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IF the UK loses its right to European Research Council (ERC) grants and access to the European Union (EU)’s 9^th Framework Programme (FP), dubbed Horizon Europe (1), a long tradition of cooperation in research and innovation will be put at risk, scientists warn.…

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The connection of information and operational technology through smart factories makes for undeniable improvements in manufacturing efficiencies, in output and cost. But all new technologies spark fresh vulnerabilities for attacks by criminals. Given the latent strength of smart factories is in connectivity, cyber-attacks are their most important illicit threat.…

Tobacco companies are closely watching the impact of Germany’s Supply Chain Law, taking effect in 2023, the first time German companies have been given legal responsibility to respect human rights in global supply chains. Industry observers predict there will be a considerable need for additional compliance efforts by tobacco producers and traders as a result.…

The gap between halal and natural beauty is narrowing down as halal beauty brands integrate more natural and vegan ingredients into their products, and global cosmetics companies use more ingredients that are inherently halal.

“In essence, the majority of halal ingredients are of non-meat origin, hence vegan products, for example, are by default usually halal,” Amna Abbas, consultant for beauty and fashion at Euromonitor International told Salaam Gateway.…

Bangladesh is emerging as a major supplier for high-value suits in Europe and the US, taking advantage of the disruption faced by manufacturers in China, Vietnam, and Ethiopia during the Covid-19 pandemic. While Bangladesh faced its own supply chain and production disruption, China’s tough response to the pandemic has harmed its clothing production, Vietnam’s apparel sector has encountered labour shortages and Ethiopia’s Covid-19 woes have been worsened by civil war.…

A public-private partnership in Taiwan has been leveraging visual scanning technologies to help launch a standardised platform using artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately render fabrics digitally.  

Its goal is to help propel Taiwan from a major quality fabric supplier to a world player in digital fashion design.  …

Muslims have been considering how their ‘Zakat’ charitable obligations during Ramadan delivers an obligation to supporting Muslim refugees from Ukraine, forced from their home by the Russian invasion of their country.

The war has prompted the largest refugee crises that Europe has experienced this century, even larger than the impact of the war in Syria.…

With the Islamic finance sector growing fast – with global turnover valued at USD2.2 trillion, according to S&P Global Ratings’ Islamic Finance Outlook 2022 Edition, with a projected 12% growth between 2021 and 2022 – demand for higher education courses on the topic are growing fast.…

Halal certification systems are many and varied worldwide, but if they have one uniting feature, it is their use of logos, affixed to products, buildings and publicity, to promote the importance of their guidelines.

These symbols are important to certification bodies, and time and imagination is spent on making them distinct, even if their designs are not universally popular.…

The Russian paint industry is being disrupted by its government’s invasion of Ukraine, with foreign coatings majors quitting the country, hit hard by resulting financial and trade sanctions. Ukraine’s smaller paint and coatings sector has been devastated by the miliary action, with factories and offices destroyed and supply chains wrecked.…