Our annual Global Business Summit 2020 gave attendees the chance to be part of the chemicals management of the future by hearing valuable insights into why the safety of chemicals is integral to sustainable development and quality risk management is critical to corporate success.
Using a mix of presentations, discussion panels and Q&A sessions, the conference welcomed experts from Clariant, Echa, the EU Commission, Cefic, Brenntag Nordic and the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre. Topics that were explored included:
- the development of sustainable chemicals management strategies;
- the sourcing of materials;
- manufacturing and production;
- chemicals in use; and
- waste and recycling
Key takeaways from Chemical Watch
Reflecting on this year’s virtual event, Chemical Watch’s managing editor, Kate Lowe, reported on the key takeaways from the summit. Read the highlights here
Speakers
Bo Balduyck
Project Manager, Echa, Finland
Carlo Pettinelli
Director, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, EU Commission, Belgium
Marianne Lyngsaae
Quality System Manager, Brenntag Nordic, Denmark
Elise Vitali
Policy officer on chemicals, European Environmental Bureau, Belgium
Frederik Johanson
Partner, Sales, REACHLaw, Finland
Myriam Tryjefaczka
Director Sustainability and Public Affairs EMEA, Tarkett, France
News from the conference:
DG Grow, Cefic outline views on chemicals strategy as final talks take place
‘Essential’ uses of hazardous chemicals, ‘safe by design’ and problems of enforcement are just some of the issues recently raised by senior figures from DG Grow and Cefic on the chemicals strategy for sustainability, due to be published on 14 October.
We regularly publish news coverage on global regulatory developments on our website – click here to see recent articles.
Testimonials
“Very good moderation, lively discussion and well prepared presentations.”
“The conference was very well organised. It respected the setup of a physical conference to the maximum that an online conference can offer.”
“The online conference went well. Good content.”
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