2–3 December 2026 | Riga, Latvia | Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel

How can chemicals be more effectively integrated into circular economy strategies, climate action, waste management and product policy? Join approximately 100 experts, project representatives, policymakers and practitioners from across Europe at the Chemicals Projects Platform Conference in Riga.

The conference will bring together projects funded under LIFE, Horizon and Interreg to address chemicals as a cross-cutting environmental challenge and explore practical approaches to achieving a toxic-free and circular economy.

The discussions will revolve around four main themes:

• Chemicals as a cross-cutting policy issue: Exploring the links between chemicals and key policy areas, including the circular economy, climate action, waste, water, public procurement and product policy.
• Upstream–downstream value chain approaches: Connecting projects across the entire value chain, from chemical production and product design to consumer use, waste management and environmental releases.
• Making better use of existing policy instruments: Highlighting opportunities offered by public procurement, environmental management systems, product requirements and ecolabelling.
• Preventing hazardous substances at source: Addressing ways to reduce environmental emissions and limit human exposure to harmful chemicals.

Through project presentations, interactive workshops and an exhibition showcasing project results, participants will have the opportunity to share experiences, establish new connections and explore potential collaborations across different sectors and funding programmes.

The conference is organised by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), and the LIFE project LIFE FitforREACH-2 (“Chemicals Risk Management and Assessment of Alternatives: Tools and Best Practices to Support Circularity, Create More Sustainable Products and Avoid Regrettable Substitution”), in collaboration with the Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects HAZGONE and ChemClimCircle-2.

Register by 20 November 2026!

The meetings is organised by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the Directorate General for Environment of the European Commission (DG ENV) and the LIFE project host LIFE FitforREACH-2 (“Chemicals Risk Management and Assessment of Alternatives: Tools and best practices to support circularity, create more sustainable products and avoid regrettable substitution”) in cooperation with the Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects HAZGONE and ChemClimCircle-2.