UNEP Report: The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains

Key messages: Regulatory requirements, customer demands, media attention, non-governmental organization advocacy, product recalls, and market opportunities are driving companies to know more about the chemicals in their products and supply chains.… …

In case you missed the first webinar: What’s the Chemical Footprint of Plastics? Plastics Scorecard v1.0

Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics?   Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The… …

Triclosan and Triclocarban GreenScreen Assessments

GreenScreen Assessments of two chemicals commonly found in consumer goods - triclocarban and triclosan - are now available for viewing. …

Chemicals in Consumer Products are Draining Trouble into the Great Lakes Ecosystem

Most people are unaware of how widespread triclosan and triclocarban chemicals are in their daily lives. Triclosan is found in liquid hand soaps, cosmetics, toothpastes, moisturizers, and a wide range of other products.  Triclocarban is also… …

Plastics Scorecard

The Plastics Scorecard v.1.0 offers the first comprehensive method for assessing and reducing chemicals of high concern in plastics. “From baby bottles made with BPA to medical devices made with DEHP, plastics are a surprising source of… …

What’s the Chemical Footprint of Plastics? Plastics Scorecard v1.0

Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics?   Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The… …

GreenScreen Introductory Training

This GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals one day introductory workshop will be held in coordination with the University of Buffalo and the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute on June 4, 2014, at the Jacobs Executive Development Center in… …

Safer Sanitizers & Disinfectants: A Look at San Francisco’s Latest Alternatives Assessment Webinar

Chris Geiger of SF Environment dug into the method and findings of San Francisco's recent report, "Safer Products and Practices for Disinfecting Surfaces". He provided an overview of the health and environmental risks of sanitizers and… …

California Safer Product Regulations & Alternatives Assessment

California Safer Consumer Product Regulations Webinar with Helen Holder

To better understand the implications of the California Safer Consumer Product Regulations, BizNGO followed the regulations in performing two draft alternatives assessments. Helen Holder of Hewlett-Packard and Mark Rossi of Clean Production Action… …

How to Find Safer Alternatives to Chemicals of Concern Webinar

Alex Stone, Sc.D., is a senior chemist at the Washington State Department of Ecology.  Dr. Stone has a B.S. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York, an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from the University… …