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… …
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)… …
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… …
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®… …
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:… …
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.… …
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… …
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 …
Hear from Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Glen Raven on the newly updated GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics. Here you will learn what GreenScreen Certified® is and how it can be used by manufacturers and purchasers to meet sustainability goals! Join us to hear from manufacturers with certified products, especially PFAS-free fabrics, about the benefits of certification and the GreenScreen process. Facilitator: Mark Rossi, Clean Production… …
Concerns about the health and environmental impacts associated with some chemical products and processes have motivated a growing number of national, state, and local governments, manufacturers, and retailers to develop assessments and approaches for finding safer chemical substitutes. These existing assessment frameworks reflect a range of different priorities, whether the focus is on protecting workers, the environment, the end users of products, or other interests. The National… …
This FREE GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals one-day introductory workshop will be held for the Washington State Department of Ecology and is open to the public. Limited spots are available. This day-long training will be of particular interest to business experts in supply chain management, materials selection, procurement, product and process design, environmental health and safety, sustainability, and regulatory affairs who need to select safer chemicals for their products. The… …
Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics? Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The goals of the Plastics Scorecard are to inform the selection of safer plastics by businesses and catalyze manufacturers to reduce the number and volume of CoHCs in manufacturing processes and products. If successful the Plastics Scorecard will advance… …
Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics? Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The goals of the Plastics Scorecard are to inform the selection of safer plastics by businesses and catalyze manufacturers to reduce the number and volume of CoHCs in manufacturing processes and products. If successful the Plastics Scorecard will advance… …
This GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals one day introductory workshop will be held in coordination with the University of Buffalo and the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute on June 4, 2014, at the Jacobs Executive Development Center in downtown Buffalo. This will be the final of six introductory workshops funded by US EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. This day-long training will be of particular interest to business experts in supply chain management,… …
Chris Geiger of SF Environment dug into the method and findings of San Francisco's recent report, "Safer Products and Practices for Disinfecting Surfaces". He provided an overview of the health and environmental risks of sanitizers and disinfectants as well as examples of safer alternatives. Chris Geiger is the manager of the Green Purchasing and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs for the City and County of San Francisco. He coordinates green purchasing program activities including… …
California Safer Consumer Product Regulations Webinar with Helen Holder
To better understand the implications of the California Safer Consumer Product Regulations, BizNGO followed the regulations in performing two draft alternatives assessments. Helen Holder of Hewlett-Packard and Mark Rossi of Clean Production Action discuss: The steps in a California-compliant alternatives assessment. The challenges encountered and lessons learned. Helen Holder, Corporate Material Selection Manager for Hewlett-Packard, is responsible for identifying and incorporating… …
Alex Stone, Sc.D., is a senior chemist at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Dr. Stone has a B.S. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York, an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Doctor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Oslo in Oslo, Norway. He has worked as a chemist for the Washington State Department of Ecology for the past 17 years. He currently functions as… …
The Materials & Resource section of the U.S. Green Building Council’s new LEED v4 standard proposes dramatic changes in how building products are considered for incorporation into LEED projects. The focus has expanded from single-attribute qualities such as recycled content and rapidly renewable materials to include themes of transparency and optimization that are operationalized through ingredient disclosure, hazard screening, hazard reduction and product optimization.… …