Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 371 to 240 to a one-year delay and amendments to alter the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a new law aimed at ensuring that products imported to or exported from EU markets no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation… Read More »EU Lawmakers Agree to Delay, Ease Law Banning Deforestation-Linked Products
A new set of guidelines called the ISO ESG Implementation Principles was released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) with the goal of helping businesses all around the world enhance their ESG performance, integration, measurement, and reporting. According to ISO, the new principles are… Read More »ISO Releases ESG Performance and Reporting Guidelines
Compliance with relevant Indian Standards or mandate of Quality Control Orders is a prerequisite for obtaining Ecomark certification. On October 1, 2024, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MOEFCC) published the Ecomark Rules, 2024 in the Gazette of India. It shall come into… Read More »India Publishes Ecomark Rules for 17 Product Categories
The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) declared on October 24, 2024, that the quality control orders for acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, and styrene (vinyl benzene), which were initially set to start on October 24, 2024, would now start on October 24, 2025, one year… Read More »India Postpones Three Chemicals’ QCO Implementation Until 2025
The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has declared that the Quality Control Order (QCO) for morpholine, which was initially supposed to go into effect on August 1, 2024, has been postponed once more, and will now go into effect on May 1, 2025.… Read More »India Delays Enforcement of the Morpholine Quality Control Order Again
According to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and REACH Regulations, 6% of cosmetic items in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) nations included prohibited hazardous chemicals, according to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum, which was held on October 30, 2024. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), long-chain… Read More »6% of European cosmetics contain banned chemicals, according to ECHA
The import, manufacture, and use of chlorpyrifos are expected to be banned in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently opened a public consultation on the proposal to ban chlorpyrifos. The EPA also notified WTO of this proposal on November 13, 2024. Comments… Read More »New Zealand to Prohibit Chlorpyrifos
On November 15, 2024, Brazilian Chemical Management Law No. 15. 022 officially came into effect, marking a significant step forward in the field of chemical regulation in Brazil. According to the provisions of this regulation, manufacturers and importers must complete registration in a newly established… Read More »Brazil Officially Launches Its Own REACH Regulation
Brazil REACH’s registration deadline will be no later than November 14, 2030. On November 14, 2024, the President of Brazil sanctioned Brazil’s chemical law (Law No.15, 022), also known as “Brazil REACH”. The law establishes the National Inventory of Chemical Substances and the assessment and… Read More »Brazil REACH Adopted into Law
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and CDP have announced a new cooperation agreement to enhance collaboration and alignment between their reporting standards and platforms. This initiative aims to simplify sustainability reporting for companies and improve access to data on corporate environmental impacts. GRI Sustainability Reporting… Read More »GRI and CDP to Improve Sustainability Reporting Framework Alignment
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