EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals

Martin Hojsík, a Slovak activist, environmental expert and Member of the European Parliament joins us for this episode. He is a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. He is the European Chemicals Agency’s so-called 'liaison MEP', the one following the agency's work in the environment committee and overall in the European Parliament. In the European Parliament, his work focuses on chemical policies, including pesticides, pollinator protection, climate, and biodiversity financing. He has a lot of experience in environmental protection and climate change. Martin talks about EU chemicals policy: how the EU's Green Deal and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will help pave the way to a greener and safer use of chemicals in the future. He also talks about how the chemicals industry in Europe can become the global leader in innovation when it comes to safe and sustainable chemicals and how he sees the role of alternatives to animal testing in regulatory science. Full episode transcript  Give us feedback More More on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Martin Hojsík - European Parliament ************** Subscribe to our YouTube channel Subscribe to our Safer Chemicals Podcast Subscribe to our news Follow us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Visit our website Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.