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GreenScreen Training in Buffalo - Registration Open

Registration is underway for the GreenScreen training in Buffalo, NY! This in-depth experiential workshop is intended to educate designers and decision-makers on how to implement and/or utilize GreenScreen to compare and select safer chemicals for… …

GreenScreen® Newsletter - April 28, 2014

Welcome to the April 2014 edition of the GreenScreen Newsletter, and happy Spring to you!  Even in Alaska, the signs are here. Clean Production Action is pleased to announce the first individuals to successfully become GreenScreen Certified… …

Congratulations to our new GreenScreen Certified Practitioners!

Congratulations to the first GreenScreen Certified Practitioners!  Clean Production Action is thrilled to announce that Cory Robertson, Curtis Wray, Jonathan Ostrowski and Truus Tiemersma are the first to successfully meet all requirements of… …

Where is your company on the path to safer, healthier products?

Industry groups, nonprofits, governments and big brands are prioritizing the identification and elimination of chemicals of concern, including Target, Walmart, Hewlett Packard and the U.S. Green Building Council. Their approaches may differ but the… …

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BizNGO: helping firms at the end of the supply chain

“A prevalent misconception within the media, among politicians and others, is that all industry finds chemical regulations ineffective, burdensome and a threat to their profits, when in fact many downstream chemical users…realise there… …

Why the California Safer Consumer Product Regulations Matter to Your Business

Join BizNGO for a webinar on March 19 with Helen Holder of HP, where we will dive into the alternatives assessment requirements of the Safer Product Regulations. Sign up here. Last week the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)… …

GreenScreen® Newsletter - March 3, 2014

Welcome to the first issue of our periodic community newsletter. It is our goal to provide you with updates on the GreenScreen method, case studies, opportunities to improve your GreenScreen assessment skills and upcoming events and trainings. We… …

Certified Practitioner Program Registration Underway

Registration for the GreenScreen® Certified Practitioner Program is now open.  The Certified Practitioner Program provides advanced GreenScreen training and a professionally coached practicum beyond the introductory course.  Successful… …

Shifting the Market to Safer Chemicals: US Green Building Council Awards LEED Credit for GreenScreen

Philadelphia, PA – For the first time, the U.S. Green Building Council is including the toxicity of chemicals in materials as part of their LEED certification, and is offering credits in its LEED v.4 standard for the GreenScreen® for Safer… …

GreenScreen Final Guidance Available

Clean Production Action is pleased to announce the publication of the final version of the GreenScreen v1.2 Chemical Hazard Assessment Procedure (Guidance). The Guidance is full of helpful information to facilitate clear and effective use of the… …

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Commons Principles for Alternatives Assessment

Press Release of Commons Principles for Alternatives Assessment with October 2013 Signatories: October 17, 2013 Contacts: Mark Rossi, BizNGO (781-799-9504, mark@cleanproduction.org) Katie Ware, Environmental Defense Fund (212-616-1283, kware@edf.org)… …

UN Global Chemical Outlook

Introducing UNEP’s Global Chemicals Outlook UNEP, in close collaboration with OECD, WHO and other organisations of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), is developing a Global Chemicals Outlook to frame… …

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Green Chemistry and Safer Stuff

If it's on the store shelf, it's been tested and found safe, right? In this podcast with Annie Leonard of the Story of Stuff, Bev Thorpe of Clean Production Action talks about the hidden chemical dangers in everyday products and how green… …

IC2 Alternatives Assessment Guide

The Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) and participating states announced the release of the IC2 Alternatives Assessment Guide in January 2014. …

California Priority Products for Alternatives Assessment

Read the California Safer Consumer Product regulations. …

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Walmart’s chemical policy: The right formula, but just a first step

Walmart’s new policy (PDF) to require manufacturers of cosmetics and cleaning products to disclose ingredients in their products and remove priority hazardous chemicals signals a new era in sustainability. It’s a critical first step on… …

OECD Substitution & Alternatives

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GreenScreen Featured in Royal Society of Chemistry Book

Clean Production Action is proud to announce that GreenScreen is featured in a new book, Chemical Alternatives Assessments, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. …

ToxServices Launches GreenScreen Inspector

ToxServices, Inc. has launched GreenScreen Inspector, a tool to automatically calculate a GreenScreen Benchmark score once the hazard classification table has been filled. Access the GreenScreen Inspector. …

New Report on Plasticizers by Green Chemistry Council

The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council has released (June 2013) their report Chemical Hazard Assessments of Alternative Plasticizers for Wire & Cable Applications which includes a combination of Draft and Verified GreenScreen assessments of… …