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3 findings from the new Mind the Store report card
Posted on November 19, 2019

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemSec Business Group
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IKEA and H&M join forces to improve recyclability of textiles
Posted on October 29, 2019

IKEA and H&M join forces to improve recyclability of textiles

IKEA and H&M have joined forces in a large-scale study reviewing chemical content of recyclable fabrics such as shirts, pants and other textiles as a step towards becoming circular.

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: ChemSec Business Group, Circular Economy, Textiles
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Kingfisher announces it is moving away from phthalates, PFCs and halogenated flame retardants
Posted on January 23, 2019

Kingfisher announces it is moving away from phthalates, PFCs and halogenated flame retardants

The home improvement company Kingfisher pledges to phase out three well-known groups of hazardous chemicals – phthalates, PFCs and halogenated flame retardants – by 2025.

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemSec Business Group
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Posted on November 30, 2017

The ChemSec Business Group meeting starts today

The ChemSec Business Group meeting starts today Circular economy and Substitution in practice – finding alternatives to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) – are the focus of the meeting, which is being hosted by the latest member of the...

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: ChemSec Business Group
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ChemSec’s annual Business Group meeting kicks off today
Posted on November 9, 2016

ChemSec’s annual Business Group meeting kicks off today

REACH, Circular Economy and substitution will be on the agenda during the two days of ChemSec’s Business Group meeting which kicks off today in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting is hosted by the Business Group’s latest member, the multinational clothing-retail company…

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: ChemSec Business Group
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The H&M Group joins ChemSec’s Business Group
Posted on June 21, 2016

The H&M Group joins ChemSec’s Business Group

The multinational retail clothing company H&M Group – which comprises of six independent brands: H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday and & Other Stories – joins the ChemSec Business Group today. – We welcome H&M to the ChemSec Business Group….

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: ChemSec Business Group
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Posted on June 7, 2016

European companies ask the Commission for protective EDC criteria

IKEA, H&M, Skanska, Kingfisher, The Swedish Construction Federation and COOP Denmark have sent a joint letter to the EU Commission, calling for the EDC criteria to be put in place swiftly. “We already have strict demands on our own product brands,...

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemSec Business Group, Endocrine Disruptors
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adidas Group joins ChemSec’s Business Group
Posted on November 30, 2015

adidas Group joins ChemSec’s Business Group

The sports goods manufacturer adidas Group, with more than 50 000 employees in 160 countries, is the latest company to join the ChemSec Business Group. Traditionally being a chemicals intensive sector, the textile industry faces challenges when it comes to…

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: ChemSec Business Group
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Posted on September 11, 2015

Coop Denmark joins the ChemSec Business Group

Today ChemSec announces a new member in the ChemSec Business Group – Coop Denmark. In recent years the food chain retailer has worked hard to tackle the issue of hazardous substances in their stores. Last month Coop presented a new,...

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: ChemSec Business Group
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Posted on August 20, 2015

TTIP concerns EurEau, urges EU to preserve progressive chemicals regulation

The European water industry body EurEau, which represents drinking and waste water services in 27 EU countries, is concerned about the potential impact TTIP might have on EU’s hazard-based approach to chemicals regulation, which is underpinned by the precautionary principle….

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: Chemicals & Business, ChemSec Business Group, TTIP
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