title: Advancing REACH - REACH and sustainable chemistry
title: Advancing REACH - REACH and sustainable chemistry
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Bunke, Dirk
name: Hermann, Andreas
name: Jepsen, Dirk
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Nachhaltige Chemie
subject: REACH-System
subject: sustainable chemistry
subject: REACH
subject: Chemicals

description: Dieser Bericht ist Teil des Ressortforschungsplan Vorhabens "REACH-Weiterentwicklung", das basierend auf Analysen verschiedener REACH-Prozesse sowie angrenzender Fragestellungen (Substitution, Nachhaltige Chemie, Vorsorgeprinzip, Erzeugnisse, Kosten-Nutzen Analysen, Sozio-Ökomische Analysen, Finanzierung der ECHA) Optionen für eine Verbesserung der (Umsetzung der) REACH-Verordnung entwickelte. Nachhaltige Chemie trägt zu einer positiven, langfristigen Entwicklung in Gesellschaft, Umwelt und Wirtschaft bei. Mit neuen Ansätzen und Technologien schafft sie attraktive Produkte und Dienstleistungen für den zivilgesellschaftlichen Bedarf (Blum et al. 2017). Chemikalien-verordnungen wie REACH können mehrere Aspekte der nachhaltigen Chemie unterstützen. Das Hauptziel von Arbeitspaket 6 im Projekt "Advancing REACH" war die Entwicklung von Empfehlungen, wie REACH eine nachhaltige Chemie besser als bisher unterstützen kann. Der Bericht liefert eine systematische Analyse der Zusammenhänge zwischen den Hauptelementen von REACH (z.B. Registrierung oder Information in der Lieferkette) und den wesentlichen Elementen der nachhaltigen Chemie (z.B. Substitution von Gefahrstoffen oder soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen. Diese Analyse ist eine tragfähige Basis für die Entwicklung von Empfehlungen zur Stärkung der Unterstützung. Außerdem trägt die Analyse dazu bei, die Zusammenhänge zwischen REACH und der nachhaltigen Chemie besser zu verstehen. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: This report is provided in the scope of the project "Advancing REACH", funded by the research plan of the German Ministry of the Environment. The project aims to develop options to improve the implementation of REACH by analysing various REACH processes and related issues, including substitution, precautionary principle, articles, cost-benefit analyses, socio-economic analyses and financing ECHA. Sustainable chemistry contributes to positive, long-term sustainable development. With new approaches, technologies and structures it stimulates technical and social innovations and develops value-creating products and services. Chemicals regulations such as REACH can support several aspects of sustainable chemistry. The main goal of work package 6 in the project "Advancing REACH" has been the development of recommendations how REACH can support sustainable chemistry stronger as it does actually. The report gives a systematic analysis on the relations between main elements of REACH (e.g. Registration or Information in the supply chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. substitution of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). This analysis is a solid basis for the development of recommendations for the improvement of the support. In addition, the analysis helps to get a better understanding of the relations between REACH and sustainable chemistry. From data on problematic properties of chemicals up to information for consumers on substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles: REACH supports already today sustainable chemistry in many ways. Weakness of implementation, the weighting of the different goals and limitations in the scope of REACH can reduce the generally possible positive effect of REACH on sustainable chemistry. In specific cases, it can even hinder important objectives of sustainable chemistry. The report describes 12 recommendations for a stronger support of sustainable chemistry by REACH: from a higher efficiency of REACH processes up to an increase in exchange and capacity building. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: Sustainable chemistry contributes to positive, long-term sustainable development. Chemicals regulations such as ⁠REACH⁠ can support several aspects of sustainable chemistry. The report gives a systematic analysis on the relations between main elements of REACH (e.g. Registration or Information in the supply chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. substitution of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies).From data on problematic properties of chemicals up to information for consumers on substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles: REACH supports already today sustainable chemistry in many ways. The report describes 12 recommendations for a stronger support of sustainable chemistry by REACH: from a higher efficiency of REACH processes up to an increase in exchange and capacity building.