Newsletter November 24, 2019

What does 461 million pounds equal?

 

That’s the amount of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) eliminated by companies participating in the 2019 Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey. To give that mind-boggling amount some perspective, it’s the equivalent of 628 Boeing 747 airplanes that would stretch 30 miles if parked nose-to-tail. Additional highlights from the CFP 4^th Annual Report include rising demand for chemical footprinting, significant levels of improvement among the 21 returning companies, six frontrunners in chemicals management, and ten leaders in disclosing their CFP responses and score. Learn more by …

• Joining the chemical footprinting discussion at BizNGO 2019 
• Participating in the CFP Report Webinar on January 9^th
• Reading the report

I am also pleased to announce that Clean Production Action will host two discussions on Regenerative Products. If you wonder what a truly regenerative product is, then join us as we host:

• Regenerative Product Systems Webinar on December 4^th that will feature presentations by Seventh Generation’s Director of Sustainability & Authenticity, Martin Wolf, along with Arlan Peters, Head of Sustainability at Novozymes, and Tim Greiner, Co-founder and Managing Director at Pure Strategies.
• Regenerative Product Systems breakfast discussion at BizNGO 2019.

This year’s BizNGO 2019 Annual Meeting will feature interactive panels on:

• The Emerging Science of Specifying & Managing Classes of Chemicals
• Eliminating Classes of Chemicals through Procurement & Regulations
• Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey: Highlights from 4^th Annual Report
• Safer Chemicals in the Circular Economy: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Case of PFAS Food Service Ware
• Chemical Footprinting: Integration into Business Strategy & Practice
• Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs) and Informed Decision-Making
• Extracting Chemical Ingredient Data from the Supply Chain

If you are not a BizNGO member but would like to attend the meeting, please contact Kayla.