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The European Commission has published an extensive list (1) of the European Union’s (EU) politically exposed persons (PEPs) who should be subject to greater due diligence in banking and other transactions. The list covers functions, not individuals, in the bloc’s 27 member states and the EU’s own institutions.…

Hong Kong-based shirtmaker Esquel has been developing natural dyes to boost its sustainability, seeking similar quality colours and fastness to dyes based on artificial finishing chemicals. These innovations were explained during the company’s annual Esquel Integral Conversation event, tis year held on October 26, as usual in Guilin, southern Chinaat Esquel’s Integral Sustainable Development Garden.…

While the global economy has not performed as badly in 2023, as inflation-focused doomsayers predicted (the International Monetary Fund has projected 3% growth for 2023 and 2024, down from 3.5% in 2022), companies are still struggling, especially with interest rate rises.…

Usually, free trade agreements are good news for dairy industries, or, at worst, one sector feels it has lost out compared to its competitors affected by a deal. But after the European Union (EU) and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement (FTA) this July (2023), after four years of negotiation, both the European and NZ dairy sectors – important global players – were underwhelmed by its terms.…

Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil, has confirmed plans to make International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) reporting standards mandatory from January 2026, having already authorised voluntary use by public companies and investment funds from 2024. The country’s finance ministry and its securities regulator the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) have confirmed the move under CVM resolution 193.…

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) private Al Ain University (AAU), located in the oasis city with the same name, is leading the way on sustainable development among local universities, through initiatives to boost quality education and global and national partnerships.
AAU, in Abu Dhabi emirate, on the Oman border, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was considered the best UAE university in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings#!/length/25/locations/ARE/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)’s proposed new intellectual property (IP) rules to safeguard inventions (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/09/25/intellectual-property-council-adopts-two-positions-on-designs-protection-legislation/) will cut red tape and boost technology transfer, university research experts have told University World News (UWN). They praise the increased opportunity to protect new products.…

PACKAGING companies worldwide are increasingly choosing more environmentally friendly packaging, driven by tough laws, such as the European Union’s (EU) proposed packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) (1). This is moving through the EU’s legislative decision-making system, ready for approval in 2024, with the European Parliament adopted its first reading report on November 22 – coordinated by French liberal MEP Frédérique Ries (2).…

Speakers at the Textile & Fashion Forum Helsinki 2023 have stressed the need to transform the textile sector from linear to circular economy principles, to achieve robust sustainable practices across the industry.

Leading textile and fashion professionals and experts stressed the need for green innovation at a two-day forum organised by Finland’s clothing and textile industry association Finnish Textile & Fashion and European industry organisation Euratex.…

Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh have offered to increase minimum wages for their employees above an earlier offer of Bangladesh taka BDT10,400 (USD94) per month (up from today’s BDT8,000), but worker unrest this morning (Thursday) continued while negotiators debated the new rate.…