Safe and Sustainable-by-design – Ann Dierckx of CEFIC
Channel: ChemCon Conferences
Date: 2022-03-10

Ann Dierckx, Director of Sustainability at The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), sketches the concept of Safe and Sustainable-by-design and explains how industry can boost the innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals. Below you find an overview of the various topics Ann discussed with Tjeerd:
[0.22-4.01] The concept of Safe and Sustainable-by-design.
[4.02-6.32] The current progress in defining sustainability criteria for chemicals, materials and products.
[6.33-6.38] How a circular design can improve the sustainability throughout the lifecycle.
[0.35-9.58] How boosting innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals can be achieved.
[9.58-13.20] Various topics; reduction of hazardous chemicals, the use-phase as an essential phase for SSbD, examples of SSbD. See also www.cefic.org