A new @EU_ScienceHub Technical Report is out by @AlexCoad, @GianlucaBiggi and @elisagiulianitw: "Asbestos, leaded petrol, and other aberrations: Comparing countries’ regulatory responses to disapproved products and technologies"#remarcunipi

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/asbestos-leaded-petrol-and-other-aberrations-comparing-countries-regulatory-responses

A landmark legal case has been launched against the world’s largest #tech #companies by Congolese families who say their children were killed or maimed while mining for #cobalt used to power smartphones, laptops and electric cars. #remarcunipi

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/16/apple-and-google-named-in-us-lawsuit-over-congolese-child-cobalt-mining-deaths

Today at #DEM @Unipisa we had the opportunity to host Rajneesh Narula from @HenleyBSchool who presented his recent work: “Reinforcing higher labor standards within developing country value chains: Consequences for MNEs and informal actors in a dual economy” #remarcunipi

44% of chemical mixtures in the EU are not compliant with classification and labeling obligations. 33% of the safety data sheets and product labels were incorrect according to @EU_ECHA #remarcunipi

@GMOFreeUSA @GMWatch @chemicalwatch

http://bit.ly/2r5eVRe