Chemours has actively engaged in lobbying efforts at the EU Commission, securing multiple high-level meetings to argue for exemptions and more derogations from the proposed PFAS ban, despite a history of environmental liabilities in Europe.

Chemours, facing environmental liability in several European municipalities, has actively lobbied the European Commission against a proposed ban on PFAS chemicals. The company has pushed for derogations and coordinated with industry players, raising concerns over regulatory capture and prioritization of profit over public and environmental health.

UN human rights experts have accused Chemours of alleged human rights abuses in North Carolina, claiming that the company’s Fayetteville Works plant has contaminated the air, soil, water, and food supply with PFAS chemicals and intentionally concealed toxicity data, leading to widespread health concerns among local communities.

UN human rights experts have accused Chemours of alleged human rights abuses linked to PFAS pollution at its Fayetteville Works plant in North Carolina. The UN letter cited extensive evidence of environmental contamination of air, soil, water, and food, and criticized the company for purportedly suppressing and concealing toxicity data, actions that have reportedly jeopardized the health and safety of local residents.

On November 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Chemours Netherlands' appeal against the identification of GenX chemicals as a 'substance of very high concern'. The decision reinforces regulatory protections aimed at safeguarding public health and the environment by holding the company accountable for its use of hazardous chemicals.

A UN special rapporteur and local nonprofit Clean Cape Fear have accused Chemours and its partner companies of violating community human rights by contaminating drinking water with PFAS. The companies are criticized for suppressing pollution data, providing inadequate remedial information, and engaging in practices that appear designed to deflect accountability, raising serious human rights and environmental concerns.

A grassroots organization and an environmental law clinic have petitioned the UN to investigate alleged human rights violations related to PFAS emissions at Chemours's proposed plant expansion in Fayetteville, N.C., raising concerns over the impact on local community health and access to clean water.