Program

JUNE 6, 2024 | Thursday

08:00-10:00
Session 8: Hazard communication and practical implementation of GHS    
Chair : Claude Neri, Chemwatch
20’
GHS implementation in Asia-Pacific
Fabien Henry, Nickel Institute
20’
GHS implementation in The Americas
Melissa Owen, ambientelegal
20’
EU CLP revision, including endocrine disruptors and other new hazard classes    
Sampo Karkola, ECHA
15’
OECD – potential work to evaluate new UN GHS hazard classes
Patience Browne, OECD
20’
Best practices for SDS and eSDS; what to look for and how to interpret
Michael Siebold, Merck
25’
Global hazard communication and emergency response    
Dereke Tsao, Huntsman
10:00-10:15
Q&A
10:15-10:45
Coffee break
10:45-12:40
Session 9: Scoping sustainability
Chair : Meglena Mihova, EPPA
25’
Transition pathway European chemicals industry as the sustainable motor for the green and digital transformation    
Christian Gründling, FCIO
25’
Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directives – what needs to be done
Laura Huerta Aragón, Royal HaskoningDHV
25’
EU Taxonomy regulation and delegated acts, and what chemical companies in Asia need to prepare for    
Yulia Dobrolyubova, ERM
20’
Safer Materials Strategy
Summer Shen, Dow
20’
Product Sustainability Assessment – a global approach
Mingmin Wang, Clariant
12:40-13:00
Q&A
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
14:00–15:40
Session 10: Sustainability ambitions and consequences in the value chain
Chair : Christian Gründling, FCIO
25’
Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
Olivier Baldan, UNEP
25’
Advanced Recycling – Supporting a Circular Economy for Plastics
Audrey Ho, ExxonMobil
25’
Financial risks in the chemical industry and how to avoid them
Jerker Ligthart, ChemSec
25’
Considerations for sustainable product portfolio and sustainable supply chain optimisation
Annette Koehler, ERM
15:40-16:00
Q&A
16:00-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-18:30
Session 11: Technological developments supporting sustainability implementation
Chair : Annette Koehler, ERM
20’
How can QR codes, blockchain technology and Artificial Intelligence enhance transparency and sustainability in the value chain    
Michael Siebold, Merck
20’
The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) EU framework, opportunities & challenges for SMEs    
Angélo Blanken,
Royal HaskoningDHV
20’
Safe and sustainable by design – implementation by industry
Mingmin Wang, Clariant
20’
Ecodesign for sustainable products (ESPR), including a digital product passport    
Kevin Pollard, ECHA
20’
Supply Chain LCA transparency for QR code-based communications and Digital Product Passports
Marek Bialkower, Chemwatch
20’
Digital Product Passports – Are they just for the EU? How the supply chain can use DPP’s in other regions to communicate with customers and others
Terry Wells, 3E
18:30-18:45
Q&A
18:45
End of Sessions - Day 3