… products may be a major source of indoor air pollution Source: BG/FOTOLIA.com The Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products (AgBB) develops … testing and assessment criteria for building products suitable for indoor use. The AgBB provides a uniform, transparent and comprehensible health-based assessment … for assessment procedures of construction product emissions. Associated content Documents The AgBB - short info (101.41 kB) AgBB evaluation scheme 2024 (708.96 kB) …

… and a circular economy, because current development is leading us to exceed the planetary boundaries and thus threatening the future and well-being of mankind. last update on 29.02.2024 Sustainability in … pollution or damage to health must be massively and globally pushed back. At the same time, chemistry is indispensable for human well-being because it provides …

… Chemical contamination in the Antarctic Appearances are misleading Source: Rita Fabris / UBA Contaminants can … However, while in the Arctic the presence of chemical contamination has been documented by many studies, only a few studies exist so far for the Antarctic. … Publications Emerging and legacy organic contaminants in the polar regions Documents Workshop „Monitoring Chemical Pollution in Antarctica – Tackling Future …

… SDG Poster "17 goals to transform our world" Source: UN Communication Material The “SDG pathways” project develops and applies a modeling approach for integrated … transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation criteria are given by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide an ambitious set of goals and targets for the environmental, social, and economic transformation until 2030. last update on …

… Green IT Green IT – efficient and friendly to the environment Source: j-mel / Adobe Stock Digitalisation can help to decrease the demand for energy and raw materials, but it can also add to the burden on the climate and environment. Green IT helps to steer digitalisation to …

… Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context Source: S.Z. / Fotolia The minerals and metals industries, including the mining sector, have been associated with human rights violations and serious … hazard potentials of mine sites Environmental Criticality of Raw Materials Documents Factsheet: OECD Practical Tool on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral …

… Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood Source: … its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources (DigitalRessourcen)’ … Digitalisation and natural resources Poster: Digitalisation and natural resources Documents Bookmark: Digitalisation and natural resources (99.33 kB) Related contents …

… coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Through the initiative by UBA, the hazard caused by persistent (degrade only very slowly in … to make PMT, vPvM ‘categories’ for SVHCs- Intention appears in unpublished draft document on the upcoming EU chemicals strategy for sustainability”, July 2020 … EurEau: ”Briefing Note-Moving forward on PMT and vPvM Substances”, August 2019 …

… The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation The final PMT/vPvM criteria after public consultation Source: Michael Neumann / UBA …

… The third PMT Workshop 2021 The third PMT Workshop 2021: “Getting control of PMT … Asked Question (FAQ) , (10) –> The final PMT/vPvM criteria Associated content Documents Workshop-Agenda (175.85 kB) List of Presenters and Participants (171.27 … kB) Workshop Polling results (922.81 kB) Workshop Presentations Day 1 Morning A brief history of the PMT/vPvM criteria - Michael Neumann PMT/vPvM substances on the …