Agenda
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Coffee and registration
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Welcome and introduction
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KEYNOTE: Who's Minding the Store? Insights from the Retailer Report Card
- Session 1: Updates from the US
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The balance between product safety and product sustainability in the context of the new administration
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Staying ahead of the curve on state chemical policy
- Where states are going on chemical regulation, looking at trends and sectors of interest
- Review consumer polling on chemical regulation
- Case studies of manufacturers and retailers staying ahead of the curve
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EPR: A view of implementation across different states
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 2: Green chemistry and European updates
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Moderator
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Panel discussion: Role of federal vs state
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Green deal evolution and the chemical strategy for sustainability: SSbD
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EU Supply chain due diligence and CBAM
- The European Green Deal initiated a wave of legislative initiatives that incorporated the concept of mandatory supply chain due diligence, whereby companies are made liable for violations of international norms on human rights and environmental protection. Similarly, the EU’s CBAM requires EU importers of in-scope goods to report the carbon emissions associated therewith, which in turn requires exporting companies to ensure that they have verified carbon emissions data at their disposal.
- This session addresses this legal paradigm shift in EU regulation and discusses the practical implications thereof on chemical companies operating in the EU or doing business with EU customers.
- Specifically, it discusses the latest legislative developments in respect of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and CBAM including the Omnibus negotiations as well as relevant implementing and delegated acts. The presentation also addresses the implications of the EU Forced Labour Regulation that will start to apply in 2027.
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Q&A session
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Lunch and networking
- Session 3: Sustainability certification, labelling and claims
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Welcome back
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Sustainability certification and ecolabelling: US focus
Molly Blessing
Vice President of Sustainability & Product Stewardship, Household & Commercial Products Association -
Global focus on environmental claims & greenwashing
- As companies respond to consumer demands for more sustainable, eco-friendly products, there has also been a rise in false or misleading environmental claims, sometimes called "greenwashing."
- In response, in recent years, a number of global jurisdictions have enacted laws to prohibit such claims, unless they are based on adequate and proper testing.
- This session will provide an overview of the world's most stringent greenwashing laws, including jurisdictions like the European Union (EU), France and China, with a view toward ensuring companies' approaches to environmental claims are accurate and not misleading.
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Litigation case
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 4: Practical insights
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Driving sustainability through innovation
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Utilizing life cycle assessment (LCA) for sustainability impacts
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Industry insights
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Q&A session
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Close of conference
