Groundbreaking Certification Eliminates Waste and Shifts the Food Service Market to Reusables
September 12, 2023
Biobased Materials: Essential for the Next Generation of Products
October 17, 2013
Sustainability criteria & tools from the SBC Collaborative.
Principles for Sustainable Plastics (PDF)
October 17, 2013
BizNGO has developed principles for sustainable plastics
Rachelle Wenger, Dignity Health-“CHW’s Needs from TSCA Reform”
June 17, 2013
Rachelle Wenger of Dignity Health discusses TSCA reform.
Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol (PDF)
May 24, 2013
Describes a process for identifying alternatives to a chemical of concern, screening out equally…
Sick of Dust: Chemicals in Common Products - a Needless Health Risk in our Homes
May 07, 2013
The first U.S. study (2005) to test household dust for a new and wide variety of chemicals found…
The Business Case for Comprehensive TSCA Reform
April 29, 2013
The Business Case for Comprehensive TSCA Reform.
Dignity Health: Healthy Chemicals, Healthy Patients—Why Health Care Needs Federal Chemicals Reform
October 18, 2012
Dignity Health: Healthy Chemicals, Healthy Patients—Why Health Care Needs Federal Chemicals…
Construction Specialties: Green Buildings Need Safer Chemicals Policy Reform
October 18, 2012
Construction Specialties: Green Buildings Need Safer Chemicals Policy Reform
Seventh Generation: Safer Chemicals Policy Reform—Bringing Transparency to Chemicals Management
October 18, 2012
Seventh Generation: Safer Chemicals Policy Reform—Bringing Transparency to Chemicals…
Business and Advocacy Groups Create a Road Map for Safer Chemicals
December 01, 2011
2011
Mark S. Rossi, PhD; Beverely Thorpe; Cheri Peele
NEW SOLUTIONS, Vol. 21(3)
The BizNGO Principles for Chemicals Policy Abstract This paper details how businesses and…
Nike
October 22, 2011
As part of Nike sustainability initiatives, the GreenScreen® is used to assess the hazards of…
BizNGO Letter to Senator Lautenberg
October 18, 2011
3/11/11
Mark S. Rossi, PhD, Chair
Business NGO Working Group
BizNGO Letter to Senator Lautenberg urging renewed focus on chemical ingredient disclosure.
The Need for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure Across the Supply Chain.
October 18, 2011
The Need for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure Across the Supply Chain.
Chemical Alternatives Assessment: Enabling Substitution to Safer Chemicals
October 18, 2011
2011
Emma T. Lavoie, Lauren G. Heine, Helen Holder, Mark S. Rossi, Robert E. Lee II, Emily A. Connor, Melanie A. Vrabel, David M. DiFiore, and Clive L. Davies
BizNGO Principles – New Solutions article
October 18, 2011
2011
Mark Rossi, Beverley Thorpe, Cheri Peele,
Businesses and Advocacy Groups Create A Road Map for Safer Chemicals: The BizNGO Principles for…
Kaiser Permanente Congressional Testimony 2010
October 18, 2010
3/9/10
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente Congressional Testimony 2010.
Safer Chemicals Policy Reform Notes to Congress
October 18, 2010
2010
Safer Chemicals Policy Reform Notes to Congress.
Oral Testimony, Howard Williams, Construction Specialties at House Bill Hearing
October 18, 2010
2010
Howard Wlliams
Oral Testimony of Howard Williams, Construction Specialties at House Bill Hearing.
Bromine Free Semiconductor Chips
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. was one of the first electronics companies to produce…
Bromine and Chlorine Free Mobile Phones
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
Sony Ericsson’s phones are now 99.9% bromine and chlorine-free, and the company plans to…
Bromine and Chlorine Free Hard Disk Drives
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
Seagate is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk drives, and approximately 50 % of…
Bromine and Chlorine Free Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
Nan Ya and Indium both surmounted numerous obstacles to achieve their ultimate successes in…
Bromine and Chlorine Free Plastic Components
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
DSM Engineering Plastics was one of the first chemical companies to offer a range of halogen-free…
Restriction of Elemental Bromine and Chlorine to Achieve Elimination of BFRs and PVC
April 07, 2010
2009
CPA
Apple restricts nearly all uses of brominated and chlorinated compounds, at the elemental level,…
Greening Consumer Electronics Report
November 05, 2009
2009
CPA
Moving away from bromine and chlorine Electronics manufacturers, standards bodies, and…
Kaiser Permanente Congressional Testimony 2009
October 18, 2009
2/26/09
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente Congressional Testimony 2009.
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production’s Framework for Alternative Assessment
October 18, 2009
2009
Lowell Center
Designing a truly sustainable product is a huge challenge in modern society. Nevertheless, many…
Greening Consumer Electronics - Executive Summary
September 30, 2009
2009
ChemSec and Clean Production Action
This report features seven electronics companies (two major consumer electronics companies, and…
Apple’s chemicals policy
January 25, 2009
January 2009
Alexandra McPherson
CPA
Apple Inc.’s commitment to re-engineer all of its products worldwide to remove elemental…
How Producer Responsibility for Take-Back Can Promote Eco Design
September 25, 2008
2008
Beverley Thorpe
CPA
In an effective Extended Producer Responsibility scheme the true cost of waste management is…
Avalon Natural Products: Consciousness in Cosmetics
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
Since its founding in 1989, California based Avalon Natural Products has been a leader in making…
Interface Fabric: Benign by Design
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
Terratex PLA represents Interface’s latest innovation on the company’s journey…
H&M: Fashion Chemistry
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
You’ve got to have your supply chain aligned to manage chemicals in retail fashion. In…
Herman Miller: Healthy Chairs
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
Long before green design became popular, a culture that would nourish it had formed at Herman…
Dell Inc.: Mainstreaming the Precautionary Principle
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
In the mid 1990’s, Dell shipped its first computers and displays free of a host of toxic…
Premier: Choosing Safer Products Helps Improve the Health of Communities
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
The Premier healthcare alliance is committed to protecting the environment and maintaining a safe…
Perkins+Will: Taking a Precautionary Approach to Chemicals in Products
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
At Perkins+Will we design structures that achieve our clients’ vision while maintaining the…
Novation: Supporting Safer Products in Health Care
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
Novation is committed to helping hospitals create an environment free from hazards posed by…
Kaiser Permanente: Using Safer Chemicals in Products Supports Preventive Health Care
October 25, 2006
2006
CPA
Environmental activism emerged within Kaiser Permanente four decades ago when the organization…
Healthy Business Strategies for Transforming the Toxic Chemical Economy
September 10, 2006
June 2006
Clean Production Action
This report profiles six companies that are crafting healthy strategies for using chemicals and…
Brominated Flame Retardants in Dust on Computers
April 25, 2004
2004
McPherson, Thorpe, Blake
CPA
In 2004 the first nationwide tests for brominated flame retardants in dust swiped from computers…
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