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… …
Clean Production Action (CPA) welcomes Ramboll as our newest Licensed GreenScreen® Profiler! Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company that is headquartered in Denmark and operates in 35 countries. “CPA is excited to welcome Ramboll as the first Licensed GreenScreen® Profiler headquartered in Europe,” said Dr. Mark S. Rossi, Executive Director of CPA. “We look forward to deepening our work to bring safer chemicals and environmentally… …
February is Black History Month, as well as National Cancer Prevention Month. Consistent with Clean Production Action’s mission of designing and delivering strategic solutions for replacing toxic chemicals with safer alternatives, we recognize the historic disenfranchisement of Black communities and the disproportionate negative impacts of toxic chemicals in products on Black people. Because of this, Black people have higher rates of cancer diagnosis and cancer-related deaths than other… …
After 21 years at Clean Production Action, Mark is stepping down from his role as Executive Director. Join us for drinks and hor d'oeuvres and help us celebrate Mark's next chapter! Please register below. And consider joining us for our 19th Annual BizNGO Annual Meeting, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 & 5, at The Nonprofit Center, 89 South Street, Boston, MA, from 9-5 pm. Agenda, registration and details. Clean Production Action is a 501(c)(3)… …
We are excited to welcome Dr. Chris Helt as the new Director of GreenScreen. He brings a wealth of expertise and experience in developing chemical safety and sustainability standards and assessment methodologies, managing stakeholder engagement, and implementing large-scale projects such as the Beauty and Personal Care Product Sustainability Rating System. Dr. Helt comes to Clean Production Actin by way of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, where he was the… …
How GreenScreen Certified® Shifts Markets Toward Materials with Preferable Chemistry
Are you concerned that there might be harmful chemicals such as PFAS, BPA or styrene in your food packaging, containers or cookware and have been wondering how to identify products with environmentally preferable chemistry? Or are you a manufacturer or supplier in the food service industry that wants to showcase your commitment to a healthier and environmentally-friendly future? Join us for an informative and engaging webinar to learn about the recently released GreenScreen Certified®… …
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 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Reusable Food Packaging, Food Service Ware, & Cookware fulfills the growing consumer demand for products with preferred chemistry and less waste. Globally, we are grappling with a plastic pollution crisis with… …
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* firefighting foam products. Aqueous film forming foams (AFFF), the dominant product for fighting Class B fires, are made with the PFAS and are responsible for widespread contamination of waterways and drinking water sources. As awareness rose of the widespread… …
"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 for Medical Supplies & Devices, developed by healthcare providers, medical product manufacturers, scientists, and environmental groups. NewGen Surgical is the first company to achieve the GreenScreen Certified Standard for medical supplies and… …
Hear from Kaiser Permanente, NewGenSurgical, and Clean Production Action about the first-ever GreenScreen Certified® Standard for the health care sector, a new tool to enable hospital purchasers to screen out common equipment and supplies containing harmful chemicals. View the recording of this webinar to learn about: the certification criteria and how they were developed, the value of the certification to manufacturers and purchasers, and how you can get involved …
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, shoppers can easily filter for PFAS-free and environmentally preferred products like those certified by GreenScreen. GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a globally recognized tool for chemical hazard assessment used by governments, companies like… …