Welcome to this new series of the Chemical Reactions podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! Be ready to explore the challenges for industries and value chains of the EU’s flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. This new series of Chemical Reactions Podcasts will guide you through the most interesting aspects of the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, from the revision of REACH and CLP, the introduction of the ’essential use’ and ’safe and sustainable by design’ concepts, to the new circular economy and product aspects. Former MEP and former shadow rapporteur for the REACH Regulation in the European Parliament, Chris Davies, moderates this fascinating conversation between two experts in the field: Steve George, the former leader for Rolls Royce on REACH who has more than 30 years’ experience in the aerospace and defence industry; and Kevin Bradley, an environmental scientist with more than 25 years EU environmental policy experience who led several trade associations. In the first episode of this exciting series, discover what the EU’s signature piece of legislation on chemicals, the REACH Regulation, has achieved so far and what future challenges the chemical industry and value chains dependent on it will have to face.