PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators

The paper presents five new consumption-based indicators for hazardous substances, utilizing a hybrid model that combines EXIOBASE with the Swedish System of Economic and Environmental Accounts. Applying these to Sweden, the study finds that the vast majority of chemicals-related pressures (76–90%) occur outside Sweden's borders, with specific pressures like pesticide use and hazardous emissions occurring primarily outside the EU.

• The PRINCE project developed five specific consumption-based indicators: the use of hazardous chemical products, the use of pesticides, the use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines, emissions of hazardous substances, and the potential toxicity of those emissions.
• Analysis of Swedish consumption reveals that only 10–24% of the associated chemicals-related pressures take place within Sweden, meaning the majority occur internationally.
• The geographic distribution of pressures varies by indicator: the use of veterinary medicines and hazardous chemical products linked to Swedish consumption is concentrated in other EU countries, while pesticide use and hazardous substance emissions occur mainly outside the EU.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators. https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators |date=11 January 2019 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019prince, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{PRINCE chemicals consumption indicators}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-chemicals-consumption-indicators/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }