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The European Sustainable Chemicals Conference 2024 opened with insightful keynote addresses from the European Commission's Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea 🇪🇺, Director for Circular Economy at DG ENVIRONMENT, European Commission and Nobuaki Mori, CEO & Chairman at AGC Chemicals Europe. Ciobanu-Dordea's speech covered the context of the Green Deal and Clean Industrial Deal as well as both the REACH revision and the PFAS restriction and Mori gave an overview of the company's contribution to the chemicals industry, their use of green and circular solutions, as well as the challenges of the proposed regulations for chemicals companies. We now look to our next sessions: • Chemicals Policy 2.0 – Towards a Competitive and Sustainable Europe for an overview of chemicals and specifically REACH regulation, and; • PFAS – What’s the European Regulatory Trajectory and What Role for Innovation? Follow #ChemConf24 as the morning continues to discover more about #ChemicalsRegulation in Europe.

The fourth reason why companies choose to use Enhesa Sustainable Chemistry is to comply with international reporting and sustainability requirements. A couple we frequently hear include the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the EU Taxonomy (under the European Green Deal). CSRD requires companies to report on the environmental impact of chemicals, which requires more insights into the hazards across each company. EU Taxonomy allows companies to share a common definition of economic activities that can be considered environmentally sustainable, while aiming to eliminate green washing. Companies are being held more accountable for their sustainability progress each year, so many lean on our team for support. Using our helpful dashboards that provide list screening and chemical hazard assessment data across 23 endpoints, our clients can easily track progress on initiatives. Follow for more! #chemicalhazardassessments #sustainability #sustainablechemistry Enhesa Sustainable Chemistry

Aiming to demystify LCAs and their significant role in driving forward sustainability in the chemical industry, our new guide, ‘Establishing the #environmental impact of products’ is now available. Get your copy now > https://ow.ly/3g0250SKL9a #LifeCycleAssessment #LCA #Chemical #ChemicalIndustry #Environment #Sustainability

Join us on Jun 19th for a discussion on Sustainability for the Chemicals sector: ✅ Emerging concerns on chemical properties and the regulatory impact ♻ Eco-design in the light of ESPR 📢 EU Green Claims and implications on sustainable marketing https://lnkd.in/eT6kp9tb #CircularEconomy #ChemicalSustainability #Sustainability

Efforts to reduce the environmental impact of chemical processes have shaped the evolution of the entire sector. #chemicals #rawmaterials https://lnkd.in/eHMeAYvN

Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the @Steptoe EU Chemicals and Sustainability Conference, where a panel of experts delved into the overarching sectoral challenges that bridge the gap between business and politics. I am glad we could drive the discussion around ethanol, which underscored the critical importance of science-based and coherent EU legislation. A big thank you to all the speakers and attendees for making this event a success. Together, we are paving the way for a safer and more sustainable future. #Sustainability #EURegulations #ScienceBasedPolicy

A new Environmental Footprint (EF) database is currently being developed by an unprecedented collaborative effort in the chemical industry. While discussing this topic, Dixit Parmar, Sustainability Manager at The Lubrizol Corporation, explained why organizations large and small can benefit from secondary databases like the new EF database.   Watch the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/dANjtfnK

Come join us tomorrow to learn about emerging European Chemicals policies!

Time to act on a sustainable chemicals revolution We have been advocating for a comprehensive approach to managing chemicals throughout their lifecycle since our 2020 strategy for a sustainable chemicals revolution. Current attempts at the massive undertaking of addressing chemical pollution are not working. For the world to solve the major environmental and health challenges we face, there must be a sustainable chemicals revolution. Governments across the world, including the UK, agreed to a new Global Framework on Chemicals last September – but we can't deliver on our international commitments without a coherent and comprehensive strategy for managing chemicals at home. In the UK, promises to deliver a #ChemicalsStrategy have been repeated time and again, since 2018. This week the Royal Society of Chemistry convened organisations from across the chemical sciences and raised our voices alongside those from major environmental groups. The government's response has been to once again promise action, without making the commitment to when this will be forthcoming. Our joint open letter was published in the Times on Thursday, coinciding with questions being asked at Westminster by MPs Chi Onwurah and Ruth Jones. There is no time to waste in launching a coherent and connected chemicals strategy, through which the UK can make best use of its undoubted scientific expertise and adapt to changing regulation more effectively. It must introduce both forward-looking regulation and business incentives in order to protect the environment and public health. Without this crucial strategy, the government is standing in the way of efforts to tackle chemical pollution, grow a safe, circular economy, develop new skills in the next generation of employees, and become a true science superpower.

Mapping the global governance of plastics, UN study examines the role of international sustainability criteria for plastics and chemicals The global governance of plastics and associated chemicals encompasses various multilateral agreements. This report presents the first comprehensive mapping of the existing global governance landscape for plastics and associated chemicals. The mapping includes both binding and voluntary measures adopted at the global level that explicitly address plastics and chemicals known to be found in plastics, as well as those measures that may indirectly cover plastics and associated chemicals. The report discusses opportunities to enhance the governance of plastics based on globally agreed principles and approaches, particularly those outlined in UN Environment Assembly resolutions. __________________________   BRS (2023). Global governance of plastics and associated chemicals. Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva. Karen Raubenheimer, Niko Urho. https://lnkd.in/eUH9n2CT 'BRS' is short-hand for the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.