This report presents the main findings from the European Chemical Agency's (ECHA's) New Approach Methodology (NAM) workshop "Towards an Animal-Free Regulatory System for Industrial Chemicals" (31 May - 1 June 2023). The aim of the workshop was to discuss how to support the transition to an...

The shift away from fossil fuels needed to reduce CO2 emissions requires the use of renewable carbon and energy sources, including biomass in the bioeconomy. Already today, the bioeconomy has a significant share in the EU economy with traditionally bio-based sectors. For the future, the energy,...

This study investigates the influence of personality characteristics and employees' motivation to learn on safety training transfer, in the context of a chemical manufacturing company. The study focuses on five personality characteristics: Locus of Control, Extraversion, Conscientiousness,...

In studying industrial sustainability programs, the authors developed a new method for evaluating sustainability practices and applied it to the examination of an array of firms in three industries: Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Foods using a rubric and rating scheme, reported at IBEC 2019 and...

This paper focuses on the issue of non-financial corporate reporting by the Czech chemical companies. Based on the content analysis of the websites and disclosures, it analyses, compares and evaluates the level of web communication of the economic, environmental and social issues of corporate...