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Lessons for Safer Chemicals in Products - PFAS

14 March 2017

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Webinar Aims

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This webinar will explore the substitution of perfluoroalkyl substances, specifically:

• Issue and regulatory responses, including EU/international/UN/OECD initiative and the scientific background.

• How Chemours has transitioned from making PFAS to short chain alternatives and developing non-fluorinated alternatives for some uses.

• The challenges for shifting to non-fluorinated alternatives for many elements of their footwear.

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Speakers

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Chair – Emma Chenoweth – Managing Editor – Chemical Watch

Dr. Eeva Leinala – a principal administrator in the Environment Health and Safety Division of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where she collaborates with OECD member countries and stakeholders to advance projects related to risk assessment and risk reduction of chemicals.

Ronald Bock – Prior to his current responsibilities as EMEA Risk Management Manager within Chemours International Fluoroproducts, Ronald held the position of Registration Manager for DuPont’s biocide products and EMEA Product Stewardship Manager for the Surface Protection Solution business in the EMEA region.

Chris Enlow – with a background in the non-profit sector, Chris began working for KEEN Footwear in the areas of philanthropy and sustainability in 2006. In the role, Chris pursues his passion for protecting public lands, disaster relief support, and supply chain responsibility.

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Questions

▪ Please submit questions during the webinar using your chat box.

▪ Any unanswered questions can be raised in the Chemical Watch LinkedIn group following the webinar:

www.chemicalwatch.com/CRM-LI

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PFASS – OVERVIEW OF CONCERNS AND RISK

REDUCTION APPROACHES TO TRANSITION TO

SAFER ALTERNATIVES

Eeva Leinala, Principal Administrator, OECDChemical Watch – March 2017

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The main objectives of the Programme are to:

•Assist OECD Member countries' efforts to protect human health and the environment through improving chemical safety and biosafety

•Make chemical control policies more transparent and efficient and save resources for government and industry; and

•Prevent unnecessary distortions in the trade of chemicals, chemical products and products of modern biotechnology.

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OECD ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND

SAFETY (EHS) PROGRAMME35 Member countries, many partner countries and other stakeholders work together to developand co-ordinate activities on chemical safety and biosafety on an international basis. One of thecore aspects of the work relates to the Mutual Acceptance of Data.

http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/

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Fully or partially fluorinated carbon chain connected to a functional group

Short chain & long chainLong-chain PFAS refers to:

• Perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) with carbon chain lengths C8 and higher, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA);

• Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) with carbon chain lengths C6 and higher, including perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS);

Precursors of e.g. PFCAs and PFSAs

Fluorinated polymers: Polymers with fluorinated side-chains

Fluoropolymers: Polymers with fluorinated backbone 7

TerminologyPer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

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PFASs

From OECD 2015

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• First manufactured in the 1930s

• In use since the late 1940s

• Unique physicochemical properties

– surfactants

– water, oil and stain resistance

– durability & strength

• Wide range of applications & sectors – surface protectors, fire fighting, electronics, construction, textiles, automotive, aerospace, medical devices … etc …

• But … some of the unique physicochemical properties of PFASs that popularised their widespread use are also associated with environmental and human health concerns.

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History & Characteristics

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• Persistent

• Bioaccumulative

• Long range transport properties

• Toxicity – e.g. concerns for reproductive toxicity & aquatic

toxicity)

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Characteristics of concern

Long Chain PFASs

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• Production, use & waste streams

• Products (manufacture, use & disposal)

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Release to the Environment

http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/PFC_FINAL-Web.pdf

http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/PFC_FINAL-Web.pdf
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Detection of PFASs in the Environment

Footprints in the Snow Greenpeace 2015

Wang et al Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (21) Houde et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45

Hu et al Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016

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Snapshot of risk reduction activities for PFASs in a number of countries (2015)

Analysis can inform countries about options for risk reduction of PFASs

Information from:

• Australia, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the People’s Republic of China, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States

• Industry provided input on voluntary approaches within sectors

Risk Reduction Approaches for PFASs

– A Cross-Country Analysis

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http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/

http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/
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• Drivers for development of risk reduction approaches– growing scientific knowledge on the risk of certain PFASs

– increasing number of international initiative supporting transition towards safer alternatives

• Risk reduction approaches for PFASs– combination of voluntary and regulatory approaches

– under existing national and/or regional regulatory frameworks

– principally long chains PFASs and their precursors and salts

– approaches aimed at gathering new knowledge and at awareness-raising tend to include broader categories of PFASs

Main findings

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Risk Reduction – Some Examples

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2000 - Following negotiations between the US EPA and 3M, 3M announced its voluntary manufacturing phase out of PFOS

2006 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency Voluntary Stewardship Program - reduce and eventually eliminate use of PFOA, precursor chemicals that can break down to PFOA, and related higher homologue chemicals by 2015 globally 2009 - PFOS and related compounds were listed underAnnex B of the Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

2009 - Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management - ICCM2 Resolution II/52012 - Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) ICCM3 Resolution III/3

2017 – PFOA and PFOA related salts –proposal for listing

OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group supports

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• REACH Candidate List for substances of very high concern

– long-chain PFCAs (C8 - 14 PFCAs),

• Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative(vPvB)

– Proposal for listing: Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid and its salts (PFHxS)

• REACH restrictions

– C8PFCA/PFOA its salts and PFOA-related substances –decision pending

– Perfluorinated silanes: On-going process: restriction covering use of a combination of perfluorinated silanes and one or more organic solvents in sprays used for the general public

– Completed call for information: PFCAs (C9-C20) and other fluorinated substances

• POPS Regulation

– PFOS

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EU– Long Chain PFASs

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• Work towards establishing a global emission inventory for per- and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFASs)

• Uses perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) as a reference to present an overall picture of global and regional emissions of PFASs and other related fluorinated substances

Working towards a global emission inventory of PFASs: Focus

on PFCAs - Status quo and the way forward

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http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/

http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/
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Main sources responsible for the majority of C7–C9 and C11 PFCAs in the global environment are relatively well understood

Geographic shift

– these new sources may more than offset the reductions obtained by the former major global manufactures

Understanding of (potential) sources of some other PFCA homologues, particularly C4, C5, C10, C12–C14 PFCAs, is still incomplete.

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Detection of PFASs in the Environment

Footprints in the Snow Greenpeace 2015

Wang et al Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (21) Houde et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45

Hu et al Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2016

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• Enhance information and knowledge sharing on alternatives to PFASs

• Increase understanding on uses of PFASs and product content

• Develop estimates of PFASs production and release, particularly in relation to use and exposure potential

• Engage in capacity building activities, in particular with emerging and in-transition economies.

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Areas to be strengthened - identified by

the OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group

OECD group updating list of PFAS (2017)

Webinars on sharing of information on shifting to alternatives

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Webinar series within OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group:

Presentations from:

• Regulators

• Academics

• Industry, downstream users

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Shifting to alternatives

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• Types of alternatives – short chain PFASs

– other fluorinated

– non-fluorinated

– functional

• Challenge: efficacy of the alternative for particular usee.g. firefighting foams, water proofing

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Observations from Webinars

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Concern with detection of short chain PFASs in the environment, including potential for long-range transport

• Concern for persistence in the environment and mobility

• No indications of ecotoxicity

REACH substance evaluation

• Evaluation of some short-chain PFASs

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Observations from Webinars

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Retailer & Downstream Supply Chain

Expectations (some examples related to textiles)

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NEW OECD Portal on PFASs(to be released April 2017)

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OECD Global PFC Group Documents

https://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/risk-management/(portal will link from this site in April 2017)

Contact:

• [email protected]

• [email protected]

More Information?

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Lessons for Safer Chemicals in Products - PFAS

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Use of PFASs in the Textile Industry:

Past, Present and Future

Ronald Bock – Product Stewardship Manager

Chemical Watch – March 2017

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Agenda

• Stain and durable water repellency, how does it work ?

• From long-chain products to short-chain alternatives

• Assessment of short-chain alternatives

• Is the future of textile treatment non-fluorinated ?

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Stain and durable water repellency

(DWR), how does it work ?

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Stain, oil and DWR

Fabrics fight off dry soil and nasty, unpredictable spills and splashes.

Liquid spills roll off or can easily be wiped away. Dry soil easily brushed off.

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Fluorinated Polymers

CF3

| (CF2)n

| R|

CF3

| (CF2)n

| R|

CF3

| (CF2)n

| R|

CF3

| (CF2)n

| R|

Polymer

Fiber

Fiber and Fabric bulk properties are unaffected

• Long‐chain (C8): n = 7• Short‐chain (C6): n = 5

Definition of long vs. short – chain PFASs: https://www.oecd.org/ehs/pfc/

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http://www.oecd.org/ehs/pfc/
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/pfc/
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/pfc/
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/pfc/
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Consumers want performance

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Performances that consumers want:

• Textiles looking new longer

• Repellency, water and/or oil

• Keeps fabrics dry

• Stain Management

• Durability: laundering, light exposure, abrasion, dry cleaning, etc…

→ Product life cycle benefits are significant

but

Performance is specific to a product and its intended use

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Performance = Sustainability

• Protection - water, oil & soil repellent and release

• Life-cycle Benefits

– Water and carbon footprint

– Durability = Life of garment

• Design Benefits

– Aesthetics

– Color

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From long-chain products to short-

chain alternatives

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US EPA Product Stewardship Program

• Global partnership between the U.S. EPA and the major

fluorotechnology manufacturers in the US, Europe and Japan

• Launched in 2006 to eliminate long-chain products from

facility emissions and product content

→ The major global producers have ceased manufacture of

long-chain fluorinated technology

→ Led to the elimination of long-chain PFCAs by the end of

2015 and to the development of the short-chain PFCAs

More info on EPA PS Program:

https://www.epa.gov/assessing‐and‐managing‐chemicals‐under‐ tsca/fact‐sheet‐20102015‐pfoa‐stewardship‐program#meet

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http://www.epa.gov/assessing
http://www.epa.gov/assessing
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Alternative requirements

Careful balance taking into account:

• Performance required for the end‐use applications

• More favorable environmental, health and safety (EHS) profile

• Approval for use in key countries/regions around the world

Major challenge to replace long‐chain PFAS technology:

• Decade of research and substantial investments

• Companies investigated a large universe of options

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Short-chain fluorinated alternatives

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Short‐chain fluorinated DWR products

• Are commercially available and approved by regulators

• Can deliver required full stain managementperformance

• Have a more favorable human health and environmental profile

• Extensive environmental, health and safety data

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Assessment of short-chain

alternatives

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Assessment requirements

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• Composition and impurities

• PBT assessment

– Physical‐chemical properties

– Toxicology (aka hazards)

• Mammals

• Environment ‐ Aquatic

• Exposure & Risk assessment

• Fate

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Available Data

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Extensive dataset on short-chain products is available:

– Chronic and acute toxicity data on mammalian species

– Elimination half-life of major degradation product

– Aquatic toxicity in fish and algae

– Environmental fate (aerobic and anaerobic degradation

pathways)

Current available data demonstrate:

– No CMR or bioaccumulation properties

– Rapid elimination from living organisms

– Not broadly found in humans

References available upon request

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Is the future of textile treatment

non-fluorinated ?

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Technologies & Performance

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• Paraffin Waxes

• Dendrimers

• Acrylic polymers

• Urethane polymers

• Melamine resins

• Particles

• Silicones

• Fluorinated polymers

• Water repellency

• Oil repellency

• Stain release

• Soft handle

• Abrasion resistance

• Air-dry performance

• Laundry durability

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Repellency and stain management

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Requirements….

Active ProtectionWater and oil repellency

Passive Protection

Use of PFASs in the Textile Industry: Past, Presesntt aanin

dFaun

tudre soil release

Rain ManagementWater Repellency

Active Protection

water repellency

Waxes, Silicones, etc.

Full Stain Management Water, Oil and Soil

Short‐chain fluorinated DWR

Active & Passive Protection

Dual Action

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Assessment requirements (bis)

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Non-fluorinated alternatives need to be assessed as well

• Composition and impurities

• PBT assessment

– Physical-chemical properties

– Toxicology (aka hazards)

• Mammals

• Environment - Aquatic

• Exposure & Risk assessment

• Fate

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Non-fluorinated technology

Zelan™ R3

• Water repellency

• Oil repellency

• Stain release

• Soft handle

• Abrasion resistance

• Air-dry performance

• Laundry durability

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In a nutshell…

• No single, all-encompassing, high performance DWR

solution is available, as yet

• Active / Outdoor products are moving to non-fluorinated

alternatives where performance requirements can be

achieved

• Technical products are using short-chain fluorinated

alternatives to meet high performance requirements

The future demand is clearly multiple types of products.

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Thank you

Contact: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]
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Lessons for Safer Chemicals in Products - PFAS

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PFC-FREE JOURNEY

Safe, Effective &Affordable

Presenter: Chris Enlow

Chemical Watch Webinar: Lessons for Safer

Chemicals in Products -PFAS's

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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About Me

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About KEEN

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CARING

We strive to reduce our impact on

the environment, protect the placeswhere we play and give back to

communities in need.

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Giving Back

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Taking Action

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Reducing Impact

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Reducing

Impact

AFFORDABLE

Guiding Principle

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USA

EU REACH

TURKEY

NORWAY

GERMANY

CHINAJAPAN

CONSUMER

GREENPEACE

PETA

CANADA

UK

Safe

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Effective

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Affordable

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51 Quarter Mesh/CollarMesh52 Quarter Mesh/Quarter Mesh Heel53 Quarter OverlayReinf.54 QuarterReinforcement55 Quarter Stitching Detail/Stiching156 Quarter underlay mesh/Collar/Tonguemesh57 QuarterWindows/Collar58 Quarter/Collar mesh59 Quarter/Heel StayReinforcement60 Quarter/Shaft Mesh/TongueMesh61 Quarter/Steel Toe Reinforcement62 Quarter/TongueLining63 Quarter/Up EyeletReinforcement64 Quarter/Upper QuarterWindows/Tongue65 Shaft66 Shaft EyeletStraps67 Shaft Lining/Tongue LiningBottom68 Steel ToeReinforcement69 Stiching70 Strap71 Strobel board72 Strobel Sock73 TIP Underlay/CollarOverlay/eyestay74 Toe Box Reinf./CollarReinf.75 Tongue Foam/Heel counterlining76 Tongue Lining/CollarLining77 Tongue Lining/HeelLining78 Tongue Mesh/QuarterMesh79 TongueMesh/Tongue/Gusset80 Tongue Overlay /TopEyestay81 Tongue overlayTop/Bottom82 Tongue Overlay/Middle HeelOverlay83 Tongue/Medial/Lateral AnklePost84 Tongue/Vamp/Quarter/Collar/HeelMesh85 Upper Quarter/Eyestay Reinforcement86 UpperReinforcement87 Upperstitching88 U-Throat LaceLoop89 Vamp90 Vamp /Tongue Webbing/Eyelet Webbing91 VampExtension92 Vamp Mesh/Quarter/Shaft Mesh/TongueMesh93 VampReinforcement94 Vamp Webbing/U-ThroatLoop95 Vamp/QuarterReinforcement96 Vamp/Steel Toe/Heel CounterReinforcement97 WaterproofStrip98 Webbing laceloops andheel99 Webbing Reinfs/LogoReinf100 Webbing/LogoReinfs101 Zipper

1 Back Counter/Vamp/Toe Box/QuarterReinforcement2 Back StayBinding3 BondingMargin4 BondingReinf.5 Bootie Footbed6 Bootie Liningreinforcement7 Bootie/Heel counterReinforcement8 Bootie/Vamp/Insole BottomReinforcement9 BungeeLace10 Collar Mesh/Tongue/Lining/Foam/Backing/ToeReinforcer11 Deco Stitch12 Eyelet Webbing/Tongue Top Pull Loop13 EyestayBacking14 Eyestay LaceLoop15 EyestayLining16 EyestayReinforcement17 Eyestay/TongueMesh18 Footbed cover19 Footbed Mesh20 Foxing21 Front Shaft/D-Ring Anchors/Tongue TopOverlay22 GussetReinforcer/Wings23 Heel Box Reinf./Toe BoxReinf.24 Heel Counter25 Heel Counter & Collaroverlay26 Heel Counter boxingreinforcement27 Heel CounterLining28 Heel Counter/BootieReinforcement29 Heel Loop/Webbing laceloops andheel30 Heel Pull Loop/Counter/QuarterWebbing31 Heel Stay/ Upper QuarterReinforcement32 Heel Underlay/TongueOverlay33 Inner Bootie34 Inner Bootie StrobelBoard35 Innsole BottomReinforcement36 Insole Fabric StrobelBoard37 Lace38 LaceLoop39 Heel PullLoop40 Lastingboard41 Lower quarter/Eyestay/Collar42 Medial ShaftPanels/Straps/heel43 Medial WaterproofZipper44 MeshTongue/Quater/Collar45 Middle Eyestay/Vamp/Heel Counter lining Reinforcement46 Mud GuardUnderlay47 MudguardReinf.48 Mudguard/HeelStay49 Qtr embroideryreinf.50 QuarterLining

101 BOMsBill of Materials

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Phase Out

Performance Testing

Precautionary Principle

Project Kick-Off

Socialization /

Alignment

Hard Work / Slow

Process

Get Rid of “low

hanging” PFCs

101 BOMs

Where is it?

SVHC Research & DWR Survey

Why?

Project Timeline

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Benchmarking Exercise

CHEMICAL AGENTS

FABRIC

LEATHER

PLASTIC

FOAM

PU SYNTHETIC

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Alternatives

DETOX

AFFORDABLE

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32 PFCs

DETOX

AFFORDABLE

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DETOX

AFFORDABLE

Working with Suppliers

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Field Testing

DETOX

AFFORDABLE

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Do we need it?

67% REDUCTION

Precautionary Principle

DETOX

AFFORDABLE

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My Hypothesis

If we apply the precautionary

principle Brand-wide, then it should

be cost neutral.

AFFORDABLE

DETOX

Waterproof Shoes

Non-Waterproof Shoes

Margin Hit

Margin Savings

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CHALLENGES

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PFCs Are Everywhere

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Unexpected Places

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Unintended Consequences

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Socialize

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CONCLUSIONS

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DWR Continuum

WATER

DIRT

MOTOR OIL

PE

RF

OR

MA

NC

EC

RIT

ER

IA

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DWR Treatment Plan = Waterproof Styles

HIKING

AND KIDS

SANDALS

WORK

UNEEK

HIKING

AND KIDS

CATEGORY APPLICATION START FINISH

SS2016 FW 2017

SS2019

FW2016

SS2019

R&DKeep C6 PFCtreatments

PFC-free treatments

New chemistries

No treatments

Precautionary Principle

FW2016

SS2016

FW2017

FW 2015

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100% PFC-FREE

FOOTWEAR

Spring 2019

AFFORDABLE

Reducing

Impact

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THANK YOU!

Chris Enlow, Corporate Responsibility Director

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]
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Lessons for Safer Chemicals in Products - PFAS

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Speakers

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Dr. Eeva Leinala – a principal administrator in the Environment Health and Safety Division of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where she collaborates with OECD member countries and stakeholders to advance projects related to risk assessment and risk reduction of chemicals.

Ronald Bock – Prior to his current responsibilities as EMEA Risk Management Manager within Chemours International Fluoroproducts, Ronald held the position of Registration Manager for DuPont’s biocide products and EMEA Product Stewardship Manager for the Surface Protection Solution business in the EMEA region.

Chris Enlow – with a background in the non-profit sector, Chris began working for KEEN Footwear in the areas of philanthropy and sustainability in 2006. In the role, Chris pursues his passion for protecting public lands, disaster relief support, and supply chain responsibility.

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