“The EU won’t put up a fight against hazardous chemicals,” seven of Sweden’s most prominent chemical scientists argue in a recently published op-ed (in Swedish). The EU Commission is more concerned about protecting the economic worth of chemicals than protecting…
The ChemSec Business Group meeting starts today
The ChemSec Business Group meeting starts today Circular economy and Substitution in practice – finding alternatives to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) – are the focus of the meeting, which is being hosted by the latest member of the...
The SIN List is more relevant than the Candidate List
The SIN List is more relevant than the Candidate List 13,000 users can't be wrong Ι By Anne-Sofie Andersson It wasn’t until about six years ago, during a trip to Japan, that I fully realized the impact that the SIN...
Sustainable investing outperform the rest of the market
There is mounting evidence that investment funds which observe environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in their strategies tend to outperform those that don’t by a significant margin, according to the Financial Times. With graphic evidence from index providers, global…
New data gives more insight into companies producing hazardous chemicals
Who is producing hazardous chemicals and how does production change over time? Does chemical legislation lead to a decrease in production of the most toxic substances? ChemSec tries to answer these questions using publicly available data and presents this information...
All SIN List chemicals belong on the Candidate List
Today the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) presented an analysis of the SIN List. This is part of the agency’s work to screen external sources for substances of concern and constitutes a thorough mapping of all SIN List chemicals. ECHA concludes...
Four approaches to substitution your company should start considering
As the managing director of a SME with its own sustainable technology I spend a lot of time thinking about how to achieve successful green substitution and about what the constituents of this process are. I recently got a chance to bounce my own ideas off others when I took part in a Chemical Watch seminar in Copenhagen. During the seminar two things stood out for me.
The pace of tackling hazardous substance is too slow, the Commission’s report finds
ChemSec welcomes the European Commission’s recently published background study for the non toxic environment strategy and urges the Commission to take on board the study’s findings in the upcoming strategy. “This is an important report that provides a very good…
Chemical tax can be very effective and more countries should try it
Chemical tax can be very effective and more countries should try it Written By Anne-Sofie Andersson Putting a tax on products that contain hazardous chemicals is a very effective tool to reduce the negative impact these chemicals have on health...
Alternative providers need exposure if substitution is to become more than a buzzword
I think that dating sites manifest one of the best and most intrinsic qualities of the internet: to connect people. And of course, this quality can be used for more than dating and finding a new partner – it can also be used to speed up the transition from hazardous chemicals to safer alternatives.