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… …

A new resource: safer paint strippers for consumers and workers by Jen Dickman, April 1, 2019

“To showcase the range of products available, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families staff put together a list showing examples of paint strippers and graffiti, stain, and all-purpose removers that are safer than products with methylene chloride or… …

Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

“Many tools exist to assist companies in finding safer and greener chemicals to use in their supply chains. One example is the much-used GreenScreen®, a globally recognized tool that identifies hazardous chemicals and safer alternatives… …

Dollar Tree joins Chemical Footprint Project

Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) members engaged the retailer in its safer chemicals management policies & practices Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and Trinity Health commend Dollar Tree for taking a major step forward in… …

Stakeholder Initiative Seeks Common Ground on Public Policies for Chemical Ingredient Transparency

Clean Production Action (CPA) and the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association’s (NEWMOA) Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) are launching a partnership to find common ground among key stakeholders on chemical ingredient… …

Webinar: Who’s Minding the Store? Retailer Report Card and Chemical Footprint Project

Learn how Mind the Store Campaign evaluates progress to safer chemicals across 40 retailers and how the CFP Survey engages and evaluates businesses in their journey to holistic chemicals management. …

The 2019 CFP Survey is live!

Show your leadership in proactive chemicals management and apply now to participate. …

Environmental Responsibility Report: 2018 Progress Report, Covering 2017 Fiscal Year from Apple Inc.

“We apply our most rigorous controls to the materials that are in prolonged skin contact. Our toxicologists review results from our testing and use FMDs to generate comprehensive hazard and risk assessments including GreenScreen®, which… …

Chemical Footprint Project webinar series

Reminder: the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey opens on January 2, 2019. Here are some new resources to help you fill out the Survey: Updated Guidance Document & CoHC List Free Webinar Series Updated Guidance Document & CoHC… …

Updated Chemical Footprint Project Survey Guidance

Use the Guidance Document to understand the online Chemical Footprint Project Survey questions and response options, and to learn examples of best practices that align with the response options. Highlights from this year's Guidance Document:… …

Chemical Footprint Project updates & BizNGO meeting

CFP news & BizNGO Annual Meeting I wanted to share the latest updates from the Chemical Footprint Project, and to remind you about the BizNGO 2018 Annual Meeting. See below for details. Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report… …

The Working Group gives us the tools to make more informed substitution choices and is a safe haven where we can have a dialogue and begin to implement these things in our supply chain.

Roger McFadden, President & Chief Science Officer, McFadden and Associates, LLC

The Guide establishes clear steps for building a meaningful program for developing and adopting better materials, and we have found it to be helpful in communicating across the supply chain how to implement a green chemistry program.

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Newsletter November 7, 2019