Companies have a direct responsibility to reduce the harm these contaminants cause before their products hit the marker in the first place by reducing reliance on toxic chemical use.

The mission of the Chemical Footprint Project is to transform global chemical use by measuring and disclosing data on business progress to safer chemicals.

In a recent study, a team of epidemiologists found that sperm counts among men in the United States, Europe and Australia have declined by more than 50 percent.

Aiming towards a plastics system that works, The New Plastics Economy applies the principles of the circular economy, bringing together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics, starting with packaging. 

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit have recently launched a new $2 million prize, called the "New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize", it calls on innovators, designers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to help create packaging that keeps plastics out of our oceans.

The DJSI have begun to track corporate chemicals management, and specifically which companies are taking action against hazardous chemicals in their products and supply chains.

"We're actually doing something we rarely do, which is announcing a goal before we've completely figured out how to do it"

Everywhere I go companies ask me about alternatives to hazardous chemicals. “Where can I find them?” they ask. I recall one person at a recent meeting dubbing safe alternatives “the Holy Grail of chemicals management” with the rest of the audience nodding their heads in agreement.

New York is set to be the first state in the US to require mandatory disclosure of ingredients in cleaning products, and to identify chemicals of concern used in formulations.

Nowhere is safe from plastic it seems, least of all a tiny South Pacific island 5000 kilometres from the nearest human occupation that has the highest density of washed-up plastic rubbish known anywhere in the world.

Green chemistry is key to reducing waste and improving sustainability. But what is it exactly? 

The detrimental affects of single-use plastic bags are environmentally and economically alarming. South Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory have independently introduced strict measures. Yet, WA and the eastern seaboard states, where most of Australia’s population lives, remains slow to change. 

According to recently published UN document pesticides are not only having a tremendously negative impact on the environment, but also on our health with 200,000 people dying from the toxic exposure of pesticides per year around the world

A new peer-reviewed study conducted by UK academic journal Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has studied how particular endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with the function hormones. 

The Victorian Government has called an inquiry into plastic consumption and plastic pollution. There will be a seven-day period where public consultation will play a potentially pivotal role in positively altering policy.  

The issue of ethical fishing is becoming increasing concerning with large trawlers unnecessarily wasting significant potions of the daily catch. Michelin-star chef Dan Barber presents a unique solution with a engrossing anecdote. 

ABC Catalyst piece focused on the ubiquitous presence of chemicals in our everyday existence and one of the most concerning revelations was the impact particular chemicals have on our endocrine system.

With Alan Kohler joining the board as non-executive director, The Future Business Council continues to grow and evolve as leaders for change that will shift Australia’s economy in favour of more sustainable, innovative and ethical business models

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has effectively banned various chemicals in antibacterial hand soap, citing concerns that antibacterial hand soaps can have damaging repercussions to the human immune system.