Annual symposium on the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Registration is now open for the tenth Toxic Substances Control Act Annual Conference! Leading panelists will reflect on the challenges and accomplishments since the implementation of the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments ten years ago and will discuss where the Toxic Substances Control Act stands today. The full agenda will be posted in the coming weeks, but reserve your spot (in-person or online) today!
A research report titled Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation, released by Change Chemistry and the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, outlines why government incentives are critical to helping businesses scale more sustainable chemicals — and how those incentives can reduce risk, unlock investment, and enable real market adoption.
A look at new research on harmful chemicals in synthetic hair extensions and what it reveals about the inequity of everyday beauty. This Science Café explores the health risks associated with this largely unregulated category of beauty products, which disproportionately affect Black women.
Are you interested in finding out which research needs ECHA added to its Key areas of regulatory challenge report? If so, this webinar is for you. It will cover these topics in detail, followed by a Q&A session where you can ask questions and learn more about the relevance of these topics to the work of other agencies such as the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Food Safety authority (EFSA).
On April 22, Change Chemistry and the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at UMass Lowell will publish Incentivizing Sustainable Chemicals: A Policy Roadmap for Innovation, Manufacturing, and Market Transformation. Based on a yearlong working group of US and EU companies across sectors and the full value chain, the report identifies policy incentives governments can deploy to accelerate innovation, commercialization, and adoption of sustainable chemistry at scale.
This webinar will present the report’s findings, including:
As global sustainability challenges become more complex and interconnected, the engagement of scientists, and specifically early-career chemists in policymaking, is gaining urgency. This perspective highlights the current status of science policy engagement in chemistry across all continents. It identifies key institutional models, regional disparities and opportunities for action. Using examples from Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania, we explore how chemists are engaging and shaping the science policy interface.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, bioaccumulative chemicals widely used in industry and consumer products, and now detected across environmental media and human populations. This study assesses the societal costs of PFAS pollution in the European Economic Area (EEA) under four hypothetical exposure scenarios: 1) business as usual (BAU) for emissions; 2) full compliance with the Drinking Water Directive (DWD); 3) full compliance with Environmental Quality Standards (EQS); and 4) a total ban on PFAS production and use.
The document, developed by the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN), outlines South Africa’s strategic approach to transitioning towards a circular economy, emphasizing the importance of responsible and inclusive practices through initiatives like the JUST2CE project. It highlights the need for collaboration and innovative business models to enhance sustainability and resource efficiency across various sectors, ultimately fostering economic growth and social equity.
