Webinar: Safer Solutions to PFAS and Toxic Solvent Use in Batteries

Accelerating More Sustainable EV Battery Design Processes from Molecules to Neighborhoods

As the global transition to electric mobility accelerates, the world faces a defining question: can we build a battery-powered future that is not only low-carbon, but also low-toxic, equitable, and regenerative? In this webinar, the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CORE) will showcase innovative solutions for toxic reduction in the large- and mid-format battery industry, focusing specifically on eliminating PFAS and harmful solvents in EV and storage batteries.    The expert… …

Webinar: Accelerating More Sustainable EV Battery Design Processes from Molecules to Neighborhoods

As battery innovation for electric vehicles progresses, it's crucial to avoid regrettable substitutions—simply replacing one harmful chemical or material with another.  Watch the first webinar in a new series co-hosted by the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CORE) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). This series brings together interdisciplinary stakeholders to explore how accelerating battery design decision-making processes—from the… …

BizNGO 2024 - 19th Annual Meeting

Scaling Safer Solutions

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Reception in Honor of Dr. Mark Rossi

After 21 years at Clean Production Action, Mark is stepping down from his role as Executive Director.  Join us for drinks and hor d'oeuvres and help us celebrate Mark's next chapter! Please register below.  And consider joining us for our 19th Annual BizNGO Annual Meeting, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 & 5, at The Nonprofit Center, 89 South Street, Boston, MA, from 9-5 pm.  Agenda, registration and details. Clean Production Action is a 501(c)(3)… …

BizNGO 2023 Annual Meeting

Setting Bold Chemical Footprint Goals

Outcomes Chemical Footprint: defined chemicals of high concern and learned how to set goals and measure progress in chemical footprint reductions. Environmental Justice (EJ): gained skills on how to integrate EJ into business policies and practices, and how to identify chemicals of concern and safer solutions to vulnerable populations. Chemicals & International Frameworks: learned how to participate in and address chemicals in the United Nations Plastics Treaty, Biodiversity Convention, and… …

Webinar: GreenScreen Certified® for Reusables

How GreenScreen Certified® Shifts Markets Toward Materials with Preferable Chemistry

Are you concerned that there might be harmful chemicals such as PFAS, BPA or styrene in your food packaging, containers or cookware and have been wondering how to identify products with environmentally preferable chemistry? Or are you a manufacturer or supplier in the food service industry that wants to showcase your commitment to a healthier and environmentally-friendly future?  Join us for an informative and engaging webinar to learn about the recently released GreenScreen Certified®… …

Webinar: 6th CFP Survey

On December 2nd 2023, Clean Production Action released the 6th Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey report. On January 27, 2023 our speakers presented on: CFP 6th Annual Report: key findings and next steps Chemical footprint reduction goals: value of setting quantitative chemcial footprint reduction goals Chemical footprint transparency: what investors want to see from companies around chemical footprint transparency CFP Survey: how companies and investors utilize the Survey Speakers Include:… …

CPA Turns 20 Celebration

Join us for a party!

Join us for drinks & hors d'oeuvres at The Nonprofit Center, 89 South St, Boston, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 5:30-8:00 pm as we celebrate 20 years of Clean Production Action!  We can't wait to see you!  The event is FREE, but registration is required.  Please register below.  And consider joining us for our BizNGO Annual Meeting, on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 6 & 7, at The Nonprofit Center, from 9-5 pm.  Agenda, registration and details.… …

2022 Annual Meeting

CPA and CEH join forces to host BizNGO 2022

Clean Production Action (CPA) welcomes the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) as a co-host of BizNGO’s 17th Annual Meeting on December 6-7, 2022. Together, our two organizations hosted the annual meeting and solicit sponsorships. Our goal is to build on the strengths of our respective organizations to increase the impacts of BizNGO and scale the movement to safer chemicals and products. Click Here to View Highlights from the Meeting pBizNGO is a trusted forum for open and honest… …

Webinar:  GreenScreen Certified® for Medical Supplies & Devices

Hear from Kaiser Permanente, NewGenSurgical, and Clean Production Action about the first-ever GreenScreen Certified® Standard for the health care sector, a new tool to enable hospital purchasers to screen out common equipment and supplies containing harmful chemicals. View the recording of this webinar to learn about: the certification criteria and how they were developed, the value of the certification to manufacturers and purchasers, and how you can get involved …

GreenScreen® for Advocates

On July 12th and 14th, Clean Production Action held two GreenScreen webinars exclusively for advocates. The two-part series explains both the GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals method and how advocates are using GreenScreen in their campaigns.… …

Webinar: In Depth-Chemical Footprint Project 2016 Annual Report

List to the co-authors give a detailed look at the results of the Chemical Footprint 2016 Annual Report, the first initiative of its kind to publicly benchmark corporate chemicals management. You will learn: about the chemical financial risks of… …

Webinar: The Chemical Footprint Project 2016 Annual Report

Learn how investors, brands, and purchasers gain value from the Chemical Footprint Project and hear about the results of the first annual survey. Speakers: Mark Rossi, Clean Production Action Nicole Koharik, GOJO Industries Sr. Mary Ellen… …

Webinar: BPA Is Still in Food Can Linings - The Long and Winding Road to Safer Alternatives

A new report, Buyer Beware: Toxic BPA and Regrettable Substitutes Found in the Linings of Canned Food  found 67% of nearly 200 food can linings from dozens of brands and retailers tested positive for the toxic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA). … …

GreenScreen Standard Introductory Course, 2016

Join us for a workshop on GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals, a tool developed by Clean Production Action to identify chemicals of concern and select safer alternatives. This training will explore the value and uses of GreenScreen® hazard… …

Webinar: Dive into GreenScreen® List Translator

Are you interested in learning more about the GreenScreen® List Translator? In conjunction with the release of GreenScreen Hazard Assessment Guidance v1.3, Clean Production Action is teaming up with the Healthy Building Network for an informative… …

Chemical Footprint Project-why business actors recommend it

Representatives from ChemSec, CPA, and the business sector explain how the Chemical Footprint Project provides: Access to a system for evaluating, measuring, and communicating corporate chemicals management performance. Acces to a Toolkit… …

Webinar: Chemicals Without Harm

Listen to Ken Geiser as he introduces his book “Chemicals Without Harm” where he proposes a different strategy to the conventional approach to hazardous chemicals. His method is based on developing and adopting safer… …

Webinar: GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Practitioner Program 2016

Are you interested in becoming a change agent in your organization? The GreenScreen Practitioner program provides in-depth training on use and application of GreenScreen® For Safer Chemicals to drive innovation… …

Webinar: Tools for Safer Chemicals: ChemSec’s SINimilarity & Textile Guide

Get started with the Textile Guide, a chemicals management tool that works for the whole supply chain.

Listen as Jerker Ligthart and Mark Rossi give an introduction to ChemSec business tools. Also learn how SINimilarity can empower and assist downstream users, avoiding regrettable substitutions. …