The European Commission has launched a new call for evidence to gather feedback on its initiative to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The objective is to enhance the regulation’s effectiveness and reduce the reporting and compliance burden on investors. In force since 2021,… Read More »European Commission Opens Call for Evidence to Streamline and Update SFDR Regulation

Two industrial compounds were formally added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial compounds (AIIC) on April 28, 2025, according to an announcement made by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). Long-term monitoring and assessment of the safety of these compounds has culminated in this… Read More »Australia Completes a 5-Year Assessment and Adds Two Industrial Chemicals to AIIC

CDP, a leading climate research organization and environmental disclosure platform, has announced a strategic restructuring that could lead to a workforce reduction of approximately 20%. This move is part of a broader shift in strategy aimed at easing the reporting burden for companies. Established in… Read More »CDP Restructures to Ease Sustainability Reporting Demands

Early in 2025, the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization released the Draft Implementation Rules to increase adherence to the country’s KKDIK chemical laws. These regulations, which seek to improve chemical lifecycle management and simplify industry compliance, provide clarification on important procedures such as pre-registration,… Read More »Turkey Unveils Draft Implementation Rules for KKDIK Pre-Registration, Lead Registrant Deadlines Unveiled

In China, these 44 compounds are currently regulated as existing chemicals. New usage registration will be necessary for some current chemical compounds if they are employed for industrial purposes other than those that are allowed. The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) declared on… Read More »China Updates Permitted Uses of Two Current Chemical Substances and Adds 44 New Chemical Substances to IECSC

India’s Ministry of Finance has unveiled a draft framework for its Climate Finance Taxonomy— a classification system designed to identify sustainable economic activities aligned with national climate objectives. The taxonomy aims to mobilize significant capital flows to support India’s net zero transition while minimizing the… Read More »India Unveils Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy to Mobilize Investment Toward Net-Zero Targets

At the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, which took place on May 2, 2025, member nations adopted a resolution to add long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) and the hazardous chemical chlorpyrifos to the list of pollutants that need to be controlled. The… Read More »Long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids and chlorpyrifos have been added to the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that need to be controlled

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), has recently announced revisions to the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACS) List and changes to the production and import quantity reporting requirements. These updates include the removal of… Read More »Key Revisions to Japan’s Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List: 7 Chemicals Removed, 3 Added