Reducing the social and environmental footprint of a product can be very challenging. Companies need to think about sustainable design, complex supply chains, ambitious circularity goals etc. Arcadis provides expertise to implement flexible and science-based solutions. From measuring a product’s footprint (with a product LifeCycle Assessment or activity-based footprinting) to setting meaningful targets that can be achieved through specific roadmaps.
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The chemical & life science industry and manufacturers all over the world are facing challenges to make products more and more sustainable and to provide environmental, social and economic benefits while protecting public health and environment over their whole life cycle, from the extraction of raw material until the final disposal. Our global team has Centres of Excellence in Belgium and North America, with satellites in additional countries, facilitating global support. We have a multidisciplinary resource pool to address your specialised requests concerning product sustainability, regulatory monitoring and interpretation, and scientific and technical support required to attain compliance with regulatory duties concerning chemicals or products.
Product stewardship and sustainability solutions
Companies worldwide strive to efficiently manufacture and distribute safe, responsible, compliant and sustainable products. Our global team has Centres of Excellence in Belgium and in the US, with satellites in additional countries, facilitating broad support (e.g., Germany, China). We use a multidisciplinary resource pool to address your specialised requests concerning product sustainability, regulatory, scientific, and technical support.
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Our REACH services
The REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through accurate and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances.
Arcadis streamlines your REACH compliance program with technically robust submissions and strategic compliance advice.
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We also identify potential business risks and assist you in the process of identification, evaluation and implementation of alternatives in the event of a regulatory phase-out of certain substances. Our multidisciplinary team will guide you throughout the substances authorisation process as specified in Europe, Switzerland and/or the UK.
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Other product stewardship-related services
International and multidisciplinary PFAS-team
Arcadis takes the lead in a global effort to evaluate and remediate impacted sites and environments by continuously studying per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals’. Our scientists and engineers are designing the future of site evaluation and restoration by improving the application of existing tools, developing next-generation technologies, and overturning outdated scientific models to explore what is possible. Read more on our global PFAS expertise.
Arcadis also provides support in:
- Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment
- Human Health Risk Assessment
- Ecosystem Sciences & Restoration
- Business & Biodiversity Solutions
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment
- Water/Wastewater Solutions
- Contaminated Sediment & Soil Management
- Cost-benefit Analysis & Risk Management Options
- Environmental Permitting & Compliance
- Water, Energy & Waste Management
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Connect with Andy Newcombe for more information & questions.
Andy Newcombe, Manager Product Stewardship and Sustainability
Andy (Arcadis US) is a highly experienced Vice President and leader of Arcadis’ Product Stewardship and Sustainability practice that consists of more than 70 staff located across Europe and North America. He has more than 30 years of international experience in conducting studies to assess the environmental fate of agrochemicals, fertilisers, and pharmaceuticals and their impact on soil and water quality. Andy also represents agrochemical industry clients on environmental fate issues associated with their products and has considerable experience in providing clients with litigation support services.
Connect with Maaike Bilau for more information & questions.
Maaike Bilau, Senior Consultant
Maaike (Arcadis Belgium) leads the European Product Stewardship and Sustainability team. She has more than 20 years of experience. She supports the development of regulatory compliance and sustainability strategies for industries - going beyond the legal requirements. This includes organising management of change processes to effectively become and remain compliant and implement a process to increase sustainability of the company, together with relevant stakeholders.