THE SIN (Substitute It Now!) LIST

The SIN List is an NGO driven project intended to speed up the transition to a toxic free world. The SIN List 1.1 consists of 356 (updated in October 2009) chemicals that have been identified as Substances of Very High Concern based on the criteria established by the new EU chemical regulation, REACH. The aim of the SIN List is to push the legislative process and provide a tool that businesses and other actors can use to substitute hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives - ahead of legislation.


 
RiskMetrics: SIN List tool for Investment Analysis

The New York-based investment research firm RiskMetrics has released a new report “REACH: Strategic Risks and Opportunities,” which uses the SIN List 1.1 update to highlight corporate exposure to potential regulatory action, management readiness, and strategic profit opportunities that may arise from REACH. "A key value of the SIN List here is that it provides companies a peek into the future” says Noran Eid, Senior Analyst at RiskMetrics.

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New SIN List Database

ChemSec launches new SIN List database interface making it even easier to search among the 356 high-concern chemicals on the SIN List, for example to filter the search result by possible uses, health and environmental concerns, EU SVHC lists or production volume. - We hope that the new and improved SIN List Database will enable an even wider range of actors to embrace and use the SIN List, says ChemSec Project Coordinator Jerker Ligthart.

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