2022 – ChemSec

December 19, 2022

DuPont hides its chemical production behind confidentiality

DuPont hides its chemical production behind confidentiality DuPont isn’t the only chemical company infamous for its legal somersaults in dodging responsibility and clouding the facts about its hazardous substances. But the company’s latest move is unprecedented: claiming confidentiality for its...

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemScore

December 15, 2022

EU Commission, do you see the writing on the wall?

EU Commission, do you see the writing on the wall? After a push from parts of the chemical industry, the EU Commission has said it will delay the REACH revision. But frontrunner companies are unhappy with the decision and have...

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: Chemicals & Business, Policy, REACH

December 15, 2022

A company request for an ambitious revision of REACH

A company request for an ambitious revision of REACH Dear Mrs. von der Leyen, We, the companies signing this letter, want to encourage the EU Commission to deliver an ambitious revision of REACH as soon as possible. This is absolutely...

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: Chemicals & Business, Policy, REACH

December 8, 2022

Big Chem company: It’s a no-brainer to move away from the worst substances

German-based Lanxess, and Ecolab, based in the US, are the first companies in the ChemScore ranking to explicitly state that they will not develop or market any new products that contain substances of very high concern.

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemScore, Investors

December 6, 2022

ChemScore 2022 reveals growing differences between global regions

European companies have significantly improved their average score. In contrast, the average total score of companies based in North America and Asia have dropped.

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemScore, Sonja Haider

November 29, 2022

Investors with $8 trillion call for phase-out of dangerous “forever chemicals”

PRESS RELEASE: Investors with $8 trillion call for phase-out of dangerous “forever chemicals” World’s biggest chemical companies turning blind eye to emerging global crisis Investors with US$8 trillion under management and advice are calling on the world’s biggest chemical producers...

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: ChemScore, Investors, Press Releases

November 23, 2022

Toxic chemicals in plastics cost society a fortune. Here’s how to avoid it

Toxic chemicals in plastics cost society a fortune. Here’s how to avoid it The social costs of plastic pollution are huge, ranging in the hundreds of billions of dollars. The number one culprit behind these massive costs are the chemical...

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: Chemicals & Business, Chemicals & Climate

November 21, 2022

Will companies try to Texas two-step their way out of PFAS liabilities?

Will companies try to Texas two-step their way out of PFAS liabilities? More and more scientific reports are showing the incredible scale of the PFAS pollution crisis. Not surprisingly, PFAS-producing companies are now being sued like there’s no tomorrow. Some...

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: Chemicals & Business, PFAS

November 15, 2022

Chemicals are part of the triple planetary crisis. Here are 3 things that must be done

Chemicals are part of the triple planetary crisis. Here are 3 things that must be done The world is facing a triple planetary crisis. Climate change, chemical pollution and loss of biodiversity are three separate but also highly interlinked issues. Chemical...

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: Chemicals & Climate

November 8, 2022

This is what delaying the REACH revision actually means

This is what delaying the REACH revision actually means A couple of weeks ago, the EU Commission announced that the revision of the REACH regulation will be delayed. Instead of the first months of next year, the revision is now...

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: Chemical Strategy, Policy, REACH

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DuPont hides its chemical production behind confidentiality

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EU Commission, do you see the writing on the wall?

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A company request for an ambitious revision of REACH

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Big Chem company: It’s a no-brainer to move away from the worst substances

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ChemScore 2022 reveals growing differences between global regions

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Investors with $8 trillion call for phase-out of dangerous “forever chemicals”

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Toxic chemicals in plastics cost society a fortune. Here’s how to avoid it

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Will companies try to Texas two-step their way out of PFAS liabilities?

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Chemicals are part of the triple planetary crisis. Here are 3 things that must be done

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This is what delaying the REACH revision actually means

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