While more investors are now actively considering how the transition to a low-carbon economy might impact the future performance of various companies, the potential risks associated with companies producing hazardous chemicals are still underestimated.
The huge problem of microplastics
Microplastics are a growing concern, and they are everywhere: in oceans and on mountain peaks, in food chains and ecosystems, in the most remote locations – even in our lungs and blood.
A plastic industry association “corrected” us on PTFE in an open letter – this is our reply
Earlier this year, we wrote an article about the Teflon chemical PTFE. We then received an open letter from the German plastic industry association PRO-Kunststoff, questioning some of the claims we made in the article. Here’s the letter, along with ChemSec’s answers to it.
Webinar: ChemSec study reveals consumer brands’ demand for clarity on recycled plastics
A new interview study from ChemSec on non-mechanical recycling shows that there is a gap between supply and demand when it comes to recycled materials, causing confusion and bottlenecks.
Over half of the chemical companies we rank in ChemScore are reacting to their score
Over half of the chemical companies we rank in ChemScore are reacting to their score Tweet ChemScore, our ranking of the world’s top 50 chemical producers on their work to reduce their chemical footprint, is gaining both speed and attention....
Consumer brands demand clarity on recycled plastics
Consumer brands demand clarity on recycled plastics Tweet ChemSec's new interview study shows that there is a gap between supply and demand when it comes to recycled materials, causing confusion and bottlenecks. Among other things, suppliers go out of their...
ChemSec and seven companies: We want to know which chemicals are used in the supply chain
The European Commission has made a promise to support frontrunner companies. But what do these companies want? Wonder no more; we have spoken to them, and what they really need is transparency.
Open letter to the Commission regarding transparency
With this letter, we urge the Commission to examine how to best incentivize chemical suppliers to share full information on chemical content and hazardous properties.
This is why YOU should respond to the REACH revision public consultation
This is the first major review of REACH since its implementation in 2005, and therefore a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change European chemical legislation.
Under construction: The chemical aspects of the Taxonomy Regulation – so far
What is the Taxonomy? How does it work? And how on Earth is it connected to hazardous chemicals?