In the third part of our series „Product Compliance and Sustainability“, we are looking at the current developments of the increasingly important requirements for environmental labeling of products. What are the actual benefits of environment-related product information, which we already encounter in an incredible variety on a daily basis – and how do you keep […]
The path to a circular economy is hard to imagine without a recast of product-related material requirements. For the European “Green Deal” goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, which is as ambitious as it is necessary, the measures envisaged in the circular economy action plan to transform our “take-make-use-dispose” behavior into a circular economy […]
In 2022 “Sustainability” is still, or more than ever, an elusive and ultimately hard-to-define term. Not only since the EU Commission started into the new year by releasing plans to classify natural gas and nuclear energy as “sustainable” in the future, it has become a challenge for both companies and consumers to decide whether a […]
We are heading into an exciting new year. For the next four weeks, every Wednesday we will highlight one of the numerous environment-related product topics which will become relevant for market participants in the European Economic Area in 2022. NovaLoop’s “Product Compliance & Sustainability” series takes a close look at selected key issues that may […]
” Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.” – Martin Luther Another challenging year is coming to an end. During this season, we take time to reflect upon the good things we have and would like […]
On December 8, the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a free virtual event (in German) on the topic of “EU Green Deal: Circular Economy for products”. We are looking forward to contributing to the webinar with a presentation on “Circular Economy – Challenges & Opportunities for Sustainable Products”. Further information about the […]
Not only companies in the chemical industry are facing a growing number of substance- and material-related requirements that need to be managed for a successful market presence. REACH, RoHS, SCIP, CLP, but also TSCA or the so-called California Proposition 65 require a wide range of expertise and technical knowledge. Responsible employees in the field of […]
First practical experience with sustainability projects and product compliance? Interested in the strategical consulting of our international clients?We are looking for a professional (m/f/d) to join our “Sustainability Services/Consulting” team as soon as possible! Keen to join a start-up company and interested in an agile work environment with mobile office options? Our team needs your […]
Companies based in Germany will only properly fulfill their information obligations to ECHA under Section 16 f ChemG if they do so by submitting their data to the SCIP database. In its response to the “Kleine Anfrage” on “Taking Stock – Half a Year of the SCIP Database” (Drs. 19/32063), the German government clearly states […]
During our RoHS quick update webinar on July 21st, we presented the latest update from Annex III and Annex IV exemptions were expected to expire the same day. This was a hot topic for the participants of the webinar. After the webinar, we were asked to provide a follow up on the status of these […]