The best water bottles in 2019 that’ll make you want to drink more water by Amanda Capritto, July 9, 2019

“We all know that disposable plastic water bottles are bad for our health and the environment. And yet, despite that, many of us still use them occasionally, if not regularly. (I'm guilty as charged, and I'm trying to change that).… …

DSM to phase out chemicals of high concern from coating resins business, May 2, 2019

“DSM said it is committed to replacing these substances with safer alternatives. To avoid regrettable substitutions – meaning to ensure the selected alternative is safer – expert opinion will be used to confirm the expected… …

A new resource: safer paint strippers for consumers and workers by Jen Dickman, April 1, 2019

“To showcase the range of products available, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families staff put together a list showing examples of paint strippers and graffiti, stain, and all-purpose removers that are safer than products with methylene chloride or… …

Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

“Many tools exist to assist companies in finding safer and greener chemicals to use in their supply chains. One example is the much-used GreenScreen®, a globally recognized tool that identifies hazardous chemicals and safer alternatives… …

Dollar Tree joins Chemical Footprint Project

Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) members engaged the retailer in its safer chemicals management policies & practices Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and Trinity Health commend Dollar Tree for taking a major step forward in… …

Stakeholder Initiative Seeks Common Ground on Public Policies for Chemical Ingredient Transparency

Clean Production Action (CPA) and the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association’s (NEWMOA) Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) are launching a partnership to find common ground among key stakeholders on chemical ingredient… …

Webinar:  Who’s Minding the Store? Retailer Report Card and Chemical Footprint Project

Learn how Mind the Store Campaign evaluates progress to safer chemicals across 40 retailers and how the CFP Survey engages and evaluates businesses in their journey to holistic chemicals management. …

The 2019 CFP Survey is live!

Show your leadership in proactive chemicals management and apply now to participate. …

Environmental Responsibility Report: 2018 Progress Report, Covering 2017 Fiscal Year from Apple Inc.

“We apply our most rigorous controls to the materials that are in prolonged skin contact. Our toxicologists review results from our testing and use FMDs to generate comprehensive hazard and risk assessments including GreenScreen®, which… …

Chemical Footprint Project webinar series

Reminder: the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey opens on January 2, 2019. Here are some new resources to help you fill out the Survey: Updated Guidance Document & CoHC List Free Webinar Series  Updated Guidance Document & CoHC… …

Updated Chemical Footprint Project Survey Guidance

Use the Guidance Document to understand the online Chemical Footprint Project Survey questions and response options, and to learn examples of best practices that align with the response options. Highlights from this year's Guidance Document:… …

Chemical Footprint Project updates & BizNGO meeting

CFP news & BizNGO Annual Meeting I wanted to share the latest updates from the Chemical Footprint Project, and to remind you about the BizNGO 2018 Annual Meeting. See below for details.  Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report… …

CFP 2018 Report: Leading brands demonstrate pathways to chemical and material health

Continuous improvement – three years of CFP Surveys highlight the growing capacity of business leaders to develop and execute comprehensive chemicals policies, know the chemistry of their products, measure their chemical footprints, and be… …

2018 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report

Continuous improvement – three years of Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Surveys highlight the growing capacity of business leaders to develop and execute comprehensive chemicals policies, know the chemistry of their products, measure… …

Mark Rossi presenting at Living Product Expo 2018

The Living Product Expo brings together leading minds in the design and manufacturing industries to lead the revolution toward healthy spaces for everyone. Mark Rossi will be presenting on GreenScreen® at this year's event. …

Chemical Watch: Mark Rossi interview

How are some of the world’s biggest companies moving towards safer chemicals in products? Mark Rossi, Executive Director of Clean Production Action (CPA) will be speaking at this year’s Safer Chemicals in Products conference,… …

A Guide to Purchasing PFAS-Free Food Service Ware

Learn about the resources on our free webinar September 6th at 12 pm ET. Make more informed food service ware purchasing decisions: Fact sheet: Hazards of PFAS  Fact sheet: Purchasing Safer Compostable Food Service Ware Table: PFAS-Free Food… …

Hazards of PFAS fact sheet

Download the Hazards of PFAS Fact Sheet Learn more on a free webinar on September 6th at 12 pm ET. What are PFAS? Chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) constitute a class of over 3,000 fluorinated chemicals that… …

Apple highlights its use of GreenScreen®

Apple's 2018 Environmental Responsibility Report reads, "We apply our most rigorous controls to the materials that are in prolonged skin contact. Our toxicologists review results from our testing and use FMDs to generate comprehensive hazard and… …

How to purchase PFAS-free food service ware

Fact sheets & resources on PFAS alternatives

Clean Production Action teamed up with Ann Blake Environmental & Public Health Consulting and GreenBlue as an initiative of the Cancer-Free Economy Network, a growing collaboration of 50+ organizations working together in aligned,… …