Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for safer chemicals in products, respond to investor inquiries, and achieve favorable profiles in rankings by advocacy groups. But, "There are thousands of chemicals out there – where and how do we begin?” The Retailer's Guide to Safter Chemicals & Materials answers this question – and more. Content Overview Why Retailers Should Take Action on Chemicals of… …
Certify the use of GreenScreen® tools to select preferable chemistries and the elimination of restricted substances. Version 2.0 of the Standard updates the Restricted Substances List (RSL) to align with the most recent version of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing Restricted Substances List 2.0 (MRSL) and adds the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). …
Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals is actually higher indoors? That is why the chemical ingredients in the products we put into our homes and workplaces is a priority concern. Furniture and fabrics are a case in point. Any use of hazardous chemicals in these products can leak out through volatilization and abrasion into the air and dust in our homes, offices, schools, and hospitals. Studies demonstrate that U.S. household dust… …
The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for certified environmentally preferable products in healthcare and beyond. Products covered by the new GreenScreen Certified Standard include desk systems, seating, accessories, case work, upholstery fabric, window treatments, and wall coverings. …
Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in January 2020, GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam addressed the problem of firefighting foams for Class B oil and fuel related fires. It was essential to eliminate the use of PFAS in these foam concentrates because the the chemicals used, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), are now known to be a source of global contamination that will… …
The GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam is the first ecolabel for PFAS-free firefighting foam products. The certification prohibits the use of PFAS. PFAS is a class of ‘forever chemicals’ that can persist in the environment for hundreds of years and have contaminated drinking water for millions of people across the planet. In addition to PFAS the certification also prohibits thousands of other hazardous chemicals to help purchasers make better decisions. …
Peeking at hazard data for silver and nanosilver. Scientists and people concerned about toxic chemicals in products, worked together through the organization Coming Clean – an environmental health and justice collaborative – to address concerns about the known and unknown hazards of nanomaterials. GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals (GreenScreen) was adapted to quickly and easily pull together the publicly-available science on hazards of different nanosilver materials, and identify… …