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Report

A journey into the tanning industry

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Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo
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November 2016
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A Tough Story of Leather analyses the situation for workers in the Italian tanning industry.This report has been produced by Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS) and the Campagna Abiti Puliti in 2016. This research, which forms part of the Change your Shoes project, focuses on the so called Leather Republic: the Santa Croce District. This report has been produced by Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS) and the Campagna Abiti Puliti in 2016. A Tough Story of Leather analyses
Topics: Chemicals in textiles
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Crops that drive world trade in hazardous pesticides

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Unearthed , Public Eye
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May 2020
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Unearthed and Public Eye analysed more than USD 23bn of agrochemical sales data for 2018 - about 40% of the global market - to identify sales of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Across 12 groups analysed, those shown here accounted for more than four out of every five dollars spent on HHPs.
Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/global-forum-environment-towards-cost-effective-management-systems-industrial-and-consumer

Global Forum on Environment: Towards Cost-effective Management Systems for Industrial and Consumer Chemicals

The Global Forum on Environment will discuss the challenges posed by chemicals and provide knowledge on

Roberto Molteni

Agricultural Officer, Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

Bianca Dlamini

Environment Inspector Chemicals and Water Pollution, Eswatini Environment Authority

Golam Rabbani

Jr. Program Associate, Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)
https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/prevention-week-pushes-global-phase-out-lead-paint

Prevention Week Pushes Global Phase Out of Lead Paint

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The eighth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) will focus on accelerating progress to phase out lead paint around
Community of practice summary of discussions

Examples and case studies on strategies for identifying HHPs from different perspectives

September 2020
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The SAICM Secretariat, in partnership with the University of Cape Town, established a community of practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) to foster discussions, exchange of best practices, and recommendations to address HHPs amongst relevant stakeholders. This is a summary of the discussion on Examples and case studies on strategies for identifying HHPs from different perspectives, which took place on 16 September 2020.Presenters: Dr Richard Brown (WHO), Dr Halshka Graczyk (ILO), Dr Keith Tyrell (PAN-UK), Dr Christoph Neumann (CropLife International)
Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Topics: Knowledge Management
Report

What's in the Diaper

October 2020
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Presence of Phthalates in Baby DiapersThe use of disposable diapers have been the standard for baby hygiene for many years.Among polymers used in diapers Phthalates are generally used as plasticizers and catalysts for the polymerization. Phthalates provide flexibility & durability to these polymers because of which they are used in the manufacturing of diapers.As Phthalates have been characterized as an endocrine disrupting chemical, the use of Phthalates in the diapers raises concern of possible health impacts on children.
Emerging Policy Issues: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Chemicals in products
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