There are now 209 substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the European Chemical Agency (ECHA)’s Candidate List, after four new substances were offi...
Upcoming Product Compliance Deadlines You Can’t Miss
Product compliance legislation is always changing, but one thing remains the same — companies need to comply with looming deadlines. While there is al...
Ask the Experts: Are In-Process Substances in Scope of Regulations?
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management...
Coronavirus Impact on Business & Labor Rights
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in most areas of the world, countries are struggling to define a path forward, navigating uncertain ...
Contact Lens Solution Caught In Between REACH Regulation, EU Medical Device Regulation Conflicts
Triggered by issues with conflicting regulations for contact lens solution, a Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (RE...
Why Eliminating Artisanal & Small Scale Mining Isn’t the Answer
Guest author Hugh Brown is a documentary photographer whose work has come to focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), giving him firsthand exp...
What Is the EU RoHS Directive & Why Is It Important?
The European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive initially entered into force on July 1, 2006, governing the use of substa...
©Impact Facility: Artisanal miners at Chemaf’s Mutoshi, supported by Trafigura and civil society.
Responsible Mining: Formalizing the ASM Sector in DRC Copper-Cobalt Belt
For the last 1.5 years, Impact Facility has worked with Fairphone, Signify, and Huayou Cobalt to develop a program that addresses urgent issues associ...
Despite COVID-19, Proposition 65 Violations Increased in March
Despite COVID-19’s impacts and the response efforts, bounty hunter law firms in California didn’t slow down, as plaintiff groups sent a higher than av...
Cobalt in Crisis: Top China Supplier Stops Purchasing From Congo Miners
On May 28, 2020, the Financial Times reported that Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd has stopped purchasing cobalt from independent miners in the Democratic Repu...