Updates from GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals

Online Introduction to GreenScreen® course is live! 2016 GreenScreen Advanced Training programs kick off​ CPA was in Sacramento to train on GreenScreen Clean Production Action began 2016 with a record number of training… …

Upcoming Webinar on Chemical Footprint Project Results (& More)

​Webinar: Chemical Footprinting has Arrived at GOJO, Dignity Health, and Trillium Asset Management ​First Report on Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals CFP in the Media Webinar: Chemical Footprinting has… …

PRESS RELEASE: First ever benchmark of company progress towards safer chemicals

PRESS RELEASE: First ever benchmark of company progress towards safer chemicals The Chemical Footprint Benchmark Supports Businesses, Investors and Purchasers in Assessing Chemical Risks In the first initiative of its kind to publicly benchmark… …

Joint statement from Clean Production Action and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency on Report

As part of its work to evaluate alternatives to halogenated flame retardants, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a report providing environmental and health screening profiles for 28 phosphorus flame retardants using… …

Chemical Footprint Project Releases First Report on Corporate Progress Toward Safer Chemicals

Third-Party Benchmark Supports Investors, Purchasers, and Brands in Assessing Chemical Risks In the first initiative of its kind to publicly benchmark corporate chemicals management, the Chemical Footprint Project (#ChemicalFootprint) today published… …

Chemical Footprint Project Report 2016

The first annual Chemical Footprint Project report highlights the financial risks that companies face due to chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) to human health and the environment in their products and supply chains. The report features key findings… …

Chemical Footprinting Has Arrived

In a world where chemical regulations and market demands for safer chemicals are on the rise, how can investors know which firms are most at risk from these emerging trends and which are best positioned to capture new markets with safer products? How… …

Clean Production Action launches NEW online course

Today we are thrilled to announce the launch of our online GreenScreen® Standard Introductory Course! Join us and learn: the value and uses of GreenScreen, a scientific, robust, and transparent hazard assessment method how companies like HP Inc.,… …

UNEP Business Case, BPA in Cans, Walmart and chemical footprinting & more

UNEP refreshes The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains The United Nations Environment Programme recently refreshed the report, originally released in 2014, with new design elements and translations in Chinese, French,… …

GreenScreen used in Galaxolide assessment

Women’s Voices for the Earth released the results of the GreenScreen chemical assessment of Galaxolide, a common fragrance chemical used in cleaning products. Galaxolide received a Benchmark-1 score. Galaxolide is a synthetic musk, a commonly… …

UNEP Re-releases report

UN Environment Programme re-releases designed versions of The Business Case of Knowing Chemicals in Products and Supply Chains in Chinese, French, Spanish, & English - written by our very own Dr. Mark Rossi.  …

GreenScreen used in Galaxolide assessment

Galaxolide: A Long-lasting Fragrance Contaminating the Great Lakes Galaxolide is a synthetic musk, a commonly used fragrance ingredient found in household products. Galaxolide is widely used by cleaning and personal care product companies and can be… …

GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals showcased in two textile innovations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2016  CONTACT: Michelle Turner, michelle@cleanproduction.org, 781-391-6743 x 116 Italian chemical company that specializes in chemicals formulated for denim finishing. Garmon has incorporated GreenScreen… …

Apparel industry likes the look & feel of GreenScreen®!

The apparel industry is breaking new ground by seeking to design out hazardous chemicals from its supply chain. Rather than having to manage the risks of chemicals to workers, communities, and to a brand’s bottom line, apparel companies are… …

Substituting Toxic BPA in Food Cans with Transparently Safer Materials – Here’s How

If like me, you have a few canned foods in your kitchen – maybe some canned tomatoes for your pasta sauce recipe, or a can of baked beans or canned soup for the kids, you may read the labels  to know more about the ingredients inside.… …

Two Out of Three Food Cans Tested Have Toxic BPA in the Linings

Nearly 200 Cans Analyzed from Campbell’s, Del Monte, General Mills, Kroger, Albertsons and More A new report released today by six nonprofit organizations that tested nearly 200 food can linings for the toxic chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA) found… …

BPA Buyer Beware Report

A new report released on March 30, 2016 by six nonprofit organizations that tested nearly 200 food can linings for the toxic chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA) found that two out of three cans tested have the chemical in the lining. BPA is an… …

Learn how to use GreenScreen®, see our latest updates

Become an expert in GreenScreen – check out our upcoming trainings Hewlett Packard’s leadership in alternatives assessment featured in ChemicalWatch GreenScreen assessments of neonic pesticides released by Natural Resources Defense… …

GreenScreen® in Environmental Leader

In an effort to help companies use safer chemicals, Clean Production Action (CPA), has released the next version of the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Hazard Assessment Guidance, adding information for using the GreenScreen List Translator… …

GreenScreen v1.3 and LEED v4

How do the changes from GreenScreen® version 1.2 to version 1.3 affect the List Translator score of a chemical? Are List Translator scores in Pharos consistent with GreenScreen v1.3? How do the changes from GreenScreen v1.2 to v1.3 affect earning… …