“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 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… …
“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… …
“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… …
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… …
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… …
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. …
“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… …
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… …
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:… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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. …
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,… …
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… …
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'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… …
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,… …