🐟 After years of negotiations, the EU finally struck a deal last week to update their rules on water pollution. The deal is progress on paper, but something about it seems… fishy.

🧠 Scientists have begun to argue that chemical pollution poses a similar threat to climate change. 👱‍♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence. ➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...

💧 Next week, the EU will meet to discuss how to halt the rising chemical pollution in Europe's lakes and rivers. 🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades. 👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:

🪓 The European Chemicals Agency recently announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. 👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.

The #SOTEU speech has started, shall we guess how many times we'll hear the word "competitiveness"? We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit! multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries! New EEB report shows that: 🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits ⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x 🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051 Link in comments ⬇️ #PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals

📢 ECHA recently published an update to the EU-wide #PFAS restriction proposal, which included some pretty eye-catching changes. 🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you! 👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...

💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦” —unnamed ChemSec employee. 🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much. 🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!

📉 Europe’s flagship #water law set ambitious targets to clean up our waters by 2015. But now, a decade past the deadline, chemical pollution is rising. Today, less than 30% of Europe’s surface waters are in good chemical condition — and that number is getting worse, not better. (1/2)

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The European Chemicals Agency just announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. This has never happened before — and it’s a dangerous precedent. (1/2)

👀 The international law firm Steptoe LLP demanded that ChemSec censor an ad for a safer chemical on ChemSec Marketplace, our popular tool connecting suppliers of safer chemicals with companies seeking alternatives. (1/3)

🤠 A new study shows legacy #PFAS like PFOA and PFOS are finally declining in milk thanks to restrictions. 🫨 But “replacement” PFAS are spiking — some by more than 250%. 🥛 The lesson? Banning single substances won’t cut it. We must #BanPFAS as a family of chemicals to see real change.

😮 Is your feed flooded with gee-whizz, super-duper #PFAS clean-up technologies? 🧻 We all hope innovations can clean up the PFAS mess. Indeed, they are vital. But it doesn’t matter how much PFAS we take out if we keep on pumping them into the environment.

👀 Is Europe’s chemical industry teaming up with the USA? 🧐 Cefic, the trade association, has joined with their US equivalent to demand “simplification” (i.e. deregulation). 🔔 Alarm bells! The ACC position is basically that if REACH was a country, they’d nuke it. 👁️ We will be watching...

🇺🇸 American chemical giants Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875 million to the state of New Jersey to settle environmental claims, including #PFAS pollution. 💬 New Jersey officials have called it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

🐝 Ecologists and other scientists studying #biodiversity have identified five main drivers of the ongoing decline of the planet’s species — habitat destruction, overexploitation of natural resources, climate change, invasive alien species and 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. (1/3)

🍼 Everyday items like electronics, scented products, plastics, clothes, and food packaging often contain 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 that alter your hormonal system. 🤔 Which is the first chemical or consumer product that pops into your mind when you think of hormone disruptors?

💥 Wednesday’s decision to weaken the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) marks huge a step backwards for chemical transparency and accountability.

🤔 Two weeks ago, the EU Commission released their Chemicals Action Plan and some things are still nagging at us. 🚩 Can the Commission keep consumers safe from hazardous chemicals or are they just bending to the will of corporate interests? 🔗 chemsec.org/chemicals-ac...

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👀 We’ve updated the ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕖𝕔 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 and added a completely new sector — 𝗙-𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀.

🩸 Today, environment ministers from across Europe are testing their blood for #PFAS. Why? Because ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere – and leadership starts with facing the facts. 💫 Big thanks to @eeb.org and the Danish Ministry of Environment for making this happen! 🔗 Full story: bit.ly/3IhZpsf

🚨 Yesterday’s release of the chemicals ‘Omnibus’ package shows a shocking shift: from protecting people to protecting industry. 💬 “This is a textbook case of confusing simplification with deregulation,” says ChemSec’s Head of Policy, Theresa Kjell. 📖 Read the article: chemsec.org/commission-d...

💯 As global pressure mounts to eliminate harmful #PFAS chemicals, we’ve just added 100+ new safer alternatives to PFAS to the ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕖𝕔 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 — making it easier than ever for companies to phase out ‘forever chemicals’ from products and processes!

🤩 ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕖𝕔 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 just got a major upgrade! The platform now features more safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals than ever before.

👮🏻‍♂️ Yesterday, an Italian court sentenced eleven chemical company executives to jail terms of up to 17 years for polluting water used by hundreds of thousands of people with PFAS.

👉🏼 Read the letter from ChemSec’s Jonatan Kleimark in today's Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 💬 "A partial ban on PFAS in consumer products only would be a short‑sighted capitulation to commercial interests and a free‑market ideology that opposes all regulation."

🤐 Brussels is keeping this quiet – because it makes them look foolish. 💚 China is adopting corporate sustainability rules very similar to those the EU is trying to weaken. In fact they are modelled on the CSRD. ⁉️ So why is the EU going in the opposite direction? More 👇👇 and on our website.

👉🏼 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: mailchi.mp/chemsec/sin-... 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ How EU leaders are steering the future of chemicals legislation ✅ Why investors and frontrunning companies support stronger rules ✅ What new chemical risks are emerging — and the latest SIN List updates

🙏 As the PFAS crisis grows ever more urgent, can a miracle innovation save the day? 😢 We hate to break it to you: it won’t. Technologies that remove PFAS from the environment are necessary, but far from sufficient. ⚖️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar examines the limits of remediation: chemsec.org/pfas-why-cle...

🦶🔫 Brussels is about to shoot itself in the foot. 🇨🇳 To compete with China, it wants to dilute green rules for companies. But... 1️⃣ China has its own, better CSRD. 2️⃣ Industry likes the status quo. 3️⃣ Politicians & lobbyists are out of tune with business. 👉 More here: chemsec.org/europe-has-t...

💥 ChemSec is making headlines by publishing LEAKED EMAILS from the company at the heart of the PFAS “forever chemicals” lobbying campaign. 🎦 Watch this short video and read the EXPLOSIVE emails here! lnkd.in/dUC4mhqD *This may be a satire – you decide...

🫱🏾‍🫲🏻 ChemSec coordinates a global, investor-led initiative focused on reducing the risks of hazardous chemicals. 💰 The initiative brings together 70+ institutional investors with over $18 trillion under management or advice. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘋𝘗 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 (!) (1/2)

👉🏼 ChemSec’s Jonatan Kleimark has a letter in the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/5ae7... 💬 He writes: “Cooling systems are the main source of TFA, the spread of which is of concern. It is time these went the way of leaded petrol."

🌈 If applying feels this good, imagine how it feels to work at ChemSec! 🤩 We’re currently on the lookout for a 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧, 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 to join our dynamic team. You don’t want to miss this opportunity. 👉🏾 See the full #job posting and apply: chemsec.org/chemsec-is-l...

🌱 Today is the #UN #WorldEnvironmentDay, which this year joins the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign to spotlight the plastic pollution crisis we are facing. ♻️ To put an end to this crisis, we need to refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. But we also need to 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. #Environment

💄 Would you put cancer-causing chemicals on your skin? 💅 EU proposals will make it easier to add known carcinogens to ingredients, so long as there is no evidence of harm if used them correctly. 🤔 Like everyone always uses everything correctly…? ➡️ Full story here: chemsec.org/eu-set-to-al...

👨🏾‍🍳 A little bit of #PFAS goes a long way (too long), but we think breakfast is so much better without them. Here’s what companies can learn from some of our favourite PFAS-free meals:

🤩 ChemSec is looking for a 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧, 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 to join our team! 👉🏾 See the full hashtag#job posting and apply: chemsec.org/chemsec-is-l...

👻 #Chemicals are hidden in nearly every global supply chain. But what happens when invisible risks start becoming more transparent? ⚙️ From monitoring regulations to earning investor trust, we’ve outlined six key actions to help companies manage their chemical use more responsibly. bit.ly/3F4Ipol

😲 Hoogenboezem-Fisher’s PFAS marketing plan has just been leaked to the media*! 👉🏾 Get the full details: chemsec.org/the-hoogenbo... *𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘦𝘻𝘦𝘮 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯-𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘚𝘦𝘤’𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘦𝘻𝘦𝘮-𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰.

👉🏼 Read our Executive Director Anne-Sofie Bäckar’s letter in The Financial Times today: on.ft.com/4kFtksz 🧡 Share your thoughts in the comments!

🙋🏻‍♀️ ChemSec’s Head of Policy, Theresa Kjell, writes about her reaction to the EU Commission’s proposed plans for how to “improve” the #REACH regulation — and how these would set #EU chemicals policy back 20 years. 👉🏼 chemsec.org/when-i-heard...

🧐 IKEA and sexy food — what’s the connection? No, it’s not meatballs (or at least not just meatballs). 🍳 ChemSec Executive Director Anne-Sofie Bäckar links the 1991 cult comedy Hot Shots to companies leading the charge in actively phasing out #PFAS. 👉 chemsec.org/what-ikea-ca...

🌱 Since the Green Deal in 2019, Brussels has steered the #EU towards clear sustainability reporting rules ↳ Businesses have invested in people, training and resources ↳ They have planned their production ↳ They have told their employees that this helps them become greener, cleaner and better (1/2)

🙋🏻‍♀️ ChemSec’s Head of Policy, Theresa Kjell, writes about her reaction to the EU Commission’s proposed plans for how to “improve” the REACH regulation — and how these would set EU chemicals policy back 20 years. 👉🏼 chemsec.org/when-i-heard...

📨 Companies across sectors wrote to Ursula von der Leyen asking the #EU Commission to deliver an ambitious REACH revision. ✒️ The companies signing the letter want a strong #REACH to phase out the most harmful chemicals and avoid "circular pollution". 👍 Hit like if you agree!

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ What do the EU and Wile E. Coyote have in common? 💨 Both are running in mid-air and need to get back on solid ground. 👇 On sustainability, Brussels has run off a regulatory cliff. Just like Wile E. Coyote. ⁉️ Can the EU escape this cartoon cliffhanger? Find out here: chemsec.org/the-eus-wile...

👶 Did you know that we’re polluted from birth? 👀 One study found as many as 137 toxic chemicals in the umbilical cord. Many of these were hormone-disrupting chemicals that can significantly interfere with our bodies' intricate processes.

The EU chemicals industry says it’s in crisis. We are not convinced! 🤔 Our recent piece (lnkd.in/dTwY5wnP) made a splash. Said some: chemicals have lost their leading position. 🤓 But EU is still top in "downstream" segments and has kept market share. 👀 Join the conversation here: lnkd.in/dDCHpffY