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As researchers continues to identify health and environmental problems created by textile chemicals that have been widely utilised in the past, regulation tightens, and while this is rarely by international treaty, controls do spread worldwide over time. This is certainly the case regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been commonly used within the clothing and textile sector for fire protection, water repellence and oil resistance, preventing stains.…

LABEL-MAKING automation is increasingly important to the global packaging industry. Indeed, the Wisconsin, USA-based global identification and compliance solution specialists Brady Corporation calls automated labelling a “must-have” – saying that the question is not if a company will automate its labelling process, but when (1).…

INNOVATIONS related to nonwovens nanofibres are developing fast amidst ongoing research into properties and potential uses resulting products.

Belgium-based international nonwovens industry association EDANA’s scientific and technical affairs director Marines Lagemaat, told Nonwovens Report International said the technology is very “promising when it comes to filtration applications”.…

With the world’s illicit economy making up between 7% and 15% of global GDP according to the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) (1), a national security NGO based in Washington DC, the need for robust law enforcement, including AML controls is clear.…

Higher education should embrace rather than shun artificial intelligence and related modern technologies, such as the increasingly ubiquitous AI apps ChatGPT and GPT-4, this year’s ASU+GSV Summit, staged in San Diego, heard yesterday. (Monday, April 17).

Assessing the fast-changing technological landscape and its impact on higher education, Dan Schwartz, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, in the USA, commented: “We need to be able to navigate the future and future is changing.”…

Speaking at the event on Friday (Feb 17), Mark Carney, UN special envoy for climate action and finance, and former central bank governor for the UK and Canada, said of the baseline: “It’s critical. You need compatible information.”  

Mr Carney stressed ongoing discussions between the ISSB and major jurisdictions, such as the EU (European Union), the USA and Japan, about the need for regulatory harmony.…

Can blockchain technologies help the textile industry resolve past transparency weaknesses in the supply chain, as well as inefficient inventory management, by facilitating fundamental changes to existing supply-chains and processes. Blockchain technologies’ decentralised storage of immutable records of physical asset transactions within digital ledgers, say some experts, can help transform the textile industry throughout the supply chain, from source (raw material point of origin) to shopfloor (brands and retailers).…

US automakers finally have more certainty about the technical rules within the European Union (EU) designed to ensure its 27 member states only allow sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) from 2035, but – say American auto industry experts, Chinese competition could be strong.…

LABEL-MAKING automation is increasingly important to the global packaging industry. Indeed, the Wisconsin, USA-based global identification and compliance solution specialists Brady Corporation calls automated labelling a “must-have” – saying that the question is not if a company will automate its labelling process, but when (1).…

Detailed negotiations over the final texts of the planned comprehensive reforms to the European Union (EU) AML/CFT regime are about to begin, with the European Parliament setting out what changes it wants flowing from this legislative package. That includes that football (soccer) clubs, agents and federations be subject to AML obligations; that additional checks for politically-exposed persons (PEPs) by extended to heads of regional and local authorities, and PEP siblings; that extended due diligence is always undertaken for high net worth individuals (their minimum wealth is not defined in the amendments); that the threshold for beneficial owner declarations be lowered to individuals holding 5% or more of voting equity; that BO rules should insist that the beneficial owners of real estate held by offshore corporates be disclosed; and cash transactions over EUR5,000 should be banned – up from the current EUR10,000.…