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 notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 30 by the Government of Canada on July 27, 2024. By January 29, 2025, pertinent entities are required by this notice to provide information on the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) specified… Read More »Canada Demands PFAS Information from Businesses

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

In September, 2024, the Ministry of Public Security and five other departments jointly issued a notice regarding the addition of seven substances, including N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine, into the Regulation on the Administration of Precursor Chemicals (henceforth managed as precursor chemicals). The specific substances include N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine, 1-N-Boc-4-(Phenylamino)piperidine,Norfentanyl, Cannabidiol,… Read More »Seven Substances Including N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine Added to the Administration of Precursor Chemicals in China

The Circular Economy Blueprint for Solid Waste in Malaysia (2025–2035) was unveiled in August by the Malaysian Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT). This plan provides direction for creating a Circular Economy, with the objective of having a 40% national recycling rate by 2025.… Read More »Malaysia publishes the Solid Waste Circular Economy Blueprint (2025–2035)