Strategic Initiatives
CHEMICAL TOXINS INITIATIVE
 In partnership with the Chemical Impact Project and Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE), the Forum convened a conference in the European Parliament in May, 1997 on the issue of ‘Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and their Impact on Human Health.’
As a result of this conference:
- A Draft Parliamentary Recommendation on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals was created in 1997 and presented to the European Parliament for adoption.
- In 1998, the European Commission adopted this Recommendation to focus increased governmental, scientific and industry attention on this serious issue.
- The Chemical Toxins Initiative was created to generate discussions and panels on this important issue. Ray Anderson, the President of the largest carpet factory in the US, and Theo Colburn, well-known scientist for the World Wildlife Fund, and others supported this Initiative and spoke at various Forum conferences on the importance of eliminating chemical toxins from the environment.
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