Safe and Sustainable by design criteria for chemicals and materials
Position Paper
29 Jun 2021
Environment

The overall goal of the Safe and Sustainable by Design criteria is to incentivise the production and use of safe and sustainable chemicals and materials and support the different actors in this transition.

AmCham EU has extensively engaged on the topic of safe and sustainable by design criteria in the broader context of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. This is our latest contribution to the debate as we continue the dialogue with the European institurtions and work together to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal whilst maintaining Europe's competitiveness globally. 

Please download the document to view our full position. 

Questions? Please reach out to Emilie Bartolini (EBA@amchameu.eu)

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