BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 4 -- Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, issued the following news: A new major initiative has been launched representing "the international ecosystem for accelerating the transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-design materials, products and processes", also known as the IRISS project. Cefic joins this consortium, led by IVL, the Swedish Environmental Research Institute, to build a global network of experts and stakeholders who will develop roadmaps to conduct   more

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 12 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following news: This week the Complaints and Disputes Committee (CDC) of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile published its final decision on a complaint filed by a Myanmar labour rights organisation ("Z") , together with SOMO and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), against C&A in July 2020. The complaint revolved around C&A's failure to protect freedom of association at a  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 -- The European Committee of the Regions issued the following news release: The ENVE commission meeting on 15 July showed that the prospect of the energy crisis is worsening as the approaching winter is a major concern for EU local and regional authorities. The severe droughts across the EU and the tragic collapse of the Marmolada glacier confirm the urgent need to adapt to global warming. The ENVE commission adopted two draft opinions on the energy package on gas, hy  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: University of Birmingham part of a major initiative to accelerate the transition to safe and sustainable materials, products and processes. To ensure that materials are sustainable for humans and the environment, to increase recycling and use resources in a more efficient way, efforts are required from an early stage of design and manufacturing. Thus, the European Commission has launched a major in  more