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Using a value chain approach to reduce chemicals of concern

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October 2021

Chemicals of concern (CoCs) contained in everyday products can have harmful impacts on human health and the environment. While chemical-related impacts can often occur during a product’s use or end-of-life, decisions influencing product ingredients are taken further upstream of the value chain. Action to address CoCs in products thus need to consider the entire value chain and impactful interventions need to be made at upstream stages to protect human health and the environment from chemical pollution. UNEP is working on

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products

Topics: Chemicals in electronics Chemicals in toys Chemicals in textiles Chemicals in building products

Community of practice summary of discussions

Climate Change and Chemicals: Connections and Consequences

September 2021

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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a summary of the discussion on Climate Change and Chemicals: Connections and Consequences, which took place on 22 September 2021.Presenters: Prof. Alistair Boxall (ECORISC CDT)

Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/oecd-releases-guidance-selecting-safer-chemical-alternatives

OECD Releases Guidance on Selecting Safer Chemical Alternatives

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published guidance on substituting harmful chemicals

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/largest-source-lead-pollution-phased-out-all-countries

Largest Source of Lead Pollution Phased Out in All Countries

The UN Environment Programme has announced the use of lead in petrol gas has ended

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/special-rapporteur-highlights-right-science-impact-plastics-human-rights

Special Rapporteur Highlights Right to Science, Impact of Plastics on Human Rights

A UN Special Rapporteur has issued two reports on human rights in the area of hazardous

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/growing-threat-e-waste-affecting-millions-children-worldwide-who-warns

Growing Threat of E-waste Affecting Millions of Children Worldwide, WHO Warns

Effective and binding action is needed to protect millions of children, adolescents, and expectant mothers

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/who-un-partners-compile-500-actions-reduce-health-and-environment-risks

WHO, UN Partners Compile 500 Actions to Reduce Health and Environment Risks

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners have published a compendium of 500

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/countries-must-follow-science-toxic-substance-exposure-special-rapporteur

Countries Must Follow Science on Toxic Substance Exposure: Special Rapporteur

Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/two-new-pesticides-be-recommended-rotterdam-listing

Two New Pesticides to be Recommended for Rotterdam Listing

With a heavy agenda, shorter workdays, and a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/week-action-aims-accelerate-global-phase-out-lead-paint

Week of Action Aims to Accelerate Global Phase Out of Lead Paint

The ninth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) is focusing on the need to accelerate progress