Agenda
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Staying ahead of PFAS regulation: PFAS tracker demo
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Coffee and registration
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Welcome and introduction
- Session 1: The regulatory landscape for sustainability
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Chemical industry package for product sustainability
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ESPR updates: What we know and navigating the unknown
- What do we know already? (fundamentals, scope, timeline etc.)
- What we don’t know yet
- When and how to start?
- Final takeaways
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Digital Product Passport as enabler to build a sustainable and circular economy
- Digitalization of value chain information – what´s needed
- Digital Material Passport versus Digital Product Passport
- Harmonized material description to foster efficiency, sustainability, and circularity
- Requirements for a sustainable data system to support the goals of ESPR
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 2: The impact of uncertainty
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The changing regulatory landscape: Omnibus I - Sustainability
- This session 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.
- It focuses on the paradigm shift in EU regulation that took place with the inception of the European Green Deal and the subsequent emergence of mandatory supply chain due diligence, whereby companies are made liable for violations of international norms on human rights and environmental protection. In this regard it also addresses the implications of the EU Forced Labour Regulation that will start to apply in 2027.
- It provides practical considerations for the legal and operational challenges that companies subject to these instruments face, in particular in light of the legal uncertainty surrounding their definitive form.
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How sustainability and predictability connects competitiveness and the circular economy
- Why companies and investors need predictability
- Why chemicals management is a business opportunity and why we need it to remain as one
- Why sustainability is the key for increasing competitiveness
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Panel discussion: Managing change and the risk of deregulation
- How can businesses balance innovation with compliance when the regulatory landscape is in flux?
- What are the potential risks of deregulation for product sustainability, and how can businesses prepare for both short-term disruption and long-term shifts?
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Lunch and networking
- Session 3: Sustainability concerns and risks
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Risk prioritization
- Preparing you for your journey from 'risk to resilience', we explore the prevalence of risks, where to start and how to prioritize risks to make the transition effective, efficient and sustainable.
- We will elaborate on minimum requirements for an effective and robust risk management and control frameworks, covering topics such as risk identification (incl. third party risks), the application of a risk-based approach (through risk prioritization), risk control and compliance.
- The session also features lessons learnt from other industries and a case study illustrating risk mitigation in a high-risk environment.
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Safer materials and substances of concern: How chemicals policy meets sustainability
- Value pools for safe and sustainable chemistry
- Dow actions on safer materials
- Link with EU policies and how these can support
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Regulations for microplastics
- EU Microplastics Restriction: overview of the REACH restriction and phase-in timeline
- Emerging Legal Frameworks: developments in water, waste, packaging, fertilizing products, and other relevant areas
- Disclosure Requirements: key obligations and practical implications
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 4: Managing and certifying sustainability in the supply chain
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From concern to confidence: Tackling hazardous chemicals and advancing safe and sustainable design
- Explore how novel scientific approaches can be used to identify chemicals of concern and how these insights can be integrated early in the design and production phases.
- Examine how CEFIC’s framework for the safe and sustainable use of chemicals can support the development of safer plastic materials.
- A key message is that collaboration between industry and research is essential. Only through joint efforts can we find solutions that reduce pollution, drive innovation, and ensure a sustainable future for chemicals within planetary boundaries.
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Sustainability case studies from throughout the supply chain
- This session will present real-world case studies demonstrating the management and assurance of sustainability throughout various stages of the supply chain.
- We will explore the complexities of data availability, data collection, and data verification through a series of supply chain examples, highlighting the multifaceted challenges faced by industry.
- Collaborative and pragmatic approaches will be explored as viable solutions to effectively illustrate and achieve sustainability within the supply chain.
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The EU ecolabel
- The EU Ecolabel as the EU’s official signpost of environmental excellence
- A closer look at the EU Ecolabel's approach to restricting hazardous substances
- The EU Ecolabel’s benefits for ambitious companies, consumers, and the environment
Miriam Thiemann
Policy Officer for Sustainable Consumption, European Environmental Bureau (EEB) & The European Consumer Organisation BEUC -
Q&A session
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