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Civil society, industry and Members of the European Parliament call on the European Commission to include animal testing in the REACH Impact Assessment and do more to support non-animal methods

Monday 12 July: In a joint statement released today, Cruelty Free Europe and Cefic call on the European Commission to uphold the REACH principles of animal testing as a last resort as a staging post towards its ultimate replacement, and to do more to promote non animal methods. Both organisations are now looking to the…

What goes around, comes around

Architect William McDonough explains how far-sighted design can help create a circular economy For decades, American architect William McDonough has been arguing for a circular economy, where products, and even buildings, are designed to be dismantled and reused when they’ve fulfilled their original purpose. Now a central pillar of the EU’s sustainability strategy, the idea…

How can EU competition law accelerate industrial green transition?

Speaking at Politico Europe’s Competitive Europe Summit, Cefic Director General Marco Mensink highlighted the role of innovation in increasing the speed of industrial transformation.  “It is by competing that our industry moves forward. That’s the way our companies innovate. No one likes hurdles in the market that shouldn’t be there, like competitors not complying with the rules.”  Marco stressed that companies are…

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