Sustainability management in the chemicalindustry

whitePaper | January 20, 2023

Dispelling Plastic Recycling Myths

whitePaper | January 16, 2022

This paper is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and the arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of OECD member countries.

whitePaper | April 30, 2021

At the height of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers around the world experienced a supply shortage related to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. As new producers entered the market, and existing manufacturers sought to ramp-up production to meet the growing demand, lower grades of ethanol and isopropanol (IPA) started to appear on the market. To ensure the safety and efficacy of hand sanitizer products, it is recommended that manufacturers test their products to ensure appropriate levels of active ingredients, as well as a means of ensuring label-claim accuracy. In this application note, an efficient and simple, “dilute and shoot” method for the analysis of IPA and ethanol in hand sanitizer products is detailed. With a run-time of only 5.36 minutes per sample, this method is ideal for operations requiring fast turnaround times that won’t disrupt the production of their products.

whitePaper | May 17, 2021

To help the energy industry improve its resilience against cyber risk, the World Economic Forum has convened over 40 senior executives to establish a blueprint for evaluating cyber risk across the oil and gas industry. This White Paper is the result of their in-depth discussions to illuminate the industry’s best practices and create new solutions for corporate leaders to address cyber risk. It presents six principles to help boards at oil and gas companies govern this risk and strengthen their organization’s cyber resilience. Adopting them will support the industry in its efforts to continue delivering safe, affordable and low-carbon energy for decades to come.

whitePaper | September 24, 2022

Climate action in the global chemical industry is lagging compared to other sectors. As of August 2022, only seventeen industry players had committed to targets in line with a 1.5 degrees future as part of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

whitePaper | July 20, 2022

It’s impossible to think about plastics without picturing piles of soda bottles, filmy food wrappers, and other packaging floating in the ocean or washing up on the shore.