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Chemicals of Concern List Development

September 27, 2021

GreenScreen Certified® for Cleaners & Degreasers in Manufacturing launched: Promoting innovation in safer chemicals use in the global electronics sector and beyond

September 22, 2021

Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released GreenScreen Certified® for…

Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure Webinar: Clean Production Action (CPA) and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) hosted a discussion on July 14th at 3:00-4:00pm EDT of the just released Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure.

July 14, 2021

Over 100 businesses, governments, health care organizations, investors, and non-governmental…

Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure: Endorsed by over 100 business, government, health care, investor, and NGO leaders

June 28, 2021

Contacts: Kayla Williams, Clean Production Action, kayla@cleanproduction.org, +1.781.391.6743…

GreenScreen Certified® Firefighting Foam v2.1 Webinar

June 23, 2021

View presentations by and a discussion with Arlene Nuñez, Holly Davies, and Shari…

Newsletter: June 21, 2021: There’s still time! Register for Firefighting Foam webinar and participate in Chemical Footprint Project 2021 Survey External Inbox

June 21, 2021

Hello, Here are two important reminders from Clean Production Action: GSC FFF Webinar June 23 CFP…

Newsletter: June 19, 2021: In the year since our letter in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement

June 19, 2021

Dear Reader, In the year since releasing our letter in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter…

Newsletter: June 8, 2021: 5 activities of BizNGO in 2021

June 14, 2021

I just want to share a friendly update on BizNGO’s 2021 work: Chemical management −…

Newsletter: June 2, 2021: PFAS-free Firefighting Foam - Webinar June 23: What GreenScreen Certified means for firefighters

June 02, 2021

Join us on June 23rd at 3:00PM EDT (7:00PM GMT) for presentations by and a discussion with Arlene…

Newsletter: May 27, 2021: New GreenScreen Registry accesses hundreds of chemical hazard assessments

May 27, 2021

Today the GreenScreen Assessment Registry joins the GreenScreen® family of tools that…

Newsletter: May 6, 2021: GreenScreen Certified® -- identifying PFAS-free and preferred products for the health of people and the planet

May 06, 2021

The per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemical class is under intense global scrutiny.…

Safer cosmetics for women of color start with transparency about chemical footprints

May 05, 2021

Investors are increasingly scrutinizing companies for environmental, social and ethical…

Newsletter: April 1, 2021: Sign up for chemical footprint survey & see retailer progress in chemical footprinting

April 01, 2021

The Chemical Footprint Project 2021 Survey will be launched on April 15th, and we thought it a…

CFP 2020 Report Webinar

February 11, 2021

On February 11th, Clean Production Action released the 5th Annual Chemical Footprint Project…

CFP 2020 Report: Front-runners in Chemical Footprinting

February 11, 2021

5th Annual Chemical Footprint Project Report features best practices in proactive chemicals…

Learn chemical hazard assessment with GreenScreen

January 27, 2021

When I explain that I work with organizations and networks to promote the use of safer chemicals…

Newsletter: December 30, 2020: 2020 in the rearview mirror

December 30, 2020

In the midst of a global pandemic, the team at Clean Production Action continued to bend the…

BizNGO Annual Conference: 2020 is Virtual

December 08, 2020

15th Annual BizNGO Meeting to share, engage and act with other businesses and NGOs committed to…

Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy? by Mark Rossi, Alexandra McPherson, Chitra Rajan, Krishna Rajan

December 01, 2020

"Three years ago, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at…

Newsletter: November 25, 2020: GreenScreen trainings open for registration

November 25, 2020

Learn all the elements of hazard assessment as defined by GreenScreen. Start with Advanced Topics…

Newsletter: November 18, 2020: Meeting the demand for renewable energy with safer materials

November 18, 2020

Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable…

The Retailer’s Guide to Safer Chemicals and Materials

November 13, 2020

Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Textile Chemicals v.2.0 Factsheet

November 06, 2020

Certify the use of GreenScreen® tools to select preferable chemistries and the elimination of…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics: enhancing the health of people and the planet by providing purchasers with a roadmap to PFAS-free and preferred products

October 28, 2020

Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals…

GreenScreen Certified® for Furniture and Fabrics Webinar

October 28, 2020

Join Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Vizient in a webinar on the new…

Safely meeting demand for renewable energy with innovative material design for health and sustainability by Mark Rossi and Alexandra McPherson: Clean energy is critical to solving our climate crisis. But we need to consider the full environmental and human health impacts of solar energy generation across its entire lifecycle, including mining, manufacturing, use, decommissioning and recycling.

October 05, 2020

In 2017, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University of Buffalo, Clean…

Press Release: New GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics meets specifications for healthy materials in furnishings

October 01, 2020

Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released the GreenScreen Certified®…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture and Fabrics

October 01, 2020

Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics Factsheet

October 01, 2020

The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for…

Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?: Scientists, Health + Business Leaders Urge Toxics Reduction

September 23, 2020

Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?

Newsletter September 23, 2020: What is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.?

September 23, 2020

Cancer. Remember when smoking was pervasive? We wouldn’t dream of smoking a cigarette in…

Newsletter September 16, 2020: Updated ecolabel for firefighting foams expanded to include Class A firefighting products for wildfires, structural fires and other combustible materials

September 16, 2020

Clean Production Action’s updated GreenScreen Certified for Firefighting Foam now includes…

GreenScreen Certified for Fire Fighting Foam Launched

September 10, 2020

The Expanded GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam now prohibits PFAS and…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam v.2

September 10, 2020

Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in…

Charting a Path to PFAS Solutions in Food Service Ware & Packaging

September 01, 2020

Charting a Path --an initiative of the Center for Environmental Health, BizNGO (a Program of…

Newsletter August 25, 2020: GreenScreen’s international reach extends with new product certifications

August 25, 2020

Today, Beva Silicones, based in Chennai, India, joins an ever-growing list of leading global…

Newsletter August 19, 2020: CPA welcomes more international partners into GreenScreen

August 19, 2020

Clean Production Action is happy to announce our newest Licensed GreenScreen Consulting…

Toxic Free Tidbit #3: Who are the ten disclosure leaders in chemical footprinting?

August 03, 2020

The public at large and investors in particular want businesses to be transparent about…

Newsletter August 1, 2020: Kayla Williams is CPA’s New DEI Lead

August 03, 2020

We are excited to announce that Kayla Williams will fill Clean Production Action’s new…

Toxic Free Tidbit #2

June 30, 2020

This week’s Toxic-Free Tidbit: Investors care about corporate chemical footprints and the…

BizNGO Webinar: Sustaining a Chemical Knowledge Commons: A presentation by and discussion with Dr. Akos Kokai on, "Sustaining a chemical knowledge commons."

June 30, 2020

Akos will present his research and findings from studying the safer chemical substitution…

New sustainability ranking reveals the chemical footprint of 35 chemical producers

June 16, 2020

Today, the environmental NGO ChemSec released a new corporate benchmarking tool—ChemScore…

Press Release: TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the retailer’s shareholders voted for action to reduce chemical risk

June 15, 2020

Immediate Release: June 15th, 2020 CONTACT: Alexandra McPherson, Amcpherson <at>…

Black Lives Matter - Justice, Peace, & Solidarity

June 11, 2020

Dear reader, The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Trayvon…

Toxic Free Tidbit #1: Demand Is Rising for Chemical Footprinting

May 30, 2020

Every year CPA turns out new reports and standards, and these materials are chock full of…

Webinar: Chemical Ingredient Transparency in Products

May 20, 2020

State governments, who are at the frontline of fighting COVID-19, are also at the frontline of…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer? by Lindsey Konkle

May 18, 2020

A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free…

#GivingTuesdayNow: Let’s Build Back Better

May 05, 2020

A truly global threat like COVID-19 affects all of us, and toxic chemicals can affect immune…

Everyday Products are Full of Harmful Chemicals. Can Green Chemistry Lead the Way to Safer Alternatives? by Meg Wilcox

May 05, 2020

To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your…

Chemical Ingredient Transparency In Products: Review of Existing Public Policies & An Industry Standard

April 29, 2020

Learn the different types of chemical ingredient disclosure policies as well as their…