External activities and offers

Collection of further websites and databases on the topic of substitution

Germany:

Portal Umwelt of the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy for Baden-Württemberg:
Database with information on geodata in Baden-Württemberg (DE)

Employer's Liability Insurance Association for Energy Textiles Electrical Medical Products:
Database for permissible washing and cleaning agents in offset printing (DE/EN)

PIUS-Portal:
Production-integrated environmental protection for companies (DE)

Austria:

City of Vienna from the programme "ÖkoKauf":
Disinfectant database (WIDES) with a focus on sustainability for the care and hospital sector (DE/EN/BS/HR/SR/TR)

Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt):

Grüne Chemie (Green Chemistry) (DE):

A platform for green chemistry issues in the areas of research, teaching, industry and administration. This work supports the establishment of green chemistry in Austria and Europe.

Green chemistry stands for sustainable, ecologically oriented chemistry with the aim of reducing the environmental and health impact of chemical-synthetic processes. In this way, less harmful chemical products are to be produced over the entire life cycle of a chemical and the consumption of energy and resources is also to be reduced.

The service includes advice on issues relating to EU chemicals legislation, such as the substitution of chemicals of concern.

Links:

Grüne Chemie (Green Chemistry) (DE):

Netherlands:

National substitution portal:
Chemicals well regulated (NL)

RIVM:
ZZS--Zeer Zorgwekkende Stoffen Similarity Tool (EN)

Luxemburg:

REACH&CLP Helpdesk Luxemburg:
Substitution of Hazardous Chemicals (EN/DE/FR)

France:

INRS:
Presentation of the worksheets on the substitution of carcinogens (FAS)

The Robert Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST):
Solub programme for the substitution of solvents

Denmark:

From 2012 to 2015, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency conducted a comprehensive knowledge survey for a total of 40 substances and substance groups on their effects on health and the environment. The topic of ‘substitution’ was also addressed. View the results of the LOUS (Listen over Uønskede Stoffer) project for the 40 substances/substance groups of the Danish EPA (in English): https://mst.dk/erhverv/sikker-kemi/kemikalier/stoflister-og-databaser/links-til-andre-stoflister-og-databaser/historiske-databaser-og-lister

Sweden:

National Substitution Group (NSG):
Substitutionsliste

Spain:

Union Institute for Work, Environment and Health (istas):
Database on hazardous substances, guidance on alternatives (EN/SP).

National Institute for Safety and Health at Work:
Database with information on CMR substances (SP)

Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production:
MedClean database with case studies of cleaner production companies from the Mediterranean region (EN/SP/FR/EUS)

Public body of the Spanish Environmental Agency:
Basque authority that supports business and policy with publications on various sustainability issues on behalf of the EU Green Deal (EN/SP/EUS)

Health Care Without Harm (affiliated to the Practice Greenhealth network):
Programmes and information gathering on improving sustainability and health in the health sector (EN/SP/PT)

European Union:

EU-OSHA:
Practical tools and guidance for dangerous substances

USA:

Toxics Use Reduction Institute an der Universität Massachusetts Lowell:
The institute with various tools and publications that assist in the substitution of products and chemicals with safer alternatives (see also cleanersolutions.org) (EN)Database of safe cleaning products (EN)Scientific literature and support on various topics such as cancer-free economics, green chemistry or health and disease prevention, as well as energy and environmental management (EN)