Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports chain, and cosmetic brand IDUN Minerals are now joining H&M, Kingfisher and more in ChemSec’s corporate PFAS movement.
We asked a couple of retailers about toxic chemicals in their products, the answers we got were completely bonkers
Taking on the role of a regular consumer and asking retailers about chemical content in products proved to be surprisingly hard.
How a supply chain blacklist could help millions of workers exposed to toxic chemicals
The fact that the new manufacturing hubs of the world are now located in low-income countries where worker protection and environmental safety laws are nowhere to be found, means that workers are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to their exposure to hazardous chemicals. Could supply chain blacklists help solve this problem?
Kingfisher and EurEau next in line to say no to PFAS chemicals
Multinational home improvement company Kingfisher, and the European Water Association EurEau are the latest additions to ChemSec’s call to end the use of harmful PFAS chemicals in products and supply chains.
H&M, Coop Denmark join NGO ChemSec in call to end the use of PFAS chemicals
Companies ask regulators to take PFAS pollution seriously
Time has come for the new EU Commission to take some uncomfortable decisions
To me, it’s obvious that policy makers need to step up their game. The transition to safer chemicals cannot solely be driven by consumers trying to make sense of content declarations on the back of shampoo bottles. Besides, the positive environmental impact of an informed purchase is absolutely dwarfed by an industry wide law.
Can Dupont’s green chemistry pledge help wash away the PFAS disaster they created?
A couple of weeks ago, chemical producing giant Dupont announced via a press release its new sustainability goals, including an ambition to design all of its products in line with the green chemistry principles. In this situation, where the current business model has reached the end of the road, there aren’t many options left for Dupont but to announce a major turnaround.
3 findings from the new Mind the Store report card
Mind the Store just released its new report card, which shows some real improvements in how retailers are dealing with the use of hazardous chemicals in their products. Here are three interesting findings from this year’s report card.
PRESS RELEASE: New chemicals on the SIN List challenge the global supply chain
PRESS RELEASE: New chemicals on the SIN List challenge the global supply chain Go to SIN List Today, chemical specialist organisation ChemSec reveals the latest additions of industrial chemicals on its so-called SIN List – a compilation of over 900...
Plummeting stock prices show PFAS are bad business
Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are not only a huge threat to human health and the environment. They are also a really bad investment for the producers and their investors. Lawsuits and liability cases are making PFAS producing companies such as DuPont, 3M and Chemours lose a ton of money. They are also taking a huge toll on their respective stocks.