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The first chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said a key goal of the creation of global sustainability standards in financial reporting will be fighting greenwashing, where companies make false claims about the environmental benefits delivered by their products and services.…

An experienced American fraud investigator with 33 years’ experience worldwide has told Fraud Intelligence how developing interpersonal skills are essential to his work. But with people growing up communicating with smart phones, such skills are becoming rarer.

In an interview with FI, Don Rabon, CFE, president of the Successful Interviewing Techniques consultancy, said: “If you can relate to people and make that connection, it will help forgive a lot of interview inequities.…

The Chinese government’s policy of pursuing zero Covid-19 cases in China has been causing significant supply chain challenges across all the country’s industries and markets. But in the food industry, companies importing ingredients or frozen foods have had to tackle the toughest issues.…

Japan may become a significant market for the halal food sector in future, predicts the Japan Halal Association, whose members are looking ahead to sustained growth once the Covid-19 pandemic ebbs. Faslin Mohammed Lafir, head of halal certification and international relations, of the Japan Halal Association, stressed that the country’s Muslim population is around 120,000 individuals at present, with an estimated 10,000 Japanese converting to the religion every year, boosting potential halal sales.…

British and Swiss banks have been fined a total of EUR344 million for operating a cartel coordinating their foreign exchange (forex) spot trades of the world’s 11 most important currencies – USD, EUR, GBP, Japanese Yen, Swiss francs; Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars; Danish and Norwegian krone and Swedish Kroner.…

Britain’s open register of beneficial ownership was groundbreaking worldwide but its effectiveness as a bulwark against money laundering is being debated, even as both the European Union (EU) and the US move ahead at varying pace to replicate the system. The question of whether BO registers should be open or closed is one that is being discussed in countries around the world.…

Growth in demand for and production of renewable diesel is set to disrupt the global liquid fuels sector, with major increases in refining capacity being developed now. Renewable diesel has major potential as a transitional alternative energy source, because, unlike standard biofuels, in its highest quality form, it is chemically identical to fossil fuel diesel. …

The Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated a revision of the island’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Law, partly to help paint and coatings manufacturers maintain access to the European Union (EU) market. The reform will take account of the EU’s planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which may levy duties on products the EU deems have been made with excess carbon emissions.…

The lorry driver shortage in the UK has grabbed headlines, with concerns raised that Britain’s Brexit from the European Union has worsened the problem. And while that is almost certainly true, the shortage of drivers willing and able to take on commercial haulage jobs is far from being a Britain-only challenge.…

The increasing decriminalisation and legalisation of cannabis as a recreational and medicinal substance has encouraged the liberalisation of hemp as a fibre crop, whose use in some jurisdictions had been restricted because of laws against the plant’s chemically-active ingredients.

This is starting to change, most notably in the USA, which used to have severe anti-marijuana laws, but which now has 18 states that have legalised recreational cannabis use.…