Agenda

  1. Coffee and registration

  2. Session 1: Tracking SVHCs in products
  3. Welcome and introduction

    Erwin Annys Erwin Annys
    Head of Unit Support and Enforcement, ECHA, Finland
  4. The Danish consumer APP tracking SVHC chemicals in consumer products – a case from the Danish retail market

    • Danish market experience using the APP tracking SVHCs
    • When do consumers get benefits using the tracking APP?
    • Responsibilities when informing consumers about SVHCs
    • The way forward for solid consumer information about SVHCs
    Jakob Lamm Zeuthen Jakob Lamm Zeuthen
    Head of Environment Policy, The Danish Chamber of Commerce
  5. The AskREACH project - Raising awareness on Substances of Very High Concern in articles among the European population, retailers and industry

    • Duty for article suppliers to communicate information on SVHCs in their articles
      LIFE AskREACH aims to facilitate SVHC communication between consumers and companies and between
    • companies along the supply chain
    • Database for article suppliers and smartphone app for consumers
    • A supply chain communication tool for companies
    • Invitation to volunteer as pilot companies
    Arno Biwer Arno Biwer
    Group Leader Environment Policies, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg
  6. Tools identified to ensure transparency and traceability of substances of concern in articles

    • Examples of where regulatory challenges are not yet understood
    • Additional circular economy challenges
    • Solutions
    Martin Führ Martin Führ
    Professor for Public Law, Comparative Law and Legal Theory, sofia/Darmstadt University for Applied Sciences, Germany
  7. It's time for a more comprehensive Candidate List, SIN List shows the way

    • Why the Candidate List is so important
    • Population of the Candidate List is has become more and more complex and slow
    • How the SIN List has played and will continue to play a role
    • How, and when, can we reach the ”2020 target"
    Anne-Sofie Bäckar Anne-Sofie Bäckar
    Executive Director, ChemSec
  8. Q&A

  9. Refreshments

  10. Experiences from the healthcare sector

    • What is material declaration in the context of the healthcare industry and why is it becoming critical?
    • Roche’s philosophy and approach to material declaration
    • Challenges of implementation: Complexity and extent of the task
    • The Golden Rule or where does this road go?
    Jan Backmann Jan Backmann
    Head Chemical Legislation, F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
  11. Paramo, experiences from the textiles sector

    • Our key chemicals of concern,
    • Process of exclusion/replacement
    • Verification testing
    • Challenges on the way
    • Getting fabric mills on board
    Gareth Mottram Gareth Mottram
    Commercial Director, Paramo Directional Clothing
  12. How the US retail sector manages new initiatives for tracking SVHCs in products

    • Mind the Store's criteria for retailer safer chemicals policies and programs
    • RetailerReportCard.com - who are retailer leaders and laggards on safer chemicals?
    • Examples of retailer initiatives addressing SVHCs in articles
    • Recommendations for retailers to address SVHCs in products
    Mike Schade Mike Schade
    Director, Mind the Store, Toxic-Free Future, United States
  13. Tracing substances across the supply chain: with specific reference to aerospace and defence industries

    • Aerospace specific examples - review of how industry standard was created
    • Issues still faced with data
    • Brexit - chaos and complexity - supply chain movement of articles, expected impact
    • Sustainability - moving towards recycling and reuse
    • Blockchains - The basis for future state chemical substance reporting
    Raj Takhar Raj Takhar
    Senior Subject Matter Expert - Materials Management and Chemical Reporting (Europe), Assent
  14. Material Disclosure vs. Circular Economy – An Automotive Perspective

    • Plastic usage in cars
    • Substances in Articles - Challenge of data collection for complex articles
    • The way, the Automotive Industry has solved it
    • Why is it so difficult for other sectors to follow the AI example?
    • The reason why industry as a whole has to have a solution soon -> REACH, consumer expectations and the circular economy (CE)
    • Why is the current discussion on CE looking into the wrong solutions => Dismantling
    Timo Unger Timo Unger
    Manager Environmental Affairs, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre, Germany
  15. Q&A

  16. Lunch

  17. Panel session: SVHCs in products including discussion on initiatives

    The panel will aim to assess what works - in terms of effective knowledge on SVHCs in products - what still needs to be addressed, and how different stakeholders can work together to improve information and management of SVHCs in articles

  18. Session 2: The Circular Economy
  19. Keynote address: The Commission’s Communication on the Interface between Chemicals, Products and Waste legislation

    Jody Quirke Jody Quirke
    Legal and Policy Officer, DG Environment
  20. Response to the EU Commission consultation on roadmap for chemicals, products and waste

    • Circular economy and the furniture sector: challenges and opportunities
    • A smart chemical policy
    • The need to close the cycle: why the interphase matters and EFIC suggestions
    Roberta Dessi Roberta Dessi
    Secretary General, EFIC - European Furniture Industries Confederation
  21. The recycling industry’s views on the interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation

    • Why chemicals legislation needs to be adapted to the specificities of the recycling industry
    • Specific challenges faced by the recycling industry within the current regulatory framework – concrete examples
    • Position of the recycling industry and proposals for the way forward concerning the 4 key issues identified by the European Commission in its consultation document
    Melissa Zill Melissa Zill
    Scientific Officer, European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) AISBL
  22. Q&A

  23. Refreshments

  24. The textiles sector

    • Why we are interested in circular economy
    • Design restrictions to cope with recycling
    • Initiatives to reduce waste
    • The difficulty of getting a recycling partnership in place
    • Where we are now, targets for input transition
    Yukari Ishizu Yukari Ishizu
    Senior Manager, JEPLAN
    Gareth Mottram Gareth Mottram
    Commercial Director, Paramo Directional Clothing
  25. OECD Work on Risk Reduction and Sustainable Chemistry

    • Update on a cross-country analysis of approaches to support substitution and alternatives assessment
    • Design of sustainable plastics from a chemicals perspective
    • PFASs - Shifting to alternatives
    • Update on OECD’s Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Toolbox
    Manuel Sosa-Skrainka Manuel Sosa-Skrainka
    Sustainability Manager Benelux Region, HP, Nederland ICT, SAE
  26. Coatings and manufacturing

    • Circular economy in the coatings industry in the UK
    • PaintCare- the UK’s remanufactured paint initiative and how similar schemes have worked in other countries
    • Examples of circular economy in UK manufacturing
    Ellen Daniels Ellen Daniels
    Head of Public Affairs and Policy, British Coating Foundation
  27. Q&A

  28. Panel on Circular Economy focus

    How will circular economy activities impact chemicals management activities at the business level; how should businesses prepare - will the EU circular economy package be a game changer?

  29. Conclusion and close of day one

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