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Dulles International Airport, serving the US capital of Washington DC, is set to join a growing number of American airports that are putting the grassy territory around their runways to use producing solar energy. Planners of Dulles’ proposed solar farm and storage facility hope to lay claim to being the largest such airport-based project in the US.…

The South Korean aesthetics market is regarded by UK-based market researcher GlobalData as the fastest growing in the Asia-Pacific region, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7% between 2022 and 2030, displayed remarkable resilience during the pandemic.…

China’s nonwovens industry is preparing for ongoing long-term growth, bolstered by increasing demand for nonwovens globally and inspired by the drive for digitisation within the country, to improve manufacturing productivity and efficiency. With support from national government policy and initiatives to boost digitisation in nonwovens manufacturing, industry majors and small-and-medium-sized business owners alike are pursuing greater use of industry 4.0 tech, noted the Europe-China Eco Cities Link Project, a project backed by the European Union (EU) and the Chinese government [1].…

The Germany-based Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI – Sächsische Textilforschungsinstitut) (1) has been working hard on developing textile grippers as tools that replace the human hand as the industry increasingly adopts automation. (2) STFI analysis sent to Textile 4.0 stressed the need for a wide variety of grippers given the large variety of fabric workpieces in clothing and textile manufacture.…

FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network), the USA’s FIU, has been implementing detailed reforms to the country’s AML/CFT regulatory system that had been authorised by the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Passed by Congress in January 2021, overriding a veto of former President Donald Trump, a key plank of the reforms has been strengthening the USA’s previously anaemic efforts on UBO controls, which had been found wanting by past FATF MERs.…

The exchange of intelligence is a key element of AML/CFT, with FATF’s recommendations 36 to 40 focusing on international cooperation. The Egmont Group of FIUs also continues to hone how it securely delivers exchanges of sensitive AML/CFT information between its 167 members.…

The United States Department of Justice’s top priority for corporate criminal enforcement will be “going after individuals who commit and profit from corporate crime,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced in a policy statement made September 15 (1). “Whether wrongdoers are on the trading floor or in the C-suite, we will hold those who break the law accountable, regardless of their position, status, or seniority,” Monaco said unveiling new DoJ law enforcement priorities (2).…

The benefits to knitwear manufacturers of investing in sophisticated machinery and software may be undeniable, but when an industry can call on a large pool of cheap human labour, companies need to see clear financial benefits from acquiring such tech.

This dilemma is particularly stark in south Asia textile and clothing outsourcing centres, where labour can be particularly low cost.…

Anti-fraud managers see the same old tricks and swindles repeatedly, even if repackaged and more digitalised than in the past. But why do people keep falling for well-worn scams?

To some extent it is that there are more fraud attempts targeting more people, who lack experience of such deception.…

Fraud is sometimes downplayed as a ‘victimless crime’, especially when companies are the direct victims. While that is obviously untrue, frauds associated with food that can directly harm consumer health give the lie to this statement. It is one reason why food fraud is a clear priority problem for international policy makers.…