Introducing Two New Board Members

Clean Production Action is pleased to announce and welcome two new Directors to our Board: Amit Rosner, CEO of Clearya, and Sederra Ross, Ph.D., Program Manager at the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute®.  Amit is the… …

BIZNGO 2026 Annual Meeting Cancelled

December 2–3, 2026 Cambridge, Massachusetts Dear Friends of Clean Production Action and the BizNGO Community, We are writing to share that CPA has made the difficult decision not to hold the BizNGO Annual Meeting in 2026. This decision was made… …

The Things We Cannot See: A celebration of Earth Month

Earth Month arrived quietly that morning, like a whisper against the window.   A mother stood in her kitchen, sunlight stretching across the counter where her child’s breakfast waited—fruit in a plastic bowl, cereal in a brightly… …

GreenScreen Version 1.5a introduces two new climate impact endpoints

Dear Colleagues,  I’m reaching out to share some exciting GreenScreen news with you. We’re pleased to let you know that GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Hazard Assessment Guidance v1.5a (April… …

The Chemical Footprint of Inequality Is Measurable—and Preventable

Chemical injustice is often discussed in moral terms. It is equally a scientific problem—one that can be quantified, traced, and, crucially, prevented. Decades of research show that hazardous chemical exposures in the United States are not… …

A Call to Action for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

“Justice Is Not Abstract—It Is Chemical.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Today, we add: toxic injustice is no exception. Hazardous chemicals do not… …

Give now. Drive what comes next.

A safer world is built — right now.  Toxic chemicals are designed out of products and supply chains.  Healthier materials take their place.  Clean Production Action makes that shift possible.  For nearly 25 years, Clean… …

Cleaning up the Planet: Dr. Derreck Kayongo Named New Executive Director of CPA

When Derreck Kayongo came to the United States as a Ugandan refugee, he wanted to make a difference in his new home - but wasn’t quite sure how. His inspiration came one night while staying at a hotel, when he wondered what happened with all of… …

Newsletter: December 30, 2024

2024 End of Year News Dear Friends of CPA, I am pleased to share with you, for my last time, Clean Production Action’s end of year newsletter.  I have had a great 21 year run with you on our journey to eliminate toxic chemicals and replace… …

Newsletter: December 11, 2024

GreenScreen Certified® Joins EPA’s Recs for Sustainable Federal Purchasing

We are delighted to announce that several GreenScreen Certified® Standards have been recognized and included in the EPA’s Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. This recognition highlights… …

Newsletter: November 26, 2024

GreenScreen 2024: Celebrating Success and Closing the Year Strong!

Hey there! Chris here from Clean Production Action, it’s been great to be part of the CPA team for the past year. Since joining in March, we've been making a lot of great progress with the GreenScreen program. I want to share some key… …

Newsletter: June 11, 2024

Changing Leadership at Clean Production Action

It is bittersweet to announce that Dr. Mark S. Rossi will be stepping down from his role as Executive Director at Clean Production Action (CPA) in Q1 2025.  We are thankful to Mark for leading CPA on this rewarding journey with all of you to… …

Newsletter: April 27, 2023

What's new in GreenScreen?

GreenScreen Certified® Cleaners and Degreasers gain international promotion in new ChemWorks Repository On April 6, 2023 a new repository, ChemWorks, was launched to provide a free database of certified cleaners and degreasers used in the… …

Newsletter: September 22, 2023

Times are a changing -- in gratitude to our GreenScreen leader, Shari Franjevic...

It is with mixed emotions that we at Clean Production Action ask you to join us in wishing Shari Franjevic the best as she moves on to a new role at Washington State Department of Ecology.  Shari has worked with Clean Production Action in many… …

Newsletter: April 7, 2023

The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) 2023 Survey is Now Open!

How prepared are you to address emerging chemicals of concern such as PFAS in products and supply chains? How comprehensive is your chemicals management program? What is your chemical footprint? Participate in the CFP 2023 Survey and: Learn how… …

Newsletter: March 11, 2023

Join BizNGO!

5 activities of BizNGO in 2023 Join BizNGO in 2023. Here’s what we are up to …   Chemicals Management Work Group: engage in chemical footprinting—including definitions, metrics, best practices, and key performance… …

Newsletter: February 9, 2023

UBS Asset Management signs on to CFP & joins IEHN, Dollar General signs on to CFP, & more

Dear reader, In my new role as DEI & Communications Lead, I am excited to share the latest in Clean Production Action updates: We welcome UBS  Asset Management as both a CFP Signatory and IEHN Member We also welcome Dollar General… …

Newsletter: September 20, 2022

Welcome our new Director of IEHN, CFP Program Manager, & Technical Researcher to CPA

We are very excited to announce new members to our Clean Production Action (CPA) team: Alexandra McPherson returns to be the Director of the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) Dr. Angela Pinilla steps in as our new Chemical Footprint… …

Newsletter: September 14, 2022

CPA and CEH join forces to host BizNGO 2022

Clean Production Action (CPA) welcomes the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) as a co-host of BizNGO’s 17th Annual Meeting on December 6-7, 2022. BizNGO is a trusted forum for open and honest discussions across businesses, advocacy… …

Newsletter: September 7, 2022

GreenScreen training open for registration & new GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products

* An earlier version of this newsletter sent on September 2nd improperly named the company with three new GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products as Tyco Fire Products LP instead of the correct company, Perimeter Solutions LP. Are you… …