Groundbreaking Certification Eliminates Waste and Shifts the Food Service Market to Reusables
September 12, 2023
Newsletter: November 18, 2020: Meeting the demand for renewable energy with safer materials
November 18, 2020
Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable…
The Retailer’s Guide to Safer Chemicals and Materials
November 13, 2020
Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for…
_400_240_s.png)
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Textile Chemicals v.2.0 Factsheet
November 06, 2020
Certify the use of GreenScreen® tools to select preferable chemistries and the elimination of…
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics: enhancing the health of people and the planet by providing purchasers with a roadmap to PFAS-free and preferred products
October 28, 2020
Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals…
GreenScreen Certified® for Furniture and Fabrics Webinar
October 28, 2020
Join Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Vizient in a webinar on the new…
Safely meeting demand for renewable energy with innovative material design for health and sustainability by Mark Rossi and Alexandra McPherson: Clean energy is critical to solving our climate crisis. But we need to consider the full environmental and human health impacts of solar energy generation across its entire lifecycle, including mining, manufacturing, use, decommissioning and recycling.
October 05, 2020
In 2017, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University of Buffalo, Clean…
Press Release: New GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics meets specifications for healthy materials in furnishings
October 01, 2020
Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released the GreenScreen Certified®…
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture and Fabrics
October 01, 2020
Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals…
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics Factsheet
October 01, 2020
The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for…
Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?: Scientists, Health + Business Leaders Urge Toxics Reduction
September 23, 2020
Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?
Newsletter September 23, 2020: What is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.?
September 23, 2020
Cancer. Remember when smoking was pervasive? We wouldn’t dream of smoking a cigarette in…
Newsletter September 16, 2020: Updated ecolabel for firefighting foams expanded to include Class A firefighting products for wildfires, structural fires and other combustible materials
September 16, 2020
Clean Production Action’s updated GreenScreen Certified for Firefighting Foam now includes…
GreenScreen Certified for Fire Fighting Foam Launched
September 10, 2020
The Expanded GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam now prohibits PFAS and…
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam v.2
September 10, 2020
Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in…
Charting a Path to PFAS Solutions in Food Service Ware & Packaging
September 01, 2020
Charting a Path --an initiative of the Center for Environmental Health, BizNGO (a Program of…
Newsletter August 25, 2020: GreenScreen’s international reach extends with new product certifications
August 25, 2020
Today, Beva Silicones, based in Chennai, India, joins an ever-growing list of leading global…
Newsletter August 19, 2020: CPA welcomes more international partners into GreenScreen
August 19, 2020
Clean Production Action is happy to announce our newest Licensed GreenScreen Consulting…
Toxic Free Tidbit #3: Who are the ten disclosure leaders in chemical footprinting?
August 03, 2020
The public at large and investors in particular want businesses to be transparent about…
Newsletter August 1, 2020: Kayla Williams is CPA’s New DEI Lead
August 03, 2020
We are excited to announce that Kayla Williams will fill Clean Production Action’s new…
Toxic Free Tidbit #2
June 30, 2020
This week’s Toxic-Free Tidbit: Investors care about corporate chemical footprints and the…
BizNGO Webinar: Sustaining a Chemical Knowledge Commons: A presentation by and discussion with Dr. Akos Kokai on, "Sustaining a chemical knowledge commons."
June 30, 2020
Akos will present his research and findings from studying the safer chemical substitution…
New sustainability ranking reveals the chemical footprint of 35 chemical producers
June 16, 2020
Today, the environmental NGO ChemSec released a new corporate benchmarking tool—ChemScore…
Press Release: TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the retailer’s shareholders voted for action to reduce chemical risk
June 15, 2020
Immediate Release: June 15th, 2020 CONTACT: Alexandra McPherson, Amcpherson <at>…
Black Lives Matter - Justice, Peace, & Solidarity
June 11, 2020
Dear reader, The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Trayvon…
Toxic Free Tidbit #1: Demand Is Rising for Chemical Footprinting
May 30, 2020
Every year CPA turns out new reports and standards, and these materials are chock full of…
Webinar: Chemical Ingredient Transparency in Products
May 20, 2020
State governments, who are at the frontline of fighting COVID-19, are also at the frontline of…
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer? by Lindsey Konkle
May 18, 2020
A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free…
#GivingTuesdayNow: Let’s Build Back Better
May 05, 2020
A truly global threat like COVID-19 affects all of us, and toxic chemicals can affect immune…
Everyday Products are Full of Harmful Chemicals. Can Green Chemistry Lead the Way to Safer Alternatives? by Meg Wilcox
May 05, 2020
To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your…
Chemical Ingredient Transparency In Products: Review of Existing Public Policies & An Industry Standard
April 29, 2020
Learn the different types of chemical ingredient disclosure policies as well as their…
What’s in that bottle? New report reviews public policies for chemical ingredient disclosure: Announcement
April 29, 2020
State governments, which are at the frontline of fighting COVID-19, are also at the frontline of…
Newsletter March 25, 2020: Reduce your chemical footprint, participate in annual CFP survey
March 25, 2020
Recognizing the challenges the coronavirus poses to all of us around the world, Clean Production…
COVID-19 Update: A message from Clean Production Action
March 19, 2020
Dear Friends of Clean Production Action, Like you, we watch the coronavirus news with growing…
Newsletter March 8, 2020: BizNGO in 2020 – join us on the journey to safer chemicals
March 08, 2020
Join BizNGO! BizNGO provides a trusted and safe space for business, environmental, and government…
_400_267_80_s.jpg)
Why GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam gives us added peace of mind: It not only prohibits PFAS but reduces the chemical footprint of the entire product
March 05, 2020
New evidence of the dangers of PFAS to firefighters seems to increase every week. Firefighters…
Announcing new ASBC-BizNGO partnership on Safer Chemicals Public Policy Work Group
February 26, 2020
Since its founding in 2006, Clean Production Action’s BizNGO, a collaboration of…
GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar
February 25, 2020
For decades, chemical manufacturers have manufactured PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foams…
Newsletter February 23, 2020: GreenScreen program events and updates
February 24, 2020
The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to…
Webinar: Advancing GreenScreen® Assessments with ToxServices’ ToxFMD Screened Chemistry Library
February 13, 2020
GreenScreen® is a leading chemical hazard assessment methodology developed by Clean…
Chemical Footprint Project 2020 Survey Webinar Series
February 06, 2020
CFP Pillars Webinar Series Do you want to be a leader in proactive chemicals management? The CFP…
Newsletter January 29, 2020: Webinars on PFAS-free firefighting foam, chemical footprint survey, and more
January 29, 2020
Join us for these upcoming webinars: Learn how to gain quick access to hundreds of GreenScreen…
Press Release: New ecolabel meets demand for identifying PFAS-free firefighting foam products: GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products are PFAS-free and avoid other chemicals of high concern to people and planet
January 21, 2020
Somerville, MA—As global concerns grow around the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam Factsheet
January 21, 2020
The GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam is the first ecolabel for…
Environment & Energy Report, January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020
"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit that works with businesses to encourage…
Newsletter January 7, 2020: Upcoming Chemical Footprint & GreenScreen Webinars
January 10, 2020
We are starting the new decade full speed ahead with a deep dive into the Chemical Footprint…
2019 CFP Report Webinar
January 09, 2020
Join us for this webinar to understand and discuss the results of this year's survey.
2019 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report
December 17, 2019
Highlights from the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report include: Reducing their…
Webinar: WNY Clean Production Leaders
December 17, 2019
During this webinar you will be introduced to case studies and one of a kind tools and resources…
Webinar: Regenerative Product Systems
December 04, 2019
This webinar was hosted by Seventh Generation’s Director of Sustainability &…
Newsletter November 24, 2019: What does 461 million pounds equal?
November 25, 2019
That’s the amount of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) eliminated by companies…
In this section
All News & Resources
CPA in the News
Webinars & Videos
Publications
Events
Blogs
Bulletins
Press Releases
Newsletters
_75_75_c1.png)
_75_75_c1.png)