Mike Schade of Mind the Store brings the NGO to BizNGO-Chemical Footprint 2015!

Join us in Boston, Dec. 8-9 @ the JFK Library! Mike Schade spearheads the Mind the Store campaign for Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, which aims to work with the nation's leading retailers on creating comprehensive chemicals policies.… …

New Generation TCO Certified Aims to Further Reduce Hazardous, Unknown Substances in Electronics

STOCKHOLM, November 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant… …

GreenScreen® in International Electronics Sustainability Standard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2015 CONTACT: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785, shayna@ripplestrategies.com New Global Standard for Decreasing Toxic Chemicals in Electronics Released Today GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Announced as Method to… …

Mark Rossi talks 2015 BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Project Conference

Register for the conference here! Dr. Mark Rossi founded the BizNGO Working Group for Safer Chemicals & Sustainable Materials 10 years ago. Below he discusses what prompted this massive undertaking, what accomplishments have been… …

US NGO publishes GreenScreen guidance for building professionals

UNITED STATES, November 5, 2015-- NGO, Clean Production Action, has published guidance on how to use its chemicals assessment tool, GreenScreen®, to meet criteria under the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) certification programme, Leed v4.… …

GreenScreen® in Hewlett Packard case study

Excerpt from Safer Chemicals in the Supply Chain-Hewlett Packard: strong awareness "The electronics company looks at regulatory and other drivers, such as green procurement and ecolabelling, for direction on safer chemicals. It then looks carefully… …

M&J Group partners Garmon Chemicals at Kingpins Amsterdam

BANGLADESH, October 28, 2015-- Bangladeshi denim fabrics maker M&J Group in partnership with Garmon Chemicals, a marketer of chemicals solutions for garment finishing will showcase its range at the upcoming Kingpins in Amsterdam. “Once… …

California Regulations & Alternatives Assessment - New Report & Webinar Today

Also, it's time to register for the BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference! Join us in Boston on December 8 & 9. Webinar TODAY! Safer Alternatives to Methylene Chloride in Paint Strippers Join us for… …

New Report! How to use GreenScreen for LEED v4

New "How to" Guide Provides Manufacturers with Clear Guidance on Meeting Latest LEED Requirements Clean Production Action Makes it Easier to Disclose and Remove Hazardous Chemicals from Building Products  (Boston, MA) --- A new… …

GreenBiz Blog: So long toxics: A builder’s guide to safer chemicals

Excerpt from the GreenBiz article: Health experts long have recognized the risks of individual and groups of toxic chemicals in building products, beginning with lead and asbestos and continuing to formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, mercury,… …