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Most countries lack effective laws for tracking industrial pollution and honoring citizens' right to participate in environmental decision-making. Learn about initiatives to develop right-to-know laws around the world.
Governmental Initiatives
Non-Governmental Initiatives
Governmental Initiatives
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Mexico Discloses Toxic Pollution Releases
In August 2006, Mexico for the first time made information on toxic chemical releases from more than 1,000 industrial facilities publicly available. The new data is expected to spur reductions in industrial pollution.
| Fact Sheet - August 28, 2006 |
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Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals) is an ambitious European effort that puts the onus on industry to prove that chemicals are safe before they can be used or marketed.
| Fact Sheet - September 20, 2006 |
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European Pollutant Emission Register
The ‘European Pollutant Emission Register’ is the European Union’s first searchable, on-line registry of pollutants released into the air and water and a big step towards creating a more complete pollutant registry.
| External Document - February 27, 2004 |
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Aarhus Convention
The Aarhus Convention (Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters) calls for effective dissemination of environmental information and greater transparency in decision-making procedures.
| External Document - July 2, 2003 |
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
As part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the United States, Canada and Mexico formed the Commission for Environmental Cooperation to protect our shared environment. The CEC is encouraging the development of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers in each country.
| External Document - December 22, 2004 |
Non-Governmental Initiatives
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Access Initiative
The Access Initiative tracks the state of pollution disclosure and public access to environmental information around the world, and encourages common global practices that would strengthen our right-to-know worldwide.
| External Document - December 21, 2004 |
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Bank Information Center
The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks most often operate without the informed participation of affected people. The Bank Information Center is working to overcome the secrecy surrounding these International Financial Institutions by organizing a global network around ongoing reviews and comparative analyses of their disclosure policies.
| External Document - July 2, 2003 |
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