Dennis Bankmann
Independent Scientific Consultant, Emerging Motif
Dennis Bankmann founded his consultancy business ‘Emerging Motif’, focused on sustainability, circularity, and product safety in the chemical industry, in 2021. This move follows more than a decade of experience in industrial research & development in the adhesives and coatings sector and a strategy development role focused on circular economy strategy. Dennis has been involved in the development of numerous guidelines, white papers, studies, and standards related to circularity and food safety and continues to apply his experience to facilitate science-based, clear, and impactful decision-making.
The Road Towards EU Green Deal Goals – Recyclability, Recycled Content and Product Safety
Recent years have seen substantial EU activity related to products and their packaging, for example through the SUPD, PPWR, ELVR, ESPR, CPR and other legislative acts. At the same time, the general product safety regulation (GPSR) now provides an EU-wide framework for the safety of all products sold within the Union. Ambitious goals have been set for reusability, recyclability, and the incorporation of recycled content in products and packaging all while product safety and contact safety expectations remain fully in place and chemical regulation becomes stricter.
This presentation will explore, from a perspective of products containing adhesives and sealants, where key challenges lie, what we already know and what we do not yet know and what will be required to meet the legislative goals through effective secondary legislation under the existing regulatory framework. It will provide perspectives, on the basis of examples, how industry action, cross-value chain action and European standardisation can provide important contributions to a successful and balanced implementation of the legislation related to the EU Green Deal and what may still be needed.
The presentation intends to leave the audience with a clear overview of the elements in play and the road ahead.
Breakout VII – Regulatory & Certification – 11 September 2025 – 16:30 – 17:00 – Room 2