For businesses
Are you looking to phase out harmful chemicals from your business? Great, you’ve come to the right place! If you’re not — don't worry, we'll convince you.
Here are three reasons why you should phase out hazardous chemicals from your business today:
✔ Stay ahead of legislation. With several upcoming chemical regulations, switching to safer alternatives lets you stay one step ahead when they come into force.
✔ Avoid bad rep. Or even better, earn a positive reputation for being a progressive and caring company that drives change within your industry.
✔ Listen to consumer demand. People don’t want harmful chemicals in their products. It’s as simple as that.
“ChemSec’s SIN List is an important tool to secure our progressive chemical agenda
and ensure that we stay ahead of legislation”
— Maria Åkerfeldt, Chemical Regulatory Affairs Lead at H&M Group
ChemSec’s role
A growing number of companies are working actively with chemicals management to reduce their use of hazardous substances, inspired by international environmental agreements as well as their customers’ concern for safer products.
And ChemSec is here to help out with that.
We have a long history of guiding companies on how to move away from harmful chemicals and an abundance of information and tools aimed at companies looking to improve their chemical management work. Don’t listen to the haters. Substituting hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is both technically and economically feasible.
On this page, you’ll find out which chemicals to avoid, how to spot unwanted substances in your supply chain, and where you can find safer alternatives. You’ll also learn more about ChemSec’s different corporate initiatives and how they help drive progressive chemicals legislation.
Say NO to PFAS:
Join ChemSec’s corporate PFAS Movement!
Since 2020, the PFAS Movement has brought together more than 120 companies worth over $130 billion, all united in their support for a ban on forever chemicals.
Companies want tougher legislation
A common misconception is that companies find chemical regulations ineffective, burdensome and costly. But the truth is that companies like predictability, they want to know what’s going to happen and what’s allowed.
This is why companies tend to view regulation as a way to reduce economic risks, create an equal playing field, and support public and consumer relations. In fact, there is evidence showing that large sectors of industry would gain from stricter chemicals legislation.
A number of world-leading companies within their industries understand this and have joined the ChemSec Business Group to share best practices on chemicals management and push for more progressive legislation. 100+ other companies have joined our corporate PFAS Movement, calling for a comprehensive EU restriction on forever chemicals.
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Chemsec Business Group
The ChemSec Business Group is a collaboration among world-leading companies from various industries to reduce the use of toxic chemicals.
We’re here to help you with your chemicals management!
Substituting toxic chemicals for safer alternatives. Oh, if it only could be as simple as snapping your fingers… Unfortunately, it is not. We’re the first ones to admit that.
So, for this reason, we’ve developed a couple of chemicals management tools to help you out. All the tools are free of charge and used by hundreds of thousands worldwide to improve their companies’ chemicals management game.
The SIN List is a database of +1,400 red-listed substances that you should avoid since they are harmful to human health and the environment and because of this likely to be restricted in the future.
Once you know what chemicals to avoid, you need to find safer alternatives. This is where ChemSec Marketplace comes in. Marketplace gathers all safer solutions and green chemistry innovations in one place, making it a whole lot easier to get the substitution work going.
BONUS: Since the problem chemicals on everyone’s lips right now are PFAS, we’ve also developed the PFAS Guide, which guides you through the whole substitution process — all the way from identifying PFAS in your supply chain to finding out how to replace them.
