Resources: Publications

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…

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…

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…

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…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam v.2

September 10, 2020

Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in…

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…

GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam Factsheet

January 21, 2020

The GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam is the first ecolabel for…

2019 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report

December 17, 2019

Highlights from the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report include: Reducing their…

2018 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report

September 14, 2018

Continuous improvement – three years of Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Surveys highlight…

A Guide to Purchasing PFAS-Free Food Service Ware

July 19, 2018
Summer 2018 Clean Production Action, GreenBlue, Ann Blake

Learn about the resources on our free webinar September 6th at 12 pm ET. Make more informed food…

Hazards of PFAS fact sheet

July 19, 2018
Summer 2018 Clean Production Action, GreenBlue, Ann Blake

Download the Hazards of PFAS Fact Sheet Learn more on a free webinar on September 6th at 12 pm…

GreenScreen® Overview

July 17, 2018

Overview of GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals. Includes how it works, identifying chemicals of high…

Alternatives to PFAS-Coated Food Packaging

January 24, 2018
1/24/2018 Clean Production & Toxic Free Future

Nonstick chemicals known as per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are commonly used…

Naturepedic: Taking a Precautionary Approach to Chemicals in Products

December 13, 2017
12/13/2017 Clean Production Action

This case study of the Naturepedic, a manufaturer of organic mattresses, exemplifies a company…

Chemical Footprint of Products Commonly Used in Pediatric Departments

December 04, 2017
12/5/2017 Clean Production Action

What is the Chemical Footprint of Health Care Products? Nonprofit Clean Production Action…

TV Reality: Toxic Flame Retardants in TVs

September 19, 2017
9/20/2017 Toxic-Free Future & Clean Production Action

Televisions have historically contained large amounts of flame retardants, which scientists…

Chemical Footprint Project Report 2017

August 01, 2017
8/2/2017 Clean Production Action

Read the findings from the 2016 Survey.

The Case for Chemical Transparency

February 22, 2017
2/22/2017 Clean Production Action

Customers and business leaders are driving the trend to full chemical ingredient disclosure. As…

Lifting the Nano Veil: A Peek at Nanosilver With GreenScreen®

November 30, 2016
November 2016 Coming Clean

Peeking at hazard data for silver and nanosilver. Scientists and people concerned about toxic…

The Plastics BAN List

November 03, 2016
11/3/2016 The 5 Gyres Institute, Clean Production Action, Surfrider Foundation, and UPSTREAM

An analysis and call-to-action to phase out the most harmful plastic products used in California.…

Chemical Footprint Project Report 2016

May 19, 2016
5/19/2016 Clean Production Action, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Pure Strategies

The first annual Chemical Footprint Project report highlights the financial risks that companies…

GreenScreen used in Galaxolide assessment

April 26, 2016
April 2016 Women's Voices for the Earth

Galaxolide: A Long-lasting Fragrance Contaminating the Great Lakes Galaxolide is a synthetic…

BPA Buyer Beware Report

March 29, 2016
March 30, 2016 Clean Production Action; Breast Cancer Fund; Ecology Center; Campaign for Healthier Solutions; Mind the Store Campaign

A new report released on March 30, 2016 by six nonprofit organizations that tested nearly 200…

GreenScreen v1.3 and LEED v4

March 08, 2016

How do the changes from GreenScreen® version 1.2 to version 1.3 affect the List Translator…

GreenScreen V1.3 Revision List

March 08, 2016

This updated release of GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Hazard Assessment Guidance…

BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference 2015 Selected Speaker Interviews

December 15, 2015
12/8/2015 BizNGO

Check out these selected speaker interviews from the 2015 BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference!…

Alternatives to Methylene Chloride in Paint and Varnish Strippers Report

October 27, 2015
Molly Jacobs, MPH; Bingxuan Wang, PhD; Mark S. Rossi, PhD October 27, 2015

Download the entire report Read more about Model Assessments and download individual chapters New…

How to Use GreenScreen® for LEED v4 FAQ

October 20, 2015

A list of frequently asked questions about how to use the GreenScreen for LEED v4.

How to Use GreenScreen® for LEED v4

October 20, 2015

The new How-To guide provides step-by-step instructions to help industry professionals create a…

Trending Topics: Hazard? Risk? Do you know the difference?

May 07, 2015
5/08/2015

A subject that comes up frequently in the context of managing and choosing chemicals,…

UNEP Report: The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains

October 01, 2014
October 2014 Mark Rossi UNEP

Key messages: Regulatory requirements, customer demands, media attention, non-governmental…

Triclosan and Triclocarban GreenScreen Assessments

July 08, 2014

GreenScreen Assessments of two chemicals commonly found in consumer goods - triclocarban and…

Chemicals in Consumer Products are Draining Trouble into the Great Lakes Ecosystem

July 08, 2014
July 2014 Beverley Thorpe

Most people are unaware of how widespread triclosan and triclocarban chemicals are in their daily…

Plastics Scorecard

July 01, 2014
July 1, 2014 Ann Blake, PhD and Mark Rossi, PhD

The Plastics Scorecard v.1.0 offers the first comprehensive method for assessing and reducing…

GreenScreen® Guidance and Resources

November 08, 2013

GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a method for comparative Chemical Hazard Assessment (CHA)…

Commons Principles for Alternatives Assessment

October 18, 2013

Addressing Chemicals of Concern to Human Health or the Environment Alternatives Assessment is a…

The Guide to Safer Chemicals

October 17, 2013
2012 CPA

The Guide Marks pathways to safer chemicals in products and supply chains. Sets relative…

Plastics Scorecard Use and End of Life

October 17, 2013

Plastics Scorecard Use and End of Life.

Plastics Scorecard Manufacturing

October 17, 2013

Plastics Scorecard Manufacturing

Plastics Scorecard Feedstock Production

October 17, 2013

Plastics Scorecard Feedstock Production

Biobased Materials: Essential for the Next Generation of Products

October 17, 2013

Sustainability criteria & tools from the SBC Collaborative.

Principles for Sustainable Plastics (PDF)

October 17, 2013

BizNGO has developed principles for sustainable plastics

BioSpecs Questionnaire

June 17, 2013

Biospecs Questionnaire.

Rachelle Wenger, Dignity Health-“CHW’s Needs from TSCA Reform”

June 17, 2013

Rachelle Wenger of Dignity Health discusses TSCA reform.

Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol (PDF)

May 24, 2013

Describes a process for identifying alternatives to a chemical of concern, screening out equally…

Sick of Dust:  Chemicals in Common Products - a Needless Health Risk in our Homes

May 07, 2013

The first U.S. study (2005) to test household dust for a new and wide variety of chemicals found…

The Business Case for Comprehensive TSCA Reform

April 29, 2013

The Business Case for Comprehensive TSCA Reform.