Posted on 6 January, 2024

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is one of the critical players who address environmental concerns through plastic exposure globally. As society faces the consequences of plastic pollution, ECHA has again come up with another regulation on plastic exposure to safeguard and promote sustainability worldwide. In this blog post, we will explore the role of ECHA in […]

Posted on 18 October, 2023

The European Union (EU) has been actively engaged in various discussions and regulation measures to control per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These man-made chemicals are recognized for their presence in the ecosystem and associated health hazards.  Hence, the EU has made substantial strides in mitigating PFAS contamination. One notable initiative to regulate PFAS involved the […]

Posted on 31 May, 2023

What is CMRT? The Conflict Mineral Reporting Template (CMRT) is used in Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold(3TG) supply chains to determine the country of origin and to transfer the information of smelters and refiners being utilized as part of the Conflict mineral compliance. This template is developed, maintained and updated by the Responsible Minerals Initiative […]

Posted on 17 November, 2022

RMI introduced a new template – Pilot Reporting Template (PRT), to do the due diligence for minerals that are not covered by CMRT and EMRT. The Pilot Reporting Template got launched on November 11, 2022, as PRT v. 1.0. Various companies started to collect the data for metals/minerals that are not included in the CMRT […]

Posted on 17 October, 2022

Renewable energy has become one of the most significant ways to retain the country’s resources which leads to high demand for critical minerals, which has never been known. One such mineral that is very high in search is cobalt, which is primarily used in rechargeable batteries, airbags, chemical processing, petroleum, and electric vehicles. The Democratic […]