About Us

Mark S. Rossi, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Mark S. Rossi, Ph.D.

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Mark has decades of experience creating solutions for safer chemicals and sustainable materials. Part of the CPA team since 2004, he began as Research Director and Co-Director, before rising to Executive Director in 2016.  Mark is a member of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act Advisory Committee and recipient of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Scientific and Technology Achievement Award, US EPA Region I’s Environmental Merit Award for BizNGO, and the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable’s P2 Ambassador Award.
 
He is a leader with the unique ability to bring together diverse groups and achieve innovative outcomes. Mark co-created GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals, a globally-recognized chemical hazard assessment method used by governments and businesses in the electronics, apparel, and building sectors to identify safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. He led CPA’s launch of GreenScreen Certified®, a certification program for products that meet rigorous GreenScreen criteria.

Mark co-founded the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), a first-of-its-kind initiative to quantitatively measure chemical footprints, and survey and benchmark companies on their chemicals management policies and practices, including chemical footprint reductions, safer solutions implementation, and transparency.
 
He founded BizNGO, a collaborative of businesses, NGOs, and governments working together to create solutions for safer chemicals and sustainable materials. Mark led the integration of the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN), a network of forward thinking and acting asset managers, into CPA.
 
Mark’s career includes stints at the Tellus Institute, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute, and Health Care Without Harm. His doctorate is in Environmental Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).