The Global Framework on Chemicals (subtitled For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste) was adopted in Bonn, Germany, in September 2023. It is a framework agreement to promote the safe and sustainable management of chemicals, and follows on from the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), which ran from 2006 to 2020.
The Global Framework on Chemicals is supported not only by national governments, but also by international and non-governmental organisations and industry.
Main features of the Global Framework on Chemicals
- The Global Framework presents a comprehensive plan with 5 strategic objectives and 28 targets to guide governments , the private sector and civil society towards addressing the life cycle of chemicals, from production to waste management, in a safe and sustainable way.
- It provides a mechanism for stakeholders to rapidly identify and address chemicals of concern.
- To ensure its implementation, the Global Framework is accompanied by a temporary fund, which is financed by governments and the private sector.
Switzerland's commitment
Switzerland is particularly committed to the following issues within the Global Framework on Chemicals:
- ensuring an integrated, cross-sectoral chemicals policy;
- promoting coherence and synergies between existing international processes on chemicals and waste;
- creating the right conditions to encourage the active participation of the private sector and civil society, and to achieve the objectives and targets set out in the Global Framework for the safe and sustainable management of chemicals;
- developing the Global Framework to address future challenges in chemicals and waste management, such as nanomaterials and textiles.
Further information
Last modification 02.10.2024
