EEB conference 2018

European Environmental Bureau holds annuals conference on November 5, 2018; toxic chemicals and circular economy to be discussed; registration now open

Amazon’s safer chemicals policy

Amazon is the first primarily e-commerce retailer to publish chemicals policy and restricted substances list

Chemical footprinting: 2018 annual report

3rd Chemical Footprint Project report shows companies have more knowledge about chemicals in their products, make efforts to reduce hazardous substances

More retailers take part in annual ranking

Non-profit organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families includes 12 new retailers in annual ranking of progress towards eliminating toxic chemicals and using safer alternatives

Webinar on SIN list

ChemSec hosts webinar explaining its SIN List on October 3, 2018; registration now open

Denmark to launch substitution program

Danish Environmental Protection Agency announces program to collaborate with interested parties on innovation and substitution of harmful chemicals

U.S. bill to promote sustainable chemistry

Two U.S. senators reintroduce Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act

Innovation challenge for greener chemicals

Collaborative industry innovation challenge leads to development of safer preservatives for consumer products

Non-toxic chemicals are good for business

ChemSec discusses how hazardous substances can lead to costly business scandals and that substitution is necessary for a successful circular economy

Online retailers tackle dangerous products

Amazon, Alibaba, eBay, Rakuten France sign EU Commission’s ‘product safety pledge’ to remove dangerous products from sale more quickly; NGOs call for more specific action on hazardous chemicals