STOCKHOLM, November 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant… …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2015 CONTACT: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785, shayna@ripplestrategies.com New Global Standard for Decreasing Toxic Chemicals in Electronics Released Today GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Announced as Method to… …
Register for the conference here! Dr. Mark Rossi founded the BizNGO Working Group for Safer Chemicals & Sustainable Materials 10 years ago. Below he discusses what prompted this massive undertaking, what accomplishments have been… …
UNITED STATES, November 5, 2015-- NGO, Clean Production Action, has published guidance on how to use its chemicals assessment tool, GreenScreen®, to meet criteria under the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) certification programme, Leed v4.… …
Excerpt from Safer Chemicals in the Supply Chain-Hewlett Packard: strong awareness "The electronics company looks at regulatory and other drivers, such as green procurement and ecolabelling, for direction on safer chemicals. It then looks carefully… …
BANGLADESH, October 28, 2015-- Bangladeshi denim fabrics maker M&J Group in partnership with Garmon Chemicals, a marketer of chemicals solutions for garment finishing will showcase its range at the upcoming Kingpins in Amsterdam. “Once… …
Also, it's time to register for the BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference! Join us in Boston on December 8 & 9. Webinar TODAY! Safer Alternatives to Methylene Chloride in Paint Strippers Join us for… …
New "How to" Guide Provides Manufacturers with Clear Guidance on Meeting Latest LEED Requirements Clean Production Action Makes it Easier to Disclose and Remove Hazardous Chemicals from Building Products (Boston, MA) --- A new… …
Excerpt from the GreenBiz article: Health experts long have recognized the risks of individual and groups of toxic chemicals in building products, beginning with lead and asbestos and continuing to formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, mercury,… …
Bart Sights is the Sr. Director of the Global Development Network at Levi Strauss & Co. and keynote speaker at the upcoming BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference, December 8-9, 2015 in Boston. Levi Strauss & Co. was one of the first… …
Job Announcements Clean Production Action is now hiring for two new positions: GreenScreen® Program Manager: We are looking for a technically and scientifically skilled individual to fill the position of managing our GreenScreen… …
Moving from a passive to an active strategy in managing for chemicals in products makes good business sense Companies increasingly need to know more about the chemicals in their products and supply chains, thanks to such drivers as regulatory… …
Mark Rossi’s life mission is to advance safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. In 2006, Rossi founded BizNGO, a collaboration of more than 500 business, environmental, and government leaders. After codirecting the Clean Production… …
Look no further than the financial and reputational travails of Lumber Liquidators for a stark example of the risks companies are exposed to when they have toxic chemicals in their products and supply chains. From February to May, the stock price of… …
Somerville, MA [June 19, 2015] — You’ve heard of a company’s carbon footprint. Now it’s time for the chemical footprint. Despite growing regulatory efforts, businesses around the world continue to use chemicals of high… …
We live in an age of increasing transparency. The public expects more online information and company reporting. Consumers are asking companies and retailers about the safety of the chemicals in their products. They want to… …
A subject that comes up frequently in the context of managing and choosing chemicals, particularly for downstream users, is that of hazard and risk. With this piece we start what will be a series on the topic, particularly as it applies to… …
Carbon and water footprints, along with other measures of environmental impact, are often incorporated into corporate social responsibility or sustainability reports. Many companies now make this information public in response to increasing demands… …
A new tool, the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), aims to establish meaningful measurement of overall corporate performance towards safer chemicals in products and supply chains. Dr. Mark Rossi, project lead and co-founder of NGO Clean Production… …
