2020 is Virtual

15th Annual BizNGO Meeting to share, engage and act with other businesses and NGOs committed to embarking on the journey to safer chemicals.
This year BizNGO adapted to ever-present threat of COVID-19 by hosting this conference online!
Agenda & Presentations
Session 1: Confronting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the intersection of business and hazardous chemicals
Brainstorm how businesses, governments, and NGOs can collaborate in addressing DEI and environmental justice.
Featured speakers:
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Hannah McCall, Founder, Clean Beauty for Black Girls
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José Bravo, Executive Director, Just Transition Alliance and National Coordinator of the Campaign for Healthier Solutions
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Martin Wolf, Director of Sustainability, JEDI Comittee Member, Seventh Generation
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Kayla Williams, DEI Lead & Communications Coordinator, Clean Production Action
Session 2: Measuring & disclosing chemical footprints
Engage in best practices in corporate disclosure and how to measure chemical footprints.
Featured speakers:
- Antonio Quiñones-Rivera, Product Safety and Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
- Cheri Peele, Chemical Footprint Project Manager, Clean Production Action
- Evelyn Ritter, Director of Customer Success, toxnot PBC
- Roberto Bertin, Sustainability, Environmental and Social Strategic Initiatives, Walmart
- Roberto Bertin, Sustainability, Environmental and Social Strategic Initiatives, Walmart
- Lauren Compere, Managing Director/Director of Shareowner Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management
- Jennifer Reece, Materials Leadership Program Manager, HP
- Ross Bergman, Senior Sustainability Engineer, Humanscale
Session 3: Taking on the challenges to chemical ingredient disclosure
Share your challenges to disclosure—including supply chains, non-functional constituents (impurities), and fragrances—and solutions.
Featured speakers:
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Bobbi Wilding, Deputy Director, Clean and Healthy New York (invited)
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Jon Smieja, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Andersen Corporation
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Terri Goldberg, Executive Director, NEWMOA
Join our break out rooms on the challenges and solutions to:
- Fragrance ingredient disclosure (personal care)
- Supply chains
- Non-functional constituents (impurities)
Session 4: Getting ahead of chemical classes
Aligning to priority classes and specifying the boundaries of classes.
Featured speakers:
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Gina Solomon, Principal Investigator, Public Health Institute
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Linda Birnbaum, Scientist Emeritus and Former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program
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Holly Davies, Senior Toxicologist, Washington State Department of Health