Legal Strategies For A Toxic-Free Future: Where Environmental Law & Human Rights Intersect

In today’s episode, we sit down with Vito Buonsante, an environmental lawyer and Technical and Policy Advisor for IPEN. As an EU and International law specialist, Vito covers a wide range of matters related to chemical safety, including SAICM’s emerging policies, the Stockholm, Basel, and Rotterdam Convention. Where do the environment and human rights intersect? How can we hold chemical companies accountable using legal strategies? Vito joins us to explain…

Jump in to discover: 

• The effects of pollutants on impoverished communities.
• How environmental and legal frameworks intersect to shape policies for a sustainable future.
• The advantages of publicly disclosing the names and quantities of chemicals on the market.
• Reasons behind the weaknesses in environmental laws in many nations.

With over 15 years of experience in drafting, analyzing, and implementing environmental legislation, Vito is on a mission to promote a world where both people and the environment are free from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals. Are you ready to learn how legal tools can be leveraged to protect our health and the planet? Join us for an insightful conversation that will inspire action and awareness in the fight against toxic chemical exposure.

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Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr