Newsletter November 7, 2019

Upcoming events for safer chemicals & sustainable materials

Join the Clean Production Action team and our partners for these exciting events on safer chemicals: Interested in engaging with businesses and advocacy organizations for safer chemicals? Register for BizNGO 2019 – December… …

Keep foam off Greenwich school menus by Julie DesChamps, March 28, 2019

“Every day in the Greenwich Public School cafeterias, our children are exposed to a toxic material that creates significant waste and environmental damage for just minutes of use… Clean Production Action cites Styrofoam as one of… …

US stakeholders launch ingredient transparency initiative by Lisa Martine Jenkins, April 3, 2019

“US organization Clean Production Action and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse are partnering to develop ‘a set of common principles and data practices’ around chemical ingredient transparency...From spring this year,… …

Why Caring About Climate Means Caring About Chemicals of Concern by Steven Cristol, September 23, 2019

“As with green chemistry itself, far too seldom are the connections made to climate change when considering the ways in which NGOs are helping companies more easily and confidently find safer substitutes for hazardous substances. Again, with the… …

Newsletter October 10, 2019

Chemical Footprint Project rising in retail, ECHA hosting GreenScreen webinar (Oct 28)

SDGs & Chemical Footprint in retail.  Looking for tools to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns? SDG Indicator 12.4 specifies the need to “achieve the… …

Newsletter September 12, 2019

Join BizNGO Annual Meeting December 10-11th

Conference to be held in downtown Boston In anticipation of BizNGO 2019 we wanted to: Provide details on the BizNGO 2019 agenda Highlight the 2019 accomplishments of the BizNGO Work Groups (WGs), including: Endocrine disruptors & chemical classes… …

Dollar Tree joins Chemical Footprint Project

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… …

Stakeholder Initiative Seeks Common Ground on Public Policies for Chemical Ingredient Transparency

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… …

The 2019 CFP Survey is live!

Show your leadership in proactive chemicals management and apply now to participate. …

Chemical Footprint Project webinar series

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… …