about a final text.…

While traditional benefits delivered by adhesives in the automotive industry – lightweighting and the ability to bond diverse substrates – remain a constant, the relentless evolution of the battery electric vehicle (BEV), is driving innovation in the segment, manufacturers and market analysts agree.…

THE EUROPEAN and global fashion and textile industry is witnessing rapid technological advancements, requiring garment workers with specialised skillsets, notably digital, to meet evolving demands. Indeed, the November 2022 State of Fashion 2023 report (1) from strategy consultants McKinsey & Co made clear that after 18 months of robust growth (early 2021 until mid-2022) post Covid-19, the fashion industry is facing challenges, including inflation, the energy crisis and rising material prices, that increases its demand for skilled labour.…

A key assumption at the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) this month (July 10-19) https://hlpf.un.org/2023; https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-07/HESI%202023%20Global%20Forum.docx.pdf; https://sdgs.un.org/HESI/2023GlobalForum is that higher education promotes sustainability – a new initiative will help measure that progress.

That was the focus of a side event to the UN forum staged yesterday (Tuesday, July 18) by the Sulitest Association – a non-profit organisation and online platform seeking sustainability universal literacy and drives SDG adoption across higher education worldwide.…

The China-Central Asian Summit that took place in China’s Xi’an in May 18-19 will positively affect Chinese textile and related input sourcing well beyond Central Asia, analysts’ comments and Chinese-language media reports indicate. China’s President Xi Jinping used the event, that was also attended by the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, to unveil an ambitious plan to help elevate Central Asia to the next level of its development — from building infrastructure networks to boosting trade (1).…

The secretary general of the United Nations has called for a significant increase in education spending and investment so that targets in the UN’s sustainable development goal (SDG) for the sector are met. At present, said UN Secretary General António Guterres, in comments for the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) this month (July 10-19) https://hlpf.un.org/2023…

The UN’s Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is developing practical guidance for HE ranking organisations wanting to integrate the delivery of sustainable development goals into their assessments of universities and colleges.

This initiative – highlighted at a HESI global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI…