During this webinar, you can expect to receive an overview of the implications of the Cosmetics Directive revision and what they mean for your business, as well as what you can do to avoid facing negative consequences of revised legislation and ensure that your business is compliant.
PFAS in cosmetics is anything but skin deep
The make-over project of removing PFAS from the cosmetics industry still has a long way to go. But test studies and legal tightening on this issue around the world makes us believe in a bright, glowing future.
Webinar: Everything you need to know about chemical recycling
Webinar: Everything you need to know about chemical recycling Building a viable system for recycling of plastics is one of the most important sustainability challenges of our time, and absolutely necessary in order to realize a circular economy. So it...
The promised land of chemical recycling is clouded by shortcuts like mass balance and book & claim
Chemical recycling is a golden opportunity to meet the future demand of recycled materials. It also provides ample opportunity for making a lot of money. This combination makes it tempting for companies to take shortcuts in order to satisfy the market, often resulting in values like sustainability and transparency being thrown out the window.
5 key points that must be met for chemical recycling to work
We believe that recycling, including chemical recycling, is necessary for the further development of a viable circular economy. However, the chemical recycling technologies employed must support circularity – not only in theory, but also in practice.
Risk is Dead
The circular economy forces us to focus on the hazardous properties of chemicals. To neglect this and instead talk about the risk of exposure is close to absurd. Surprisingly, some parts of the chemical industry still do this. It’s time for a change of mind.
We’re speaking at the Commission’s high-level meeting on chemicals today, here’s what we’re going to say
The Chemicals Strategy gives clear direction on how the transition towards safe and sustainable chemicals should be achieved. Many European companies are already well on their way towards sustainability, fully in line with the Commission’s Chemicals Strategy. A fully realised and implemented Chemicals Strategy will greatly support their work and ambitions for this ongoing transition.
What is Hoogenboezem-Fisher?
Hoogenboezem-Fisher is the name of a made-up PR & lobby firm and the setting of an awareness campaign by NGO ChemSec, released in May 2021.
H&M Group’s position on safe-by-design chemicals definition to drive circular economy
H&M Group outlines its position on chemicals and circular economy.
ChemSec takes a leap across the Pond
Over the last decade, the majority of people engaging with ChemSec have been based in the US. So we thought it was about time we opened up our first office “over there”, led by environmental veteran Daryl Ditz, based in Washington DC.