 | |
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Swedish offices of World Wide Fund for Nature and Friends of the Earth, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and Nature and Youth Sweden |
| Type | [governmental funded organisation (the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) contributes approx. 3/4 to the budget)[1] ] |
| Focus | Chemicals management and policy |
| Location | |
Area served | EU legislation; some environmental justice and development activities in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia |
| Method | Political advocacy |
| Website | www.chemsec.org |
The International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) is a non-profit environmental organisation founded in Sweden in 2002 to advocate in favour of stricter regulatory controls on potentially hazardous chemicals and to work with businesses on reducing the production and use of hazardous substances in their products and supply chains. ChemSec receives about 25 percent of its funding from the Swedish Government, the rest comes from foundations, mainly in the EU and the US, as well as from individuals. ChemSec maintains the SIN List, identifying hazardous substances likely to be restricted under EU REACH regulation.
- ^ Chemsec Annual report 2018