November 7, 2023
Last week,147 Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury gathered in Geneva for the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP-5) and adopted a 2025 treaty phase-out date for mercury-added cosmetics. Geneva, Switzerland—Last week,147 Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury gathered in Geneva for the fifth Conference of the Parties […]
October 19, 2023
Shocking EIA report exposes a global failure to prevent the deliberate addition of toxic mercury to skin lightening products. Today Thursday, October 19th a panel of experts presented new findings exposing the production and trade of mercury-added skin lightening products. An undercover investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has exposed the […]
December 15, 2022
The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) has been invited to contribute to the publication: “The People’s Environment Narrative (PEN): 50 Years of Work for the Environment by Civil Society, the Global NGO Community, and Other Stakeholders“, published in September 2022 and finalised in December 2022. The publication commemorates 50 years […]
