Webinars and Videos

RSL Development

The BizNGO Chemicals Management Work Group developed a set of questions for consideration by manufacturers, brands, and retailers when developing a list of chemicals of concern that can be used as the basis of an RSL or MRSL. …

Announcing new ASBC-BizNGO partnership on Safer Chemicals Public Policy Work Group

Since its founding in 2006, Clean Production Action’s BizNGO, a collaboration of forward-leading business people and the NGO community, has sought to inform and influence federal and state chemicals legislation and regulation.… …

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

February 26, 2020
Kara Manke
Berkeley News

"'There’s also a lot of interest in having firefighters use foams that don’t contain PFAS, not just to protect the firefighters, but also because the PFAS foams have contaminated a lot of groundwater and drinking water… …

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar

For decades, chemical manufacturers have manufactured PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) and firefighters have unknowingly been exposed to them during use in petroleum-based fires, training, and testing of equipment. PFAS use in… …

Newsletter February 23, 2020

February 24, 2020
Newsletters

GreenScreen program events and updates

The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to report on. See what’s new with GreenScreen: GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam GreenScreen Certified Standard for… …

Webinar: Advancing GreenScreen® Assessments with ToxServices’ ToxFMD Screened Chemistry Library

GreenScreen® is a leading chemical hazard assessment methodology developed by Clean Production Action that serves to classify and benchmark hazard characteristics of chemicals. GreenScreen® has been incorporated into many leading… …

Chemical Footprint Project 2020 Survey Webinar Series

CFP Pillars Webinar Series Do you want to be a leader in proactive chemicals management? The CFP Survey provides a standard metric for evaluating and tracking an organization’s overall chemicals management policies,… …

Newsletter January 29, 2020

Webinars on PFAS-free firefighting foam, chemical footprint survey, and more

Join us for these upcoming webinars: Learn how to gain quick access to hundreds of GreenScreen Assessments with ToxServices new Screened Chemistry Library (February 13th) Identify PFAS-free firefighting foam products… …

New label will identify PFAS-free firefighting foams, January 22, 2020

"The NGO Clean Production Action (CPA) has launched the first ecolabel for firefighting foams free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The GreenScreen certified label will identify foam products that do not contain the… …

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

Somerville, MA—As global concerns grow around the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—now widely known as the ‘forever chemicals’ because they can persist for thousands of years in the environment—Clean… …

GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam Factsheet

The GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam is the first ecolabel for PFAS-free firefighting foam products. The certification prohibits the use of PFAS. PFAS is a class of ‘forever chemicals’ that can persist in… …

Environment & Energy Report, January 21, 2020

"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit that works with businesses to encourage environmentally preferable products, will announce a voluntary ecolabel to identify PFAS-free firefighting foams today. Firefighting foams produced by four… …

Newsletter January 7, 2020

Upcoming Chemical Footprint & GreenScreen Webinars

We are starting the new decade full speed ahead with a deep dive into the Chemical Footprint Project and GreenScreen. Join us for any of the following webinars: The 2019 Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey Results, January… …

2019 CFP Report Webinar

Join us for this webinar to understand and discuss the results of this year's survey. …

2019 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report

Highlights from the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report include: Reducing their footprint—the six frontrunners in the 2019 CFP Survey all scored greater than 85% of possible points, and are returning companies and disclosure… …

Webinar: WNY Clean Production Leaders

During this webinar you will be introduced to case studies and one of a kind tools and resources for managing & reducing chemicals, identifying substitutes and implementing replacements. This webinar is ideal for everyone interested in… …

Webinar: Regenerative Product Systems

This webinar was hosted by Seventh Generation’s Director of Sustainability & Authenticity, Martin Wolf, along with presentations from Arlan Peters, Head of Sustainability at Novozymes; and Tim Greiner, Co-founder and Managing Director… …

Newsletter November 24, 2019

November 25, 2019
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What does 461 million pounds equal?

That’s the amount of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) eliminated by companies participating in the 2019 Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey. To give that mind-boggling amount some perspective, it’s the equivalent of 628 Boeing 747… …

2019 Chemical Footprint Project Press Release

Business leaders from diverse sectors reduce their chemical footprint. Chemical Footprint Project’s 2019 Survey results reveal 461 million lbs (209 million kgs) of hazardous chemicals eliminated by businesses over the past four… …

Design for Fire Safety in Greener Electronics, November 7, 2019

“Jason Ord of Hewlett-Packard stated that use of the chemical hazard assessment tool GreenScreen yields good information. The PC industry strongly recommends that flame retardant manufacturers procure and make public GreenScreen assessments… …

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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