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BRAZIL TEXTILE FINISHERS MULL DIGITAL EXPANSION, DESPITE LOCAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Brazil’s larger companies operating digital textile printing services have experienced a sharp recovery since social distancing restrictions imposed by Covid-19 waned, with many companies now investing in new equipment to move forward. But the country’s troubled politics – with far-right President Jair Bolsonaro earlier this month (September) saying he would refuse to recognise decisions made by the country’s Supreme Court – are limiting how much commercial risk textile firms are prepared to make.…
THERANOS CASE SHOWS HOW COMPANIES AND EXECUTIVES ARE EASILY DUPED AND FAIL TO CONDUCT PROPER DUE DILIGENCE
A fraud case now underway at San Jose, California, has seen prosecutors allege senior business executives were duped by a young wunderkind in medical technology – Elizabeth Holmes. But lessons can be learned here – straightforward due diligence may have saved victims a lot of money – Keith Nuthall reports.…
ANTI-FRAUD INVESTIGATION TECH DEVELOPS APACE – BUT IT SHOULD AID RATHER THAN REPLACE FACE-TO-FACE QUESTIONING, SAY EXPERTS
With electronic communication methods proliferating, as machine learning and artificial intelligence systems develop fast, the potential for using technology to detect deception and lies is growing. But interrogation experts maintain that the most effective way of detecting lies and deceit remains a combination of face-to-face interviews, backed up with analysis that can help them assess the resulting exchange.…
WHEN IS A LOBBYING SCANDAL REALLY CORRUPTION?
The question of when and whether lobbying is ethically questionable or even a criminal bribe is a complex issue, with rules varying according to jurisdictions. Often, actions that are politically embarrassing, are definitely not bribes, or indeed unlawful in anyway. For example, on September 15, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney survived a no-confidence vote in the Dáil Éireann over his handling of the appointment of former minister for children Katherine Zappone as his country’s ‘Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Opinion and Expression’.…
ANTI-FRAUD INVESTIGATION TECH DEVELOPS APACE – BUT IT SHOULD AID RATHER THAN REPLACE FACE-TO-FACE QUESTIONING, SAY EXPERTS
With electronic communication methods proliferating, as machine learning and artificial intelligence systems develop fast, the potential for using technology to detect deception and lies is growing. But interrogation experts maintain that the most effective way of detecting lies and deceit remains a combination of face-to-face interviews, backed up with analysis that can help them assess the resulting exchange.…
WHEN IS A LOBBYING SCANDAL REALLY CORRUPTION?
The question of when and whether lobbying is ethically questionable or even a criminal bribe is a complex issue, with rules varying according to jurisdictions. Often, actions that are politically embarrassing, are definitely not bribes, or indeed unlawful in anyway. For example, on September 15, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney survived a no-confidence vote in the Dáil Éireann over his handling of the appointment of former minister for children Katherine Zappone as his country’s ‘Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Opinion and Expression’.…
REGULATION OF TRANSPORT OF BIO-BASED OILS AND FATS BY SEE GETS MORE COMPLEX – BUT COMMERCIAL REWARDS REMAIN HIGH
THE TRANSPORT of edible oils and fats by sea is not just big business – it has become increasingly regulated under international convention and controlled by industry standards, with a view to improving efficiencies and reducing the risk of pollution and contamination.…
GREEK METAL PACKAGING SECTOR REMAINS MIXTURE OF MAJORS AND SMALL PLAYERS, FIGHTING COVID-19 DISRUPTION
The Greek metal packaging sector is characterised by fragmentation between two multinationals and a larger number of smaller Greek enterprises. This defines a national industry that is primarily inward looking, with few exports. Vasilis Papapanousis, sales director at leading tinplate manufacturer ELSA SILGAN Metal Packaging SA, told CanTech International that exports do not account for more than 5-10% of the total Greek production metal packaging.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ICCO POISED TO WEAVE SUSTAINABILITY INTO GLOBAL COCOA AGREEMENT
THE RULING council of the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) is preparing to agree major reforms to the International Cocoa Agreement, which should see the agreement increase its commitment to boost sustainability in the chocolate sector.
Council members are considering final changes committing the ICCO to ensuring that cocoa production, processing and manufacture is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.…
THERMAL BATTERIES KNOCK AT DOOR OF COMMERCIAL VIABILITY
Last July (2020), Infracapital, the infrastructure team at UK-based investment managers M&G plc, invested EUR 110 million (USD130 million) in EnergyNest, a small Norwegian company that has developed a novel thermal battery technology. Its ThermalBattery (a trademark) batteries, consisting of a concrete-like storage material made from abundant, recyclable and non-hazardous geomaterials, store excess industrial heat until needed, enabling the transfer of industrial waste heat into electricity and renewable power in industrial heat processes.…