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The global market for tallow, traditionally a common ingredient in the production of soaps, detergents, and lubricants, is undergoing considerable movement, driven by rising consumption of meat products coupled with the rising usage of tallow in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biofuels and feeds industries.…

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.…

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.…

The Portuguese automation machinery manufacturer ESI Robotics is working to launch in 2025 an innovative robot for sewing, which its co-founder Gil Sousa believes will be a game changer for the textile sector.
The firm, whose initials stand for ‘Engineering, Solutions and Innovation’ and which works on research and development, industrial automation, robotics and mechanical solutions, has 40 workers, and is based in the northern city of Vila Nova de Famalicão, a textile manufacturing hub.…

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…

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).…

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.…

The European Union (EU) is struggling to tackle corruption in its own institutions with real and perceived cases of backdoor lobbying, undue influence, cash for questions, conflicts of interest and revolving doors (to jobs with industry). These are harming the reputation of the European Parliament, the executive European Commission, the Council of Ministers and several EU agencies.…

With the Gulf a key focus of this and next month’s COP28 meeting in Dubai, universities in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait are playing a more proactive role in promoting sustainability within their campuses and beyond.

All three countries are facing tough environmental challenges intensified by climate change, such as extreme heat, with these wealthy Arab countries’ HE sectors seeking solutions, for instance in food and water security.…

With the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) summit this November and December, UAE higher education institutions have intensified their focus on climate change and sustainability, greening campus infrastructure, developing courses and engaging with the private sector.…