The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) provide investors with a more comprehensive assessment of corporate chemicals management following collaboration between ChemSec and RobecoSAM Corporate chemicals management will from now on play a greater role in evaluating performance in the RobecoSAM…
Do you remember the colorful puzzle game Rubik’s Cube, found in nearly every kids room since back in the seventies? Of course you do, you probably had one yourself and perhaps your kids today have one, too. According to Wikipedia…
The content of this week’s SEAC meeting, where authorisation of regulated chemicals are discussed, all boils down to the question: Which businesses do we want to support in Europe – old-fashioned industry unwilling to phase-out carcinogens, or start-ups innovating safer…
Commonly used chemicals could harm brain development in children, leading to lower IQ and prevent children reaching their full potential. This is the conclusion in a report released this week by NGO CHEM Trust. The impacts – which may include ADHD…
This week ChemSec replied to the Commission’s public consultation regarding the RoHS cadmium display exemption. ChemSec strongly oppose this extended exemption since it will disfavour EU based companies providing sustainable innovation and alternatives. Additionally, cadmium is not biodegradable. “Cadmium cause…
The SIN List database was updated last week with new substances and now consists of a total of 912 CAS numbers. This can be compared to 173 CAS numbers on the Candidate List. The new substances are mainly newly classified…
Occupational Cancer: Brussels accomplice of industry This is an English translation of the first article in a two-part series originally published in Le Monde, Friday, February 24, 2017. Published here with the permission of the author, Stéphane Horel. You can…
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s employment committee voted to amend the directive regulating carcinogens or mutagens at work. The original proposal coming from the scientific committee (SCOEL) has been criticised by both organisations protecting the environment and workers as cynical and…
