Agenda
Please note: Timings are in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
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Registration
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Welcome
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Keynote: Rising to the challenge of developing sustainable products
- There are an increasing number of drivers for sustainable products from investors, regulators, and the marketplace
- The factors that weigh into determining sustainable products are also increasing including carbon neutrality, circularity, toxicity and other factors such as social justice
- It is critical for companies along the value chain, along with government authorities and other stakeholders, to develop clear criteria and metrics for defining sustainable products, in addition to driving innovations that enhance sustainability attributes over time.
- Session 1: Supply Chain Transparency /Responsible Sourcing
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Moderator
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Key trends and drivers shaping corporate approaches to responsible sourcing programmes
- Drivers of stakeholder requests to assess the environmental performance of an organization's supply chain and to ensure that its partners are approaching sourcing in a responsible manner
- How organizations are responding
- How to take practical steps to assure sustainable performance
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Benefits and challenges in ingredient disclosure trends in the US
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Supply Chain Transparency
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Refreshments
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Transparency in Consumer Goods
Molly BlessingVice President of Sustainability & Product Stewardship, Household & Commercial Products Association -
ESG Disclosure in Supply Chains: Overview of emerging regulation and approaches for collaboration
- Links between corporate ESG requirements and supply chain sustainability
- Different ways supply chains can collaborate
- Risk management measures that can be used to mitigate risks
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Q&A
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Lunch
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- Session 2: Design for sustainability
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Moderator
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Embedding product sustainability into research and development
- Incorporating product stewardship and regulatory into PhaseGate R&D projects
- Case study – New chemical TSCA PMN success
- Case study – Delays due to significant changes late in the PhaseGate process
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The Future of Distribution: Delivering Transparency & Sustainable Growth
- How distribution enables transparency and sustainable growth throughout the supply chain
- Establishing a Sustainable & Natural Products Framework
- How distribution’s sustainability goals can decarbonize and circularize the supply chain to meet new consumer demand for safer, cleaner, healthier and eco-friendlier products and services
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Starting Your Journey in Sustainability
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Data Sharing: A strategy to accelerate sustainable design
- ChemForward's globally harmonized repository of chemical hazard assessments and safer alternatives provides necessary infrastructure to inform change;
- Shared data requires trust in the quality of the data, quality is a continuous improvement process;
- Multi-stakeholder approaches contribute to scale and create collective impact;
- Improved access and knowledge create economic and social benefit.
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Flame retardants regulatory challenges by class or sub-class: Paths to meet sustainability expectations in a complex industry
- Brief history of regulations affecting halogenated flame retardants
- Recent activity to regulate as a class or sub-class
- Chlorine, Bromine and perFluoro
- Alternatives, polymeric bromine and non-halogens
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Q&A
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Close of Day One / Cocktails