Chemicals Policy
Ökopol’s work in the field of chemicals and chemicals legislation, in particular the REACH-regulation, range from the development of practical implementation tools, such as guidance documents or IT-tools, the organisation of strategic dialogue processes, studies on the evaluation of policy success or strategic consulting of enterprises and other actors on their options to act.
Since the discussion on the white book on chemicals policy, Ökopol contributed with several studies and projects to the development of REACH and the ECHA guidance documents at EU level. Furthermore, Ökopol is involved in several dialogue processes, among others on the chemical safety assessment, communication in the supply chain, interfaces with product and waste legislation as well as the monitoring of the impacts of chemicals legislation.
Ökopol develops implementation tools for chemicals legislation on behalf of authorities, industry associations and enterprises. Several consulting services are offered to companies to support them in achieving compliance with REACH and other chemicals legislation.
The content-related organisation of national discussion processes is another focus of Ökopol’s work. Examples of such activities are the national dialogue on nanotechnologies organised by the Ministry of the Environment, the Hamburg competence network REACH and the workshop series Reach in Practice of the Federal Environment Agency.
In addition to the main topic REACH, Ökopol works on the identification of possibilities to integrate substance-related aspects and methods of REACH into other policy areas, such as in the context of the classification and labelling of wastes or the development of criteria under the Ecodesign-Directive or product labels.
Ökopol
- Assesses substances and develops corporate and sector specific risk management strategies
- Develops practical tools for the economic actors to assess risks and communicate respective information along the supply chain
- Represents environmental groups at the expert level in European discussions on chemicals policy
- Participates in interdisciplinary research projects on the identification of conditions for the dynamic substitution of hazardous substances in the context of sustainability strategies.
Current references: Chemicals Policy
Title | Client, Project leader, Project partner | Duration |
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Reducing respirable crystalline silica dust effectivly VS/2020/0005 Short description |
European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBW), Brussels (BE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Dr. Reinhold Rühl, Niddatal (DE) |
2020 – 2022 |
Continuation of the NanoDialogue of the German Government 2019 - 2022 (workshop series)
(FKZ UM 19 66 0010, Vergabenr.: 1148/2019) Short description |
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2022 |
Minimisation of the use of biocidal products - Evaluation and recommandations of biocide free alternatives (FKZ 3718 67 421 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Hydrotox GmbH, Freiburg (DE) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2022 |
Information collection on the manufacture, imports and use of fibre materials in the EU (with the exemption of astbestos) Short description |
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Dr. Reinhold Rühl, Niddatal (DE) |
2020 – 2021 |
Market research and documentation of adhesion and sealant products Short description |
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2021 |
Thematic conferences on advanced materials: assessment of regulatory action needs for chemical safety (FKZ 3719 66 402 0) Short description Factsheets Advanced Materials |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Institut für Sicherheits- und Risikowissenschaften (ISR), Wien (AU) |
2019 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: (WP 11) Joint ECHA / DE-CA Workshop on the Regulation of Substances in Articles (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Ökoinstitut e.V. |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Board of appeal ECHA (AP5.7) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Interlinks between REACH processes (AP5.6) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: assessement of consulatation processes under REACH (AP 5.5) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: SVHC-identification and Authorisation (AP 5.4) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Dossier Evaluation (AP5.3) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Substance Evaluation (AP 5.2) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: FoBiG Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH, Freiburg |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Restrictions under REACH (AP5.1) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Substitution principle (WP 10) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
REACH-advancement: precautionary principle and hazard based regulation (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
REACH-advancement: Articles (AP8) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Financing options for ECHA (AP7) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK) |
2018 – 2021 |
REACH-advancement: REACH and sustainable chemistry (AP6) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description Report |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Analysis of Processes under REACH (WP 5.5) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Evaluation of socio-economic analyses (WP4) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Online survey and Reach Congress 2018 (AP3) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Costs and benefits of REACH (FKZ 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK) |
2018 – 2021 |
Advancing REACH: Evaluation of studies and reports in the context of the REACH Review (AP1) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Scientific representation in the working group "sustainable chemicals policy" in the 8. Gouvermental Commission of Lower Saxony |
Commission of the Lower Saxonian Government, Hannover (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
Proposals for the further development of the EU chemicals regulation after 2018 and related implementation strategies (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: FoBiG Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH, Freiburg (DE); Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE); Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK); Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
REACH-Hamburg, organisation of a competence and promotion network for REACH in Hamburg |
Several business companies of Hamburg Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
since 2011 |
REACH Consulting |
Various Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: IHK Luebeck (DE); UMCO GmbH, Hamburg (DE); Association of German Engineers (VDI), Duesseldorf (DE) |
since 2006 |