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Risk & Policy Analysts Limited (RPA) is an independent consultancy providing expert advice to both public and private sector clients around the world. RPA provides high quality and innovative strategic analysis skills to assist decision makers with the development and implementation of sustainable policies.
Recently awarded contracts include:
Framework Contracts
RPA has recently been awarded three major framework contracts:
1) to assist the DG Enterprise (European Commission) with Impact Assessments;
2) to undertake research on consumer policy issues for DG Sanco (European Commission); and
3) to undertake studies in the field of economic analysis for the Environment Agency for England and Wales.
Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) and Chemical Risk Management
ICMM and Eurometaux have commissioned RPA to carry out a study examining the potential use of different techniques for assisting industry in preparing their own SEAs. This work involves preparation of some example case studies and a SWOT analysis.
Other news....
EMAS Report Published
The European Commission has published a study into the costs and benefits to organisations of the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). The work was undertaken by Milieu in association with RPA. Read more and/or download the report.
Package Travel Directive Consultation Launched
The first project awarded under the current DG SANCO consumer policy framework was to RPA (with support from YouGov and London Economics) to undertake a review of the Package Travel Directive. DG SANCO has recently launched the associated public consultation exercise to elicit opinions from consumers, the travel industry and other stakeholders. Read more and/or participate.
Decopaint Report Published
The European Commission has published a major review of the Paints Directive (2004/42/EC) with suggestions for revisions to the Directive. The work was undertaken by a large international consortium led by Ökopol GmbH. RPA assisted with assessing selected aspects of the options considered in the Impact Assessment of the potential revisions to the Directive. Read more and/or download the report
Cadmium Report Published
The European Commission has published RPA's report on the socio-economic impacts of further restrictions on the use of cadmium in brazing alloys, jewellry and PVC building products. Read more and/or download report (large 3MB file)
Nanomaterials Conference
RPA helped with the successful stakeholder conference Nanomaterials on the Market - What Regulators Need to Know held in Brussels in October as part of a project being undertaken with Milieu for DG Environment. Read more
REACH Conference
RPA's Director Meg Postle spoke on Authorisation and Socio-economic Analysis at the conference Managing SVHCs Under REACH 2010 held in Brussels, 27 January 2010. Read more
