Newsletter: January 7, 2025
When Derreck Kayongo came to the United States as a Ugandan refugee, he wanted to make a difference in his new home - but wasn’t quite sure how. His inspiration came one night while staying at a hotel, when he wondered what happened with all of the used bars of soap. When Derreck found out that they were simply thrown in the trash, he founded the Global Soap Project, which recycles soap and distributes it to underserved communities in nearly 100 countries around the world in… …
2024 End of Year News Dear Friends of CPA, I am pleased to share with you, for my last time, Clean Production Action’s end of year newsletter. I have had a great 21 year run with you on our journey to eliminate toxic chemicals and replace them with safer solutions. Along the way, we: Made “Benchmark 1” the industry standard for chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) with GreenScreen®!{image2} It was 2007 when we created the first publicly transparent chemical hazard… …
GreenScreen Certified® Joins EPA’s Recs for Sustainable Federal Purchasing
We are delighted to announce that several GreenScreen Certified® Standards have been recognized and included in the EPA’s Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. This recognition highlights GreenScreen’s leadership in advancing sustainability and ensuring safer products for federal procurement. About the EPA’s Recommendations Program The EPA’s Recommendations provide guidance for federal agencies to procure environmentally… …
GreenScreen 2024: Celebrating Success and Closing the Year Strong!
Hey there! Chris here from Clean Production Action, it’s been great to be part of the CPA team for the past year. Since joining in March, we've been making a lot of great progress with the GreenScreen program. I want to share some key highlights from the year with you on all the progress that we've been making. Here are the four key updates that I want to share with you for 2024: {image2} GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Congratulates Newly Certified Products Across… …
Changing Leadership at Clean Production Action
It is bittersweet to announce that Dr. Mark S. Rossi will be stepping down from his role as Executive Director at Clean Production Action (CPA) in Q1 2025. We are thankful to Mark for leading CPA on this rewarding journey with all of you to transform the toxic chemical economy into one that is healthier for all people and the planet. In his words {image2} “After two decades of incredible work at CPA, I am ready for the next chapter of my career in the environmental health… …
What's new in GreenScreen?
GreenScreen Certified® Cleaners and Degreasers gain international promotion in new ChemWorks Repository On April 6, 2023 a new repository, ChemWorks, was launched to provide a free database of certified cleaners and degreasers used in the electronics sector that meet or exceed minimum safety and health criteria, and are protective of worker health and the environment. All Gold and Platinum GreenScreen Certified Cleaners and Degreasers are featured as part of this initiative between… …
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 capacities over her 15 years with us, most recently as the Senior Program Manager, GreenScreen®. In this role she led and managed the development and implementation of the GreenScreen Certified® program, forged collaborative partnerships,… …
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 prepared your organization is to address emerging chemicals of concern. Meet growing demands for greater transparency in chemical safety. CFP Signatories represent $3 trillion in assets under management and $800 billion in purchasing power and are asking… …
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 Corporation as CFP Signatory Watch our CFP 6th Annual Report Webinar that features presentations by Roberto Bertin of Walmart, Jennifer Reece of HP, Caroline Boden of Mercy Investment Services, and our Executive Director – Mark S. Rossi See presentations… …
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 Project (CFP) Project Manager Agnes Cheng fills our new position of Technical Researcher Alexandra McPherson, Co-Founder of CPA and our first Executive Director, is now the Director of IEHN. She brings over twenty years of experience in scaling… …