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Despite its size, Australia’s wool sector is having to pay attention to animal welfare concerns among increasingly ethical consumers – and as a result, the practice of mulesing poses growing risk for sales. The country supplies 22.1% of the world’s clean wool and 70% apparel wool globally according to the latest 2023 annual report from the Sydney-based Sheep Sustainability Framework.…

The future of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) US rental market remains highly uncertain amid falling BEV resale values and persisting maintenance challenges.  

While the American car rental industry has collectively purchased over 100,000 BEV and other zero-emission vehicles (not including hybrids) to date, consumer demand for such cars is still evolving, according to the American Car Rental Association (ACRA). …

With universities grappling how best to integrate sustainability concerns into curricula and operations, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) has released a detailed report offering good practice examples from its 24 elite HE members.

A paper ‘How to Enhance Education for Sustainable Development – Trends and Good Practice at LERU Universities’ includes guidance and examples for HE institutions worldwide.…

Business schools worldwide are increasingly using diversity to help teach environmental, social, and (corporate) governance (ESG), as these sustainability issues grow in importance commercially and for regulatory compliance.

These strategies are underpinned by the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its associated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of which SDG 4 aims to ensure that by 2030, “all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development (…) and appreciation of cultural diversity” (https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda…

A long-established US-based international science, technology, engineering and applied and natural sciences quality assurance body is hoping its comprehensive guidance will boost the role women play in STEM education and professions, for instance developing artificial intelligence (AI), a ground-breaking tech thus far rolled out – mainly – by men.…

Universities and other institutions of higher learning in Uganda are being harmed by a glut of sports betting addiction that is forcing thousands of learners out of their studies.

The worst hit is the oldest and most prestigious university in the country, Makerere University, which has more than 35,000 students.…

Staff and students at Derna University, in eastern Libya, have rallied to repair an institution devastated by floods that tore through its home city and port Derna last September 11. The torrents, for example, seriously damaged the university faculty of education building, while killing 12 faculty professors and 28 members of university staff, with 286 students officially declared dead.…

US tobacco growers are facing tough times as labour costs rise, and American cigarette consumption continues to shrink.

In 2023, tobacco production in the US amounted to 432.45 million lb (pounds) (196.1kg), a 3.3% decline from the 447.4 lb (202.9 kg) produced the previous year and continuing a long-term downward trend, Fiona Dyer, lead analyst for tobacco at UK-based data analytics and consulting company GlobalData, told TJI.…

Emerging from past political unrest and economic downturns, Peru’s clothing and textile industry hopes for a strong 2024, leveraging ecological and technical innovations and a growing international presence through fairs and new commercial alliances.

“The industry has had a hard 2023; it has received a strong hit…” said Carlos Penny-Bidegaray, president of the textile committee at the Peruvian Exports Association (ADEX – Asociación de Exportadores).…

The USA’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its long-awaited rule on enhancing and standardising climate-related disclosures by companies listed in the USA and those undergoing public offerings. The rule largely follows single materiality principles of measuring the impact of climate change on reporters, with filers having to report climate-related risks reasonably likely to have a material impact on business strategy, model, operations and finances.…