Objective: This session highlighted examples from companies who have addressed a particular challenge with respect to chemicals/polymers and plastics by targeting the design stage. The examples will depict how chemical/polymer choice at the design stage influences aspects along the life-cycle and what solution was found or is being worked on. The presenters also shared their definition of 'sustainability' from a chemicals perspective as well as the criteria that they use to inform decision-making at the design stage.

• Jean Viallefont - Total
  Different types of polymer feedstock - biopolymers, recycled polymers, conventional feedstock

• Tom Mallen - Valspar Corporation
  Safety by design process for packaging coatings
• Arthur Fong – Apple
  Integrating Green Chemistry into a Closed-loop Plastics Supply Chain
• Eric Beckman - University of Pittsburg
  Multi-layered packaging
• Erik Moerman - Indaver - Plastics2Chemicals
  Recycled polymeric material to fulfil design requirements of customer
• Toshiaki Yoshioka- Tohoku University
  Linking of recycled EEE waste to design; incentives to use secondary materials; bioplastics

Objective: This session discussed what it means to be "sustainable" from the lens of chemical selection and material composition and how to evaluate these claims of sustainability. What are the various types of criteria that could define "sustainable" plastics when considering chemical (polymer and additive) selection

Speaker:

• Lauren Heine - Northwest Green Chemistry
  Introduction of Background Paper

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Objective: This session identified some of the key tools and approaches that can support sustainable plastics design that are already available, as well as important gaps that would need to be addressed. This includes technical tools, check-lists, as well as consultation mechanisms that aim to support product designers in their decision making about the selection of substances and material composition.

Speakers:

• Emily Conner - ABT Associates
  Presentation of background paper

• Mats Linder - Circular Economy Expert
  Tools for innovation and material selection: Definitions and Circular Design Guide
• Justin Bours 
  
• Peter Saling - BASF ProScale Project
  Relative potential toxicological performances of products
  
• Shari Franjevic - Clean Production Action
  Plastic Scorecard and GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals
• Eric Bischolf - Covestro - Chair of ISO Technical Committee 61/SC 41 - Plastics and the Environment
  ISO standards

Objective: This session focused on the policy approaches and instruments that are already in place or could be developed to incentivise a shift in sustainable chemistry thinking at the product design stage - 'benign by design'. It includes perspectives from government, the private sector and civil society about the most promising policy initiatives.

Speakers:

• Emma Watkins - Institute for European Environmental Policy
  Presentation of background paper
  

Panel 1: Voluntary Approaches (5 min highlights from each speaker)

• George A. Racine – ExxonMobil Chemical and representing Global Automotive Industry Declarable Substances List Initiative
• Kim Christiansen - Plastics Europe
• Susanne Stark - Austrian Consumer Association
• Hisao Ida - Plastic Waste Management Institute, Japan
  

Panel 2: Regulatory and economic instruments (5 min highlights from each speaker)

• Carlos de Los Llanos - CITEO - France
• Stephane Arditi - European Environmental Bureau
• Keith Christman - American Chemistry Council