Conference

Global Business Summit Europe 2020

9–10 Sept 2020Virtual conference (+ video recordings)

Sustainability and circular economy - be part of the chemicals management of the future

Global Business Summit Europe 2020

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Agenda

**Note: timings are in CEST**

11:50 GMT

Moderator: Leigh Stringer, Global Business Editor, Chemical Watch

12:00 GMT

Welcome and introduction

Leigh Stringer, Chemical Watch News & Insight, by Enhesa

12:15 GMT

Keynote Address: The European Commission's Green Deal - a regulator's perspective

Carlo Pettinelli, EU Commission, Belgium

12:25 GMT

Keynote Address: The European Commission's Green Deal - an industry perspective

Marco Mensink, Cefic - The European Chemical Industry Council, Belgium

12:35 GMT

Q&A for keynote speakers

12:40 GMT

Session 1: Developing sustainable chemicals management strategies

12:45 GMT

Clariant's progressive chemicals management strategy for safer and more sustainable solutions

Richard Haldimann, Clariant

13:00 GMT

Why the most progressive businesses today will be the most successful tomorrow

Anne-Sofie B??ckar, ChemSec

13:15 GMT

Q&A with panel discussion

What are the best ways of measuring chemical companies' progress on the road to sustainable chemicals management?

13:40 GMT

Networking and break

14:00 GMT

Session 2: Sourcing materials: The bedrock of your sustainable chemicals management strategy

14:20 GMT

Circular economy: Ensuring resource efficiency by keeping substances in circulation - features insights from a Danish project

Marianne Lyngsaae, Brenntag Nordic, Denmark

14:35 GMT

Alternatives assessment in practice: trivalent chromium coated steel (TCCT) - the regulatory context as support?

Hans Dommershuijzen, Tata Steel Europe, The Netherlands

14:55 GMT

The changing role of procurement in ensuring a sustainable value chain

Markus Mirgeler, Clariant International Ltd, Switzerland

15:10 GMT

Q&A with panel discussion

15:35 GMT

Networking and break

15:40 GMT

Veeva sponsor workshop: End-to-End Regulatory Transparency - Compliance monitoring with a single source of truth

Transparency is key to meet the increasing demands of sustainability. Join our workshop and learn how you can easily monitor the status of raw materials, manufacturing details and regulatory compliance of your products.

Shawn Steuer, Veeva

16:20 GMT

Session 3: Manufacturing and production

16:35 GMT

Human rights: due diligence, protection for the most vulnerable

Baskut Tuncak, Toxics Use Reduction Institute

16:50 GMT

Member state perspective: are your production/manufacturing practices up to scratch?

  • Overview of how enforcement works at national and EU level
  • Consequences, penalties and business impacts for non-compliance and late compliance in the supply chain
  • Enforcement of exposure scenarios and (extended) safety data sheets - results and findings of REACH-En-FORCE projects

Andrea Mayer-Figge, Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia (LIA.nrw)

17:10 GMT

Ensuring best practice and latest knowledge reach suppliers' factory floors

Oscar Benjamin, Kingfisher, UK

17:25 GMT

Lessons from ZDHC

Frank Michel, ZDHC Foundation, Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals, The Netherlands

17:40 GMT

Q&A with final panel discussion

18:05 GMT

Close of Day One