On August 13, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated “Prime Minister’s Decision 13/2024/QD-TTg on Updating the List of GHG Emitting Facilities that must Conduct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories.” This decision will enter into force on October 1, 2024, and at the same time Prime Minister’s… Read More »Vietnam updates facility list subject to GHG inventory regulations

The European Commission announced revisions to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation with additional limits on N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and N-ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) in Notification G/TBT/N/EU/1079, which it filed to the WTO on July 30, 2024. Twenty days after being published in the EU Official Journal, these… Read More »EU Extends Chemical Regulations to Embrace DMAC and NEP under REACH Annex XVII

India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the latest draft “Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2024” on July 31, 2024, which supersedes the 2016 rules, and is seeking comments for 60 days. The draft has stipulated Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR)… Read More »India Notifies Draft EPR Rules for Construction & Demolition Waste

A set of draft revisions to the Drinking Water Quality requirements (the Standards) were introduced on August 21, 2024, by Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MOENV). The amendments include new requirements for Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Until October 21, 2024, comments on the draft… Read More »Taiwan Drafts PFAS in Drinking Water Standards

Assessments of climate resilience under 1.5°C and 2.5°C warming scenarios are mandated by new reporting requirements. It is imperative that organizations examine and connect their current climate risk strategy with this dual-scenario reporting. Beginning in January2025, investors—including asset owners—must get ready for more stringent climate… Read More »Australia Enacts Historic Law Increasing Companies’ Climate Risk Disclosures and Strengthening Global Alignment and Transparency

Following implementation, the QCOs will need the manufacturer to submit an application for a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Grant of License in order to utilise the Standard Mark. The Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India published a notice in the Indian Gazette… Read More »India Delays Quality Control Orders for PVC and PP Materials

In July, 2024, the Emergency Management Bureau of Shanghai, China, published Guidelines Listing Work Safety Rules for Hazardous Chemical Companies in different industries. The guidelines consist of eight parts that cover the following, respectively: Special equipment Dangerous operations Storage and transportation of hazardous chemicals General… Read More »China’s Shanghai releases guidelines listing work safety rules for hazardous chemical companies

The Philippine Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) released a notification on August 6, 2024, highlighting how crucial it is for businesses to register their Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiatives. The nation’s ambitious aim of reducing plastic trash by 40% by the end of 2024 depends heavily… Read More »Philippines’ EPR Law Targets 40% Plastic Waste Reduction by the End of 2024

Published as Federal Law No. 14.904/2024. In order to direct the implementation of steps to lessen the vulnerability and exposure to risks of environmental, social, economic, and infrastructure systems in the face of the current and anticipated negative effects of climate change, the law establishes… Read More »Brazil: New federal legislation establishes standards for creating strategies to adapt to climate change