Newsletter November 7, 2019

Upcoming events for safer chemicals & sustainable materials

Join the Clean Production Action team and our partners for these exciting events on safer chemicals: Interested in engaging with businesses and advocacy organizations for safer chemicals? Register for BizNGO 2019 – December… …

Keep foam off Greenwich school menus by Julie DesChamps, March 28, 2019

“Every day in the Greenwich Public School cafeterias, our children are exposed to a toxic material that creates significant waste and environmental damage for just minutes of use… Clean Production Action cites Styrofoam as one of… …

US stakeholders launch ingredient transparency initiative by Lisa Martine Jenkins, April 3, 2019

“US organization Clean Production Action and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse are partnering to develop ‘a set of common principles and data practices’ around chemical ingredient transparency...From spring this year,… …

Why Caring About Climate Means Caring About Chemicals of Concern by Steven Cristol, September 23, 2019

“As with green chemistry itself, far too seldom are the connections made to climate change when considering the ways in which NGOs are helping companies more easily and confidently find safer substitutes for hazardous substances. Again, with the… …

Webinar: ECHA on GreenScreen

During this webinar, Clean Production Action and the European Chemicals Agency partnered to discuss the value of GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals from the perspective of a government agency, a business, and application in the European contextWe… …

Newsletter October 10, 2019

Chemical Footprint Project rising in retail, ECHA hosting GreenScreen webinar (Oct 28)

SDGs & Chemical Footprint in retail.  Looking for tools to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns? SDG Indicator 12.4 specifies the need to “achieve the… …

Newsletter September 12, 2019

Join BizNGO Annual Meeting December 10-11th

Conference to be held in downtown Boston In anticipation of BizNGO 2019 we wanted to: Provide details on the BizNGO 2019 agenda Highlight the 2019 accomplishments of the BizNGO Work Groups (WGs), including: Endocrine disruptors & chemical classes… …

US GAO Chemical Innovation Report

Technologies for Making Products and Processes More Sustainable. …

The best water bottles in 2019 that’ll make you want to drink more water by Amanda Capritto, July 9, 2019

“We all know that disposable plastic water bottles are bad for our health and the environment. And yet, despite that, many of us still use them occasionally, if not regularly. (I'm guilty as charged, and I'm trying to change that).… …

DSM to phase out chemicals of high concern from coating resins business, May 2, 2019

“DSM said it is committed to replacing these substances with safer alternatives. To avoid regrettable substitutions – meaning to ensure the selected alternative is safer – expert opinion will be used to confirm the expected… …