International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)

14th Annual India Chemical Industry Outlook Conference
2021-02-25 - 2021-02-26 | Virtual
ICC is organizing 14th Annual India Chemical Industry Outlook Conference, which is supported by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India and McKinsey (as a “Knowledge Partner”). The Theme of this year’s Conference is “Winning in the New Normal: Managing for Growth, Resilience and Self-Sufficiency in Chemicals”
This is a signature event of ICC and is fourteenth in row and attended by leaders of Indian Chemical Industry. In the physical format more than 350 delegates from India and overseas attend this Conference and the Conference provides a platform for networking and for one-to-one meetings for discussing business potential. The Conference is attended by senior executives and at least 60/70 CEOs.
Shri. D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon’ble Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers to be the Chief Guest (invited) and Shri Yogendra Tripathi, IAS, Secretary (Chemicals & Petrochemicals) to be the Guest of Honour.
More information about the event and details to register can be found at https://www.indianchemicalcouncil.com/14th-annual-india-chemical-industry-outlook-conference.htm

Meeting of the UNEA Committee of Permanent Representatives
2020-11-19
The Committee of Permanent Representatives prepares the meetings of the UN Environment Assembly and regularly reviews the implementation of its decisions.
The Committee of Permanent Representatives is composed of all accredited Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme and was formally established as a subsidiary organ of the Governing Council (now the United Nations Environment Assembly) in May 1985 by Governing Council Decision 13/2.

5th Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group (AHEG) on Marine Litter and Microplastics
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-13 | Kigali, Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
The 5th meeting of the ad hoc open-ended expert group on marine litter and microplastics will, inter alia, discuss outcomes of previous meeting and work toward UNEA 5.

16th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
2020-09-14 - 2020-09-18 | Rome, Lazio, Italy, Rome, Lazio, Italy
The 16th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-16) will review the possible listing of hazardous chemicals under the various annexes of the Stockholm Convention.
POPRC-16 is taking place back-to-back with the 16th meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC-16).

Reconstruction of Value Chain in the New Five Years
2020-09-09 - 2020-09-11 | Ningbo, China
As the national organization voicing the interest of petroleum and chemical industry, CPCIF is privileged to establish this high-profile conference with significant influence on close cooperation with key stakeholders to this industry. Since its birth, CPCIC has been committing to serve as an inclusive cooperation platform to engage foremost policy makers, business leaders, experts from academic institutions and international organizations for sharing their wisdom and insights, for generating constructive debates and empowering strategic decision making, thus to help leaders better prepared for challenges as well as opportunities facing the petroleum and chemical industry.
Themed as “Reconstruction of Value Chain in the New Five Years” The 11th CPCIC will cover crucial topics including Challenges and Opportunities facing the World Petroleum and Chemical Industry in the Next Five Years, Strategic Planning and new Focal Points of 14 FYP, Post-epidemic Global Supply Chain and Value Chain, International Energy and Petrochemical Industry Development Trends, Multinational Investment Layout, Business Environment Improvement, New Energy and New Materials, Plastics and Circular Economy, Digital Transformation in Chemical Industry, Future Transportation & Smart City, Deepen Reform and Opening up, The Belt and Road Initiative, Petrochemical Integration of Yangtze River, FTA etc.
Following sessions will be presented for the sound discussion of these exciting topics. Such as CEO Roundtable Meeting (Invitation Only), The 4th International Production Capacity Cooperation Plenary Session, Mayors’ Forum, Integration of Petrochemical Industry of Yangtze River, CPCIF-ICCA-UN Environment Forum, Epidemic Prevention and Chemical Industry Forum, Women’s Leadership Forum, “Forum” Live Broadcast and so on.
Website: http://www.cpcic.org/En

High-Level Political Forum 2020: Under the Auspices of ECOSOC
2020-07-07 - 2020-07-16 | New York City, New York, NY, United States
The HLPF annual meeting is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
In the 2020 HLPF, participants will debate where we stand on the SDGs in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will reflect on how the international community can respond to the pandemic in a way that puts us back on track to achieve the SDGs and accelerate progress during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development. 47 countries will carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the 2020 HLPF.

Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5)
2020-02-22 - 2020-02-26 | Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) is expected to take place during the last week of February 2021, in Nairobi, Kenya, as agreed during UNEA-3 in December 2017. By the text, the Assembly decided that going forward, UNEA will convene during the last week in February, unless otherwise decided by UNEA.

Argentina: Our Commitment to SAICM
2019-04-26 | Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
A diverse group of industry, government and international experts have convened in the city of Buenos Aires to support strengthening the sound management of chemicals and waste in Argentina. The meeting, hosted by the Argentine Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in cooperation with the UN Environment Programme and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), aimed to strengthen cooperation between government authorities, industry, the United Nations and other stakeholders in order to improve chemicals and waste management at the national level in Argentina.
Recently, Argentina was granted funding from the UN Special Programme for a project to “Strengthen the national capacity for the sound management of chemicals and waste.” The Special Programme aims to support institutional strengthening at the national level to enhance the implementation of the chemicals and waste conventions and achieve the 2020 goal of sound chemicals management under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). CIQyP is a leader in implementing Responsible Care in the South American region and sees the Special Programme project as an opportunity to strengthen the recognition of Responsible Care product stewardship practices within developing Argentina policies and to accelerate implementation of the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling within Argentina, which aligns with the ambitions of the national government.
The group focused on four main objectives:

Enhance implementation of the UN Special Programme through a transparent, cooperative relationship between government and industry;
Enhance Responsible Care® and product stewardship implementation;
Enhance implementation of the Globally Harmonized System for Classification & Labeling (GHS); and,
Facilitate the establishment of a chemical control framework

Recognizing the need to correctly manage chemical products and minimize adverse impacts on human health and the environment, participants discussed how to enhance regulatory frameworks on chemicals and waste and how to enhance Argentina’s Responsible Care® Program, which is the global chemical industry’s voluntary commitment to drive continuous improvement and achieve excellence in environmental, health and safety, and security performance. In addition to enhancing Responsible Care® implementation and awareness, the event also highlighted a project financed by the UN Environment Programme in Argentina, which aims to support institutional strengthening at the national level to promote the mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals and waste. Topics such as improving implementation of the GHS and establishing a risk-based chemical control framework also were addressed.
