A sustainable chemical industry: getting your green claims right

About this presentation

The proliferation of sustainable or ‘green’ claims is exponential. At face value, it is positive that organisations recognise the value and importance of sustainability credentials to stakeholders and customers. However, according to a review by the UK Competition and Markets Authority, 40% of green claims made online could be misleading consumers.

Making reliable, evidence-based claims about the sustainability credentials of your products, services, supply chain and business is the only way forward.

Chris Jockel, Principal Sustainability Consultant with Bureau Veritas UK, will guide you through the pitfalls of making misleading claims, the actions you can take to mitigate this and the regulations that are making this issue so prevalent in every industry.

COME AND VISIT BUREAU VERITAS ON STAND: K44

Speaker Bio:

Chris is a sustainability management professional with almost 20 years’ experience. His career portfolio has rotated through Sustainability Consultancy, EH&S industrial site management (specialising in chemical processing and aerospace engineering/ manufacturing), freelance consultancy and Lead ISO14001/ISO50001/ ISO45001 Auditor.

He is now a senior member of Bureau Veritas UK’s assurance and sustainability consulting team, in which he manages ‘green’ claims verification, assurance and audit projects at both company and product level. Chris holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in the science and practice of sustainability management as well as a high level of EMS/EnMS/GHG manager and auditor/verifier experience/ qualifications. Alongside this, Chris is an elected Councillor in the UK and founded a successful sustainability-focused not-for-profit community organisation for which he still holds a voluntary Directorship.