Chemicals management: Navigating uncertainty
This one-day seminar hosted by REACHReady and CIA. covers the evolving landscape of chemical legislation in the UK and the EU, aiming to update and demystify the regulatory changes currently applying pressure to the chemical industry.
Join Ricardo experts for an in-depth session exploring the current and emerging regulatory framework for PFAS, with a particular focus on Europe, where policymakers are moving towards group-based restrictions. We’ll provide an update on the EU REACH PFAS restriction proposal, recent sector-specific bans such as those affecting firefighting foams, and the growing influence of Member State initiatives that are shaping market behaviour ahead of EU-wide implementation.
We’ll also examine related developments under the Drinking Water Directive and the Stockholm Convention, which are driving expanded monitoring, disclosure requirements, and phase-out expectations.
To put Europe’s direction into context, we’ll compare approaches in other key regions, including North America – where increasingly stringent drinking-water limits and hazardous-substance designations are accelerating enforcement and clean-up efforts – and briefly touch on Asia-Pacific, where regulators are expanding monitoring programmes and introducing selective PFAS restrictions.
Drawing on our experience supporting clients across sectors, we’ll explain what these changes mean in practice:
- Accelerating substitution pressures
- Intensifying supply-chain scrutiny
- Heightened compliance and liability risks
Finally, we’ll share practical steps companies can take now to assess their exposure to PFAS regulation—such as identifying hidden PFAS in formulations—and to respond to growing customer demands for transparency.