About the International POPs Elimination Network:
The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) is a global network of more than 700 public interest
non-governmental organizations working together for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants, on an
expedited yet socially equitable basis.
This mission includes achieving a world in which all chemicals are produced and
used in ways that eliminate significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, and where
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of equivalent concern no longer pollute our local and global
environments, and no longer contaminate our communities, our food, our bodies, or the bodies of our children
and future generations.
In order to advance our mission IPEN Connects, Collaborates, Contributes and Creates Change:
Connects: By bringing together non-governmental and
civil society organizations from around the world who share the same vision for a toxic free future and have
the common goal of toxics elimination;
Collaborates: By sharing our experience, ideas and
expertise to raise awareness of toxic chemical issues and build the capacity to resolve them.
Contributes: By identifying local, national and
regional public interest chemical issues and elevating them into the global chemical policy arena via
interventions in relevant international forums; and
Creates Change; By putting policy into practice;
helping our participating organizations educate and empower their communities to enable the implementation of
policies and projects that reduce the chemical load on people and the planet.
Version: May 2010
