ChemSec publications

To the left you find all ChemSec publications sorted by subject.

Some of our latest publications
 parabens fact sheet
Parabens – everyday endocrine disruptors to be phased out (2013)

Parabens are still commonly used, but the market has started to shift away from them. to replace parabens, either less hazardous preservatives can be used, or changes in production and packaging can eliminate the need for preservatives. ChemSec urges companies to speed-up the phase-out of parabens, consumers to ask for alternatives and eu policy-makers to act on the current scientific knowledge and regulate the use of these substances.

Parabens – everyday endocrine disruptors to be phased out

SIN Producers List for Investors
 
The SIN Producers List for Investors (2013)

This publication aims to assist financial investors to evaluate companies and the financial risks associated with producing high-concern substances, the substances included on the SIN List. The data presented in the first part of this publication covers companies listed in the MSCI World Developed Markets Index. The second part presents the 27 European chemical companies listed in the “STOXX® All Europe 800 Chemicals” index.

The SIN Producers List for Investors

The SIN Producers List - March 2013 update 
 
The SIN Producers List - March 2013 update (2013)

This second edition of the SIN Producers List presents 709 companies that, in accordance with REACH, have registered the production or import of SIN List substances in the EU. This data has been gathered from the publicly available database of registered substances provided by ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency.

The SIN Producers List - updated in March 2013

 2.1 update of the SIN List
The 2.1 update of the SIN List (2013)

This fact sheet descibes the update of the SIN List to the 2.1 version

The 2.1 update of the SIN List

Complete SIN List methodology
Complete SIN List methodology (2013)

This methodology describes the process of selection substances for the SIN List - from version 1.0 to 2.1.

Complete SIN List methodology

Chemicals Criteria Catalogue
Chemicals Criteria Catalogue - a guide for investors evaluating the chemicals management of chemical producers (2012)

This criteria catalogue is the first of its kind aiming to cover all aspects of chemical risks and opportunities for chemical manufacturers. It presents a comprehensive set of powerful indicators to enable investment professionals to evaluate the chemicals management and
performance of a chemical-producing company. It also includes an overview of the most important and far-reaching chemicals regulations globally.

Chemicals Criteria Catalogue

SUBSPORT leaflet
SUBSPORT - guidance on how to substitute hazardous chemicals (2012)

SUBSPORT is a multilingual free-of-charge web portal that aims to be the first entry point for anyone interested in substituting hazardous chemicals. It constitutes a state-of-the-art resource on safer alternatives and is a source of information on alternative substances and technologies, as well as tools and guidance for substance evaluation and substitution management.

SUBSPORT leaflet