Session 1: Setting the Scene

09.30-09.45 | Background to OECD work on sustainability attributes beyond safety in chemical selection and substitution & Objectives of the workshop

• Eeva Leinala, Principal Administrator Risk Management Programme, Environmental Safety and Health Division, Environment Directorate, OECD

09.45-10.15 | Keynote address (TBC)

10.15-11.00 | Presentation of background paper and questions for consideration

• Joel Tickner, Professor, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell

11.00-11.30 | Coffee Break

Session 2: Initiatives from the UN and European Commission

11.30-11.50 | UN’s Life Cycle initiative – International Harmonisation Experience (TBC)

11.50-12.10 | European Union’s Policies and Activities Related to Sustainability and Chemicals including Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), One Substance – One Assessment, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (DNSH provisions)

• Serenella Sala, European Commission Joint Research Center and Aleksandra Malyska, European Commission, DG ENV

12.10-12.30 | Q&A

12.30-14.00 | Lunch Break

Session 3: Approaches for Water-Related Metrics

14.00-14.20 | Presentation of approaches identified in the background document and associated questions: Joel Tickner, Professor, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell

14.20-16.00 | Examples of approaches and discussion of relevance to chemical selection

• International standard for assessing the water footprint of products, processes, and organizations using life cycle assessment methods (ISO 14046): Speaker TBC
• 2 Company approaches: Speakers TBC
• TfS/Chem-X initiative: Yetunde Omolayo, Global Procurement Environmental Sustainability Leader, Dow
• Relevant work from the EC’s SSbD framework or Life Cycle Assessment work, Serenella Sala, European Commission Joint Research Center and Aleksandra Malyska, European Commission, DG ENV
• Q&A

16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break

16.30-17.45 | Discussion of approaches for water parameters, key challenges and relevance for chemical selection

17.45-18.00 | Wrap up of Day 1

Session 4: Approaches for Carbon and Climate-Related Metrics

09.00-09.20 | Presentation of approaches identified in the background document and associated questions: Joel Tickner, Professor, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell Discussion on the key questions

9.20-11.00 | Examples of approaches and discussion of relevance to chemical selection

• Global Warming Potential - Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals: Speaker TBC
• 1-2 other approaches- Speaker TBC
• TfS/Chem-X initiative: Yetunde Omolayo, Global Procurement Environmental Sustainability Leader, Dow
• Relevant work from the EC’s SSbD framework or Life Cycle Assessment work, Serenella Sala, European Commission Joint Research Center and Aleksandra Malyska, European Commission, DG ENV
• Q&A

11.00-11.30 | Coffee Break

11.30-12.40 | Discussion of approaches for carbon and climate parameters, key challenges and relevance for chemical selection

12.40-13.00 Session 5: Key opportunities for future use of aligned metrics for chemical selection decision making including potential future OECD Work

• Opportunities for harmonized use for chemical selection
• Key opportunities for alignment (outlined in the background document)
• Identification of priorities for further work
• Possible outputs and follow-up activities