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COSMETICS COMPANIES AND REGULATORS COMBINE FORCES TO STOP MICROBEADS POURING INTO THE OCEANS
Shocking media images of dead animals and birds, killed by ingesting plastic in oceans have pricked the collective conscience of personal care product manufacturers and consumers as industry self-regulation over the use of harmful microplastics appears to have outpaced formal governmental regulation.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EFSA LAUNCHES SUGAR SAFETY STUDY
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a comprehensive study into the healthiness of consuming sugar, that could guidance telling consumers when to stop eating sugary foods, such as confectionery. An ad-hoc working group with expertise in dietary exposure, epidemiology, human nutrition, diet-related chronic diseases and dentistry will examine the issue, along with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, which requested the work.…
BELGIAN AND ITALIAN CONSUMER ASSOCIATIONS CLAIM VW IS STILL FAILING ON EMISSIONS
German carmaker Volkswagen and one of its brands Audi both have downplayed allegations from two European consumer organisations that they still are cheating on nitrogen oxides (NOx) tailpipe emissions. Italy’s Altroconsumo and sister organisation Belgium’s Test-Achats, on April 11 published the same tests results, which both Volkswagen and Audi have rejected, claiming the organisations should release more test data to prove their cases.…
CAR PART SUPPLIERS WILL PROMOTE AUTOMATED DRIVING, EU INDUSTRY EVENT TOLD
EUROPEAN Union (EU) automotive suppliers are accelerating innovation in connected and automated driving (CAD), industry experts told the April 25 policy debate on ‘Safe, Sustainable, Smart Mobility’, organised by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) in Brussels.
“Digitalisation is the most important transformation in the car industry,” said Violeta Bulc, the Commissioner for transport and mobility on the EU executive body, the European Commission.…
DOES POPULISM INDICATE ACADEMIA ON THE ‘WRONG SIDE’ OF HISTORY?
In the wake of the rising tide in populism that has seen the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union (EU) and the United States elect a former reality television star, one respected educator warns that academia is not immune to the sentiments behind these events.…
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KENYA’S EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS FOR LESS GOVERNMENT MEDDLING IN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Kenya’s education minister has called for African governments to pull away from direct management of their country’s universities, saying such meddling is unnecessary and can hinder the development of effective management.…
OIL AND GAS SECTOR NOW WALKING THE TALK ON SUSTAINABILITY
The oil and gas industry is reshaping its strategies, practices and values as it responds to global agreements on climate change and sustainable development. The 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which came into effect in January 2016 – are prominent among global governance challenges driving change in the oil and gas industry, but pressure just keeps building.…
EGYPT’S PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR MAKES BUMPY PROGRESS, BUT THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
THE PAINT and coatings sector in Egypt is growing, but its progress has been unsteady, reflecting its bumpy political progress since its 2011 revolution that brought down long-standing President Hosni Mubarak. While a construction boom dominated by huge public private partnerships (PPPs) is driving up sales of decorative paint, according to industry analysts, a weak automotive sector is holding back overall growth with slow sales of refinishing paint.…
USA NONWOVENS SECTOR PUSHING FORWARD CONFIDENTLY, DOMINATING NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS
Success and sustainability appear to be the buzzwords of a US nonwovens industry that is moving forward confidently, leading the north American sector, which it dominates in sales and production.
Having recovered from a slight downward turn in capacity following the recession, the US sector has returned to healthy growth and an improving economic outlook, coupled with ever-increasing applications for engineered fabric products.…
MEXICO REFORMS AML EFFORTS – BUT VAST SUMS OF DIRTY MONEY STILL SLIP THROUGH REGULATORY CONTROLS
DESPITE significant progress in tightening anti-money laundering (AML) controls within Mexico, and significant progress in fighting the country’s notoriously violent drug traffickers, the fact is that the amount of dirty money laundered in the country remains eye-wateringly high. Despite headline grabbing events such as the arrest and extradition to the USA (in January) of key players like Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán – leader of the Sinaloa cartel, underlying problems in Mexican AML policy remain, including budget cuts to AML-related law enforcement and concerns over a weakening of US-Mexico law enforcement cooperation following the election of President Donald Trump amidst anti-Mexican rhetoric.…