BizNGO Annual Conference 2020

2020 is Virtual

15th Annual BizNGO Meeting to share, engage and act with other businesses and NGOs committed to embarking on the journey to safer chemicals. This year BizNGO adapted to ever-present threat of COVID-19 by hosting this conference online!  Agenda… …

Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy? by Mark Rossi, Alexandra McPherson, Chitra Rajan, Krishna Rajan

"Three years ago, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo, Clean Production Action (CPA) and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CoRE). CoRE recognizes the critical societal… …

Newsletter: November 25, 2020

GreenScreen trainings open for registration

Learn all the elements of hazard assessment as defined by GreenScreen. Start with Advanced Topics and progress to being a Practitioner. If you are new to GreenScreen, check out the Introductory Course.   Register for Advanced… …

Newsletter: November 18, 2020

Meeting the demand for renewable energy with safer materials

     Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable energy. Yet the renewable energy economy depends on toxic chemicals. Lead in solar panels. Cadmium telluride in solar cells.… …

The Retailer’s Guide to Safer Chemicals and Materials

Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for safer chemicals in products, respond to investor inquiries, and achieve favorable profiles in rankings by advocacy groups. But, "There are… …

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Textile Chemicals v.2.0 Factsheet

Certify the use of GreenScreen® tools to select preferable chemistries and  the elimination of restricted substances. Version 2.0 of the Standard updates the Restricted Substances List (RSL) to align with the most recent version of the Zero… …

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

Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors?  And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals is actually higher indoors? That is why the chemical ingredients in the products we put into our homes and workplaces is a priority concern.… …

GreenScreen Certified® for Furniture and Fabrics Webinar

Join Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Vizient in a webinar on the new GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics. Learn how GreenScreen Certified:  Builds upon GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals, a… …

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.

In 2017, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University of Buffalo, Clean Production Action, and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Environment (CoRE). CoRE brings together academic experts in materials… …

Press Release: New GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics meets specifications for healthy materials in furnishings

Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released the GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for certified environmentally preferable products in healthcare and beyond. Products covered by… …

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture and Fabrics

Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals is actually higher indoors? That is why the chemical ingredients in the products we put into our homes and workplaces is a priority concern. Furniture… …

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics Factsheet

The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for certified environmentally preferable products in healthcare and beyond. Products covered by the new GreenScreen Certified Standard include desk systems,… …

Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?

Scientists, Health + Business Leaders Urge Toxics Reduction

Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?  …

Newsletter September 23, 2020

What is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.?

Cancer. Remember when smoking was pervasive?  We wouldn’t dream of smoking a cigarette in someone’s home or in a restaurant now but that was common before public smoking bans went into effect over a decade ago.  Just as… …

Newsletter September 16, 2020

Updated ecolabel for firefighting foams expanded to include Class A firefighting products for wildfires, structural fires and other combustible materials

Clean Production Action’s updated GreenScreen Certified for Firefighting Foam now includes both Class A and Class B foam products and wetting agents.  Earlier this year Clean Production Action released the first ecolabel for… …

GreenScreen Certified for Fire Fighting Foam Launched

The Expanded GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam now prohibits PFAS and reduces the chemical footprint of both Class A and Class B firefighting foam products Bev Thorpe September 10, 2020    In early 2020, Clean… …

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam v.2

Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in January 2020, GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam addressed the problem of firefighting foams for Class B oil and… …

Charting a Path to PFAS Solutions in Food Service Ware & Packaging

Charting a Path --an initiative of the Center for Environmental Health, BizNGO (a Program of Clean Production Action), San Francisco Department of the Environment, and the Cancer Free Economy Network-- is an informal,… …