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August 26, 2009
A significant gap has opened up between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cuts promised by the corporate sector and what is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Largest-Corporates-Failing-to-React-to-Prevent-Dangerous-Climate-Change_21034.html August 21, 2009
Researchers have published a study that for the first time links long-term exposure from nanoparticles to serious lung damage in humans. The study features clinical evidence from seven...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Nanoparticles-Linked-to-Lung-Failure-Death-of-Factory-Workers_20971.html August 14, 2009
Start up firm AFC Energy (Cranleigh, U.K.) says it has begun offering chemical firms an alkaline fuel cell system that can efficiently convert their waste hydrogen into...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Start-up-Converts-Chemical-Firms-Waste-Hydrogen-into-Electricity_20803.html August 6, 2009
While many chemical companies currently participate in carbon reporting initiatives, such as ACC's Responsible Care program and The Climate Registry, the rules are about to undergo a...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Carbon-Reporting-From-Calculation-to-Regulation_20579.html August 4, 2009
Today, for the second time in the past several months, the New York Times published an editorial calling for a "tough chemical plant safety bill." The paper correctly points...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Plant-Safety-and-Optimism-Bias_20588.html August 3, 2009
Merck KGaA says that it has set new climate protection targets for its global pharmaceutical and chemical operations. The company aims to reduce its global (direct and indirect) carbon...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Merck-KGaA-Targets-20-percent-Reduction-in-CO2-Emissions-by-2020-update_20529.html July 30, 2009
Samsung Electronics, as part of a $4.2-billion eco-management initiative, is seeking to curb or eliminate the use of several chemical compounds, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Samsung-Green-Initiative-Seeks-to-Eliminate-PVC-Use-by-2011_20489.html July 29, 2009
OSHA today announced the launch of its National Emphasis Program (NEP) for the chemical sector, saying it will initially focus on facilities in New England, the Midwest, and the...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/OSHA-Launches-National-Emphasis-Program-for-Chemicals_20478.html July 22, 2009
Dow's direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emission declined by 6% from 2007 to 2008, according to the company's 2008 global reporting initiative (GRI) report. In the report, Dow cited...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Dows-GHG-Emissions-Down-6-percent-for-2008_20293.html July 16, 2009
Siam Cement Group (SCG; Bangkok) says its SCG Chemicals subsidiary will conduct a health impact assessment (HIA) of residents living in the vicinity of the RIL Industrial Estate at Map...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Siam-Cement-to-Study-the-Impact-of-its-Chemical-Plants-on-Health-of-Local-Residents_20195.html July 15, 2009
A Kentucky Jury has awarded six plaintiffs $1.25 million for injuries allegedly sustained in an October, 2004 sulfuric acid release at the company’s Wurltand, Kentucky plant. The...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Kentucky-Jury-Awards-Plaintiffs-$1-25-Million-in-DuPont-Suit-Update_20176.html July 8, 2009
In today’s environmental concerns and how to reduce green house gases (GHG)/carbon imprint, an opportunity exists in the coating business areas and that can appease many. This is...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Recycling-Coatings-An-Environmental-and-Business-Opportunity_20035.html July 8, 2009
A study undertaken by McKinsey and Company, commissioned by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), has concluded that the chemical industry is a net saver of...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/McKinsey-Study-Finds-Chemical-Industry-is-Net-Saver-of-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-update_20017.html July 7, 2009
The plastics industry has begun The Plastics Challenge 2020, a campaign to double the level of plastics recycling in the U.K. by 2020, in a bid to prevent plastics from ending up in...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Plastics-Industry-Unveils-New-Environmental-Campaign-in-the-U-K-_20007.html July 7, 2009
The U.S. will fail to meet targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be set out by G8 countries, according to a report by the BBC. Leaders of the G8 nations will set a target to...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/U-S-Set-to-Drag-its-Feet-on-Emissions-Reduction_20006.html July 1, 2009
Cefic has awarded its annual Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) Innovative Science Award to Hector Keun, a lecturer in biochemistry at Imperial College, London. Keun won the award...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Cefic-Awards-$141000-for-Environmental-Exposure-Research_19908.html June 26, 2009
A small field located more than 1,500 meters above sea-level at the foot of a Swiss mountain is an unlikely place for a chemical company to source raw materials. Yet this field, near...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/DSM-Picks-Alpine-Flowers-to-Take-Cosmetic-Ingredients-to-New-Heights_19795.html June 18, 2009
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D., WV) has introduced legislation that would prevent companies from withholding certain information from the public in the wake of a chemical plant explosion...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Rockefeller-Bill-Would-Prevent-Use-of-Security-Claims-to-Avoid-Disclosure_19640.html June 16, 2009
The Investor Environment Health Network says it has identified several accounting and securities regulation loopholes that could keep shareholders and analysts in the dark about the potential health and litigation risks of investing in nanotechnology....http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Investor-Advocacy-Group-Outlines-Nanotech-Liability-Disclosure-Loopholes_19609.html June 12, 2009
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is urging chemical companies to become active participants in international chemical safety and sustainability programs. The aim is for...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Regulators-Push-for-a-New-Level-of-Cooperation_19508.html |
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