Newsletter: September 22, 2023

Times are a changing -- in gratitude to our GreenScreen leader, Shari Franjevic...

It is with mixed emotions that we at Clean Production Action ask you to join us in wishing Shari Franjevic the best as she moves on to a new role at Washington State Department of Ecology.  Shari has worked with Clean Production Action in many… …

Clean Production Action will mobilize stakeholder support for strong chemical footprint reduction targets in the UN’s Beyond 2020 Framework for Chemicals

Clean Production Action (CPA) will advocate for the need to reduce chemical footprints by 2030 at the upcoming United Nations’ International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in - Bonn, Germany, 25 - 29 September 2023. Over twenty… …

Groundbreaking Certification Eliminates Waste and Shifts the Food Service Market to Reusables

GreenScreen Certified® for Reusable Food Packaging, Service Ware, & Cookware

OAKLAND, CA - Today, nonprofit organizations Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Clean Production Action (CPA) unveiled a new certification program that will eliminate toxic chemicals and waste created by single-use foodware materials. The… …

IEHN Blog: April 20, 2023

Investors commend corporations for reducing business risk by eliminating over 37 million kilograms of toxic chemicals from products, and call on more companies to adopt best practice and join the 2023 Chemical Footprint Survey

Recent scientific studies make clear that we are reaching a tipping point on chemical pollution  and taking “urgent action” is necessary [1]. According to the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report, “chemical pollution is one… …

Newsletter: April 7, 2023

The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) 2023 Survey is Now Open!

How prepared are you to address emerging chemicals of concern such as PFAS in products and supply chains? How comprehensive is your chemicals management program? What is your chemical footprint? Participate in the CFP 2023 Survey and: Learn how… …

Why environmental justice is a critical component of safe and sustainable chemistry

Recently I took part in a one-day roundtable to advance ‘Sustainable Chemistry in RD&D to Transform the Chemicals Industry.’ The focus was how to advance research, development and demonstration of sustainable chemistry and how the… …

Newsletter: March 11, 2023

Join BizNGO!

5 activities of BizNGO in 2023 Join BizNGO in 2023. Here’s what we are up to …   Chemicals Management Work Group: engage in chemical footprinting—including definitions, metrics, best practices, and key performance… …

Regulatory demands for PFAS-free firefighting foam products are on the rise - but are the alternatives safer? GreenScreen Certified® meets this demand and more

Three years ago, in January 2020, Clean Production Action with Toxic-Free Future launched the GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam as the world's first ecolabel for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free*… …

Newsletter: February 9, 2023

UBS Asset Management signs on to CFP & joins IEHN, Dollar General signs on to CFP, & more

Dear reader, In my new role as DEI & Communications Lead, I am excited to share the latest in Clean Production Action updates: We welcome UBS  Asset Management as both a CFP Signatory and IEHN Member We also welcome Dollar General… …

PFAS Foam Replacement Challenges Nation’s Fire Departments (1)

"The Pentagon’s recent release of its requirements for firefighting suppressants that could substitute for PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam increases the pressure on fire departments to stop using AFFF, said Bradley M.… …

Detoxifying chemistry for a circular future

We cannot expect to transition to a sustainable circular economy by continuing to rely on toxic chemistry.

I discovered the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals comparative hazard assessment protocol very early in my career and am still thankful I did. The protocol walks trained users through 18 human and environmental health endpoints to assess individual… …

NewGen Surgical Awarded First GreenScreen Certification for Medical Supplies & Devices Image courtesy of Brian Jackson / Alamy Stock Photo

"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit organization that aims to design and deliver strategic solutions for green chemicals, sustainable materials, and environmentally preferable products, recently unveiled the first GreenScreen Certified Standard… …

6th CFP Report Released

Companies with over $1 trillion in annual revenue report the reduction of 83 million pounds/38 million kilograms of hazardous chemicals in the 6th Chemical Footprint Project Report

Their leadership demonstrates progress towards meeting the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Download the Report Somerville, Massachusetts, USA: Today, Clean Production Action released the 6th Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Report.… …

WANTED: HEALTHIER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

Research suggests that the presence of certain chemicals in some healthcare equipment can compromise the benefit of the treatment the equipment enables. For example, the presence of chemicals in intravenous equipment could reduce the effectiveness… …

Why getting PFAS out of our products is so hard — and why it matters

Though exposure through consumer products is a reasonable concern, there are two even larger facets of the problem, said Shari Franjevic, who leads the GreenScreen For Safer Chemicals program at the nonprofit Clean Production Action. One is how that… …

Find GreenScreen Certified® Products on Wayfair’s Shop Sustainably

Clean Production Action is excited to announce that GreenScreen Certified® is now one of the certification standards used by Wayfair to spotlight sustainable products offered on its platform. Through Wayfair’s Shop Sustainably offering,… …

Clean Production Action releases first-ever GreenScreen Certified®  Standard for the health care sector

New tool will enable hospital purchasers to easily identify environmentally preferable medical equipment and supplies

Somerville, MA, October 19, 2022 —Today the nonprofit Clean Production Action unveiled the first GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Medical Supplies & Devices, laying out detailed criteria equipment manufacturers must meet to prove… …

Newsletter: September 20, 2022

Welcome our new Director of IEHN, CFP Program Manager, & Technical Researcher to CPA

We are very excited to announce new members to our Clean Production Action (CPA) team: Alexandra McPherson returns to be the Director of the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) Dr. Angela Pinilla steps in as our new Chemical Footprint… …

Newsletter: September 14, 2022

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. BizNGO is a trusted forum for open and honest discussions across businesses, advocacy… …

Newsletter: September 7, 2022

GreenScreen training open for registration & new GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products

* An earlier version of this newsletter sent on September 2nd improperly named the company with three new GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products as Tyco Fire Products LP instead of the correct company, Perimeter Solutions LP. Are you… …