Growing the Practice of Alternatives Assessment: How to Use the OECD Toolbox Webinar

The toolbox offers access to tools, data, chemical lists, and guidance documents for users with varying levels of expertise, to assist in the substitution of chemicals of concern. The webinar included: An overview and demonstration of the recently… …

Treading lightly with chemicals

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… …

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GreenScreen® Newsletter - April 6, 2015

Greetings from the GreenScreen® Team

Thank you all for the continued support and interest in GreenScreen. Do you have questions on how to become more involved? We would love to hear from you! There are a number of ways that people can engage, including introductory trainings, free… …

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Practitioner Program and Webinar Announcement

Lead the way in sustainable chemicals management with our most advanced training in the GreenScreen ® method: enroll in the GreenScreen Practitioner course and become an Authorized GreenScreen Practitioner™. Our next cohort begins May 5,… …

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GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Practitioner Program Webinar

Learn about integrating chemical hazard assessment into product design and procurement, and how the GreenScreen Practitioner program can help.  Hear from current Authorized Practitioners and our teaching staff what you will learn and how you can… …

Selin Talks Global Chemical Challenges

Henrik Selin, Associate Director of the Division of International Studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, gave a talk on the global health challenges posed by chemical products. The March 19… …

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5 essential practices help assure safer chemicals in products

The U.S. is home to a vibrant network of “market campaigners” — environmental health advocates and social media active consumers — calling for safer chemical use in business practices. I’m one of them. To some… …

A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives

Concerns about the health and environmental impacts associated with some chemical products and processes have motivated a growing number of national, state, and local governments, manufacturers, and retailers to develop assessments and approaches for… …

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Webinar:  GreenScreen® - A Method to LEED v4 Compliance

Check out GreenScreen/Clean Production Action and GreenCircle Certified, LLC for a webinar on GreenScreen:  A Method to LEED v4 Compliance.  Speakers will include Dr. Lauren Heine, Director of the GreenScreen Program and Co-Director of… …

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The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products and Supply Chains Webinar

Consumers, retailers and brands all want to know more, driving companies to disclose information about the hazardous chemicals in their products and to make safer choices.   Now a new report, The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products… …