BizNGO Principles – New Solutions article

Businesses and Advocacy Groups Create A Road Map for Safer Chemicals: The BizNGO Principles for Chemicals Policy By: Mark Rossi, Cheri Peele & Beverley Thorpe This paper details how businesses and environmental organizations are collaborating to… …

GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Training Headed to Detroit

WASHINGTON, DC The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) is partnering with Clean Production Action (CPA) to present a GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals training. The GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals training will take place during the… …

Safer Chemicals Policy Reform Notes to Congress

Safer Chemicals Policy Reform Notes to Congress. …

Oral Testimony, Howard Williams, Construction Specialties at House Bill Hearing

Oral Testimony of Howard Williams, Construction Specialties at House Bill Hearing. …

Businesses Urge Enhanced Disclosure of Chemical Ingredients

(Washington, DC) – With legislation to update the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time in almost 35 years close to being introduced later this month in the House, a coalition of health care providers and manufacturers of… …

Safer Chemicals Reform: Meeting the Needs of Downstream Users Webinar

Speakers included: Roger McFadden, Sr. Scientist and Vice President, Staples, Inc.: "A Retailer's Perspective of Safer Chemicals Reform" Robin Guenther, Principal, Perkins+Will: "Leveling the Playing Field: Prioritizing PBTs for Action" Patricia… …

Bromine Free Semiconductor Chips

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. was one of the first electronics companies to produce bromine-free semiconductors. The most formidable hurdle the company had to overcome was discovering a bromine-free molding compound to encapsulate its… …

Bromine and Chlorine Free Mobile Phones

Sony Ericsson’s phones are now 99.9% bromine and chlorine-free, and the company plans to end its use of PVC in external charging systems by the end of 2009. Sony Ericsson’s decision to cease using halogens in its phones was motivated by… …

Bromine and Chlorine Free Hard Disk Drives

Seagate is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk drives, and approximately 50 % of the disk drives Seagate ships today meet halogen-free specifications. Hard disk drives comprise several hundred individual components that Seagate… …