On Thursday, March 21st presenters from London, California and Pennsylvania spoke about compliance with environmental regulations affecting products. They discussed recent domestic and international requirements related to material sourcing, product design, use, and disposition.

With U.S. manufacturers, distributors and retailers faced with increasing environmental regulation of products, this program was designed to help regulated entities understand the prohibitions, restrictions and requirements they need to know. In particular, key requirements and legal developments were addressed:

• The SEC's conflict minerals regulations
• California's Green Chemistry Law
• The European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and REACH laws
• Product takeback, especially electronic waste legislation

Be sure that we will monitor and analyze these issues and many other environmental and energy issues through the year on our blog and in future teleseminars.