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New digital technologies to tackle trade in illegal pesticides

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July 2020

Global trade in illegal pesticides has been steadily growing in recent years, posing serious threats to agriculture, the environment, human health, and the economy. Evidence of this trend can be found in the increasing number of seizures of counterfeit, fake, and unauthorised pesticides, as well as their growing share in the global pesticide market. This paper identifies the main drivers and enablers of this illicit trade, and explores the potential of digital technologies, such as blockchain, to support policies to

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides Lead in paint Chemicals in products

Topics: Knowledge Management

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/drafting-group-considers-terminology-chemicals-and-waste-declaration

Drafting Group Considers Terminology for Chemicals and Waste Declaration

The informal drafting group for a possible high-level declaration on the sound management of chemicals and

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/interactive-tool-illuminates-status-national-lead-paint-laws

Interactive Tool Illuminates Status of National Lead Paint Laws

The Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) website features an interactive map that shows the status

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/experts-propose-targets-process-establish-indicators-beyond-2020-chemicals-framework

Experts Propose Targets, Process to Establish Indicators for Beyond 2020 Chemicals Framework

The co-facilitators of the Virtual Working Group on Targets, Indicators and Milestones (VWG1) for the Beyond

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/working-group-chemical-issues-concern-publishes-proposals-beyond-2020

Working Group on Chemical Issues of Concern Publishes Proposals for Beyond 2020

The co-facilitators of the Virtual Working Group addressing Issues of Concern (VWG3) for the sound management of

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Engaging the textiles industry as a key sector in SAICM: a review of PFAS as a chemical class in the textile sector

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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

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May 2021

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The report examines the class approach for PFAS as it applies to the textile sector, which covers a wide variety of consumer products and connects two important issues covered in the SAICM context. The textile sector is an appropriate choice given the environmental significance of the sector and the scope of PFAS used within it. Both the quantity of PFAS in use and the variety of uses make this sector a priority for action. Furthermore, the nature of the sector—with

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products

Topics: Chemicals in textiles

Policy document

A review of PFAS as a Chemical Class in the Textiles Sector - Policy Brief

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SAICM

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May 2021

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For over a decade, under both SAICM and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the class of chemicals known as PFAS is gaining increasing international attention. Since 2009, chemicals in products have been identified as an Emerging Policy Issue and PFAS as an Issue of Concern by the SAICM. The textiles sector is currently considered in the SAICM context through the ‘Chemicals in Products Programme’, which focuses on four priority sectors: textiles, toys, building products and electronics. The

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals Chemicals in products

Topics: Knowledge Management

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/call-proposals-toolkit-support-regulatory-compliance-toy-supply-chain

Call for proposals: Toolkit to support regulatory compliance in the toy supply chain

UNEP is looking for a partner to develop a training toolkit to support early supply chain

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/community-practice-addresses-links-between-gender-and-chemicals

Community of Practice Addresses Links Between Gender and Chemicals

The Chemicals and SDGs Community of Practice (CoP), organized by the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/working-group-pushes-forward-guidelines-plastics-pops-incineration

Working Group Pushes Forward on Guidelines for Plastics, POPs, Incineration

A working group of government representatives convened virtually to discuss several items on the agenda for