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… Many paint manufacturers, including AkzoNobel and PPG Industry, the two largest global companies in the sector, … that voluntary labelling and certification efforts by industry are insufficient, and that government action on lead … alternatives to the hazardous chemicals currently used in industry, and the supply of new chemical resources (United …

… are the following: (a) Use of solvents; (b) Petroleum industry including petroleum-product handling; (c) Organic chemical industry; (d) Small-scale combustion sources (e.g. domestic heating and small industrial boilers); (e) Food industry; (f ) Iron and steel industry; (g) Handling and …

… and technical capacity, compliance assistance teams and industry support) • For countries that are Parties to these … Reduce point-source pollutants, such as heavy metals from industry, and diffuse pollutants including pesticides and … many years through compliance with regulation, voluntary industry policies and products such as environmental …

… and arsenic. Beryllium is used in the nuclear weapons industry and chronic beryllium disease has been diagnosed in … and endangering the use of river water for irrigation, industry and other purposes. Severe organic pollution, found …

… less than the damage costs to health and environment. For industry the costs of absence from work due to air pollution … GDP (WHO, 2015). Air pollution also has consequences for industry: it causes 5-10% of the absence from work due to … European Commission would lead to more cost-reductions for industry due to less sickness absence, than the costs of …

… the Philippines (33) and Colombia (26). Mining was the industry most linked to killings of land and environmental … believed to contain important me- tallic minerals.109 The industry is highly dependent on foreign exports and … and environmental defenders were linked to the logging industry. 1.6 billion134 people depend on forests for their …

… to cut emissions from industrial sources (iron and steel industry, non ferrous metal industry), combustion processes (power generation, road …

… negotiations may also include representatives from NGOs, industry groups, and intergovernmental organisations. These … participants, including representatives from business and industry; n prepare reports detailing country-specific … Business Non-Governmental Organisations (BINGOs). Industry groups also partici- pate in MEA negotiations. Most …