DECEMBER 6
UC Berkeley Poster Session (December 6th at 5:00-6:30pm EST)
Not just an academic exercise: Berkeley students collaborating with industry, NGOs and government to develop Greener Solutions
Join us to learn about four exciting research projects to identify safer solutions to hazardous chemicals:
1. “Alternatives to polyethylene vacuum packaging for frozen foods”
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Partner: Noble Ocean Farms
2. “Compostable adhesives for produce PLU stickers (to eliminate plastic packaging)”
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Partner: US Department of Agriculture
3. “Non-PFAS formulations for floor polishes”
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Partner: Defend Our Health
Students partnered with business, NGO, and government partners to create practical solutions to real world challenges.
DECEMBER 7
Session 1. Building a Roadmap: Addressing Environmental Justice through Chemicals Management (December 7th at 11:00am-2:00pm EST)
Afford the BizNGO platform to advocacy organizations who represent a underrepresented populations to draw out the issue from these important perspectives by asking “what does your community need?” and using responses to spark conversations about what BizNGO can/should do to address their concerns.
Facilitator: Kayla Williams, DEI Lead & Communications Coordinator, Clean Production Action
Session 1a. Tuning In: How are hazardous chemicals affecting your community?
Speakers:
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Michele Roberts, National Co-Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance (EJHA)
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Astrid Williams, Environmental Justice Manager, Black Women for Wellness
Session 1b. 12:45 Taking Steps to JDEI + chemical safety in businesses
Commentators:
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Latonya Jackson, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Cincinnati
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Pam Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
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Susan Baker, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Trillium Asset Management
Session 2. Transparency: Disclosing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains (December 7th at 3:00-6:00pm EST)
Learn aspirations for chemical ingredient disclosure, efforts to implement transparency in policy, and steps businesses are taking towards disclosure, including supply chain disclosure.
Facilitator: Mark Rossi, Executive Director, Clean Production Action
Session 2a. Implementing the Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure (3:00-4:15pm EST)
Speakers
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Mark Rossi, Executive Director, Clean Production Action
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Introducing the Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure and organizations endorsing the Principles
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Avinash Kar, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Reflecting on the Principles and how they relate to policy initiatives.
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Jon Smieja, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Andersen Corporation
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Implementing the Principles at business scale, challenges and successes
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Session 2b. Growing Supply Chain Transparency—featuring the innovative Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act (4:40-6:00pm EST)
Speakers
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Representative Jan Schakowsky, US House of Representatives
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Speaking on why Congress needs to act on cosmetics safety, supply chain challenges, and the introduction of the Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act in Congress
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Mia Davis, VP, Sustainability & Impact, Credo Beauty; and Co-Founder, Pact Collective
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Sharing why businesses are in support of Congressional action on supply chain transparency
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Janet Nudelman, Director of Program and Policy, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
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Diving into the details of the Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act and why consumers care
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DECEMBER 8
Session 3. Safer Chemicals in Manufacturing (December 8th at 11:00am-12:30pm EST)
Engage in the journey to safer chemicals in manufacturing with businesses, NGOs, and labor.
Facilitator: Cheri Peele, Chemical Footprint Project Program Manager, Clean Production Action
Speakers
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Charlotte Brody, Vice President for Occupational and Environmental Health, BlueGreen Alliance
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Highlighting solutions to safer chemicals in manufacturing and why they matter to workers
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Shari Franjevic, GreenScreen Program Manager, Clean Production Action
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Sharing how GreenScreen Certified is bringing safer chemicals to manufacturing through the recently released Standard on Cleaners & Degreasers in Manufacturing
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Jennifer Reece, Sustainable Materials Innovation Manager, HP Inc.
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Revealing lessons learned in piloting the Chemical Footprint Project’s manufacturing module
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Session 4. Standards, Indexes, & Purchasers Tracking Corporate Progress to Safer Chemicals (December 8th at 1:30-3:00pm EST)
What should the key performance indicators be for corporations in chemicals safety?
Facilitator: Alexandra McPherson, Principal, Niagara Share; and Consulting Program Manager, Investor Environmental Health Network Program Manager
Speakers
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Susan Wilburn, International Sustainability Director, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
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Sharing the “chemicals index” in HCWH/UN Development Programme’s soon-to-be-released Sustainable Procurement Index for Health
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Constantina Bichta, Associate Director of environmental, Social & Governance Research
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Discussing key performance indicators of greatest interest to investors
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Mellissa Nguyen, Senior Program Manager, Environmentally Preferred Sourcing, Vizient, Inc.
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Using Chemical Footprint Project and other tools in procurement practices
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Session 5. Circularity & Toxics: Bringing Chemical Safety to Closed Loop Systems (December 8th at 4:00-5:30pm EST)
Toxic chemicals in products make circularity unsafe. What can we do about it?
Facilitator: Beverley Thorpe, Consulting Program Manager, Networks & Advocacy, Clean Production Action
Speakers
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Sarah Doll, National Director, Safer States
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Highlighting the need to address toxics in circularity and initial policy successes
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Sue Chiang, Director, Food Programs, Center for Environmental Health
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Covering safer food service ware from polystyrene to compostable products with PFAS to safer single use and reusable food service ware
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Troy Virgo, Director of Sustainability, Shaw Industries, Inc.
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Addressing the challenges and solutions to circularity and materials health for manufacturers
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