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.
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.
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.
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...
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…
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….
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,...
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…
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,...
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….