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Regulatory Risk Management of Chemicals

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Responsible Consumption and Production

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Learning system; Precautionary principle; Proactive management; Regulated self-responsibility; SAICM

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In order to achieve “sustainable consumption and production patterns,” SDG 12.4 calls for a management of chemicals defined as “the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.” To this end, an institutional framework is needed stipulating sufficient incentives to reduce the emissions and providing guidance for defining the steps to identify the risks occurring from exposure to chemicals and take the appropriate risk mitigation measures.

Chemicals Management in the Context of Sustainable Development Goal 12

As the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council notes, “the challenges posed by chemicals and wastes are...

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  1. Department of Social Sciences, Society for Institutional Analysis – sofia, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, HE, Germany

    Julian Schenten & Martin Führ

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. FTZ-ALS, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences FTZ-ALS, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal

  2. University of Aveiro , Aveiro, Portugal

    Ulisses Azeiteiro

  3. Ctr Neurosci & Cell Biology, 1 Floor, Univ Coimbra, Edf Fac Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  4. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  5. Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  6. Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Dept of Industrial Management, Center for Innovation and Technology Research, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

    Ulla Saari

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Schenten, J., Führ, M. (2019). Regulatory Risk Management of Chemicals. In: Leal, W., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_32-1

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