“Jason Ord of Hewlett-Packard stated that use of the chemical hazard assessment tool GreenScreen yields good information. The PC industry strongly recommends that flame retardant manufacturers procure and make public GreenScreen assessments available at www.greenscreenchemicals.org and other public registries.” …
Upcoming events for safer chemicals & sustainable materials
Join the Clean Production Action team and our partners for these exciting events on safer chemicals: Interested in engaging with businesses and advocacy organizations for safer chemicals? Register for BizNGO 2019 – December 10th - 11th. Curious to know what a regenerative product is? Join Martin Wolf of Seventh Generation, Tim Greiner of Pure Strategies, and Arlan Peters of Novozymes to learn about the cutting edge in sustainable products on December… …
Chemical Footprint Project rising in retail, ECHA hosting GreenScreen webinar (Oct 28)
SDGs & Chemical Footprint in retail. Looking for tools to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns? SDG Indicator 12.4 specifies the need to “achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle” by 2030. The recent UN Global Chemicals Outlook II report illuminates why SDG 12 matters to people and planet, and defines pathways and highlights tools to meet… …
“We all know that disposable plastic water bottles are bad for our health and the environment. And yet, despite that, many of us still use them occasionally, if not regularly. (I'm guilty as charged, and I'm trying to change that). Thankfully, alternatives exist, with various options for reusable water bottles to meet everyone's needs. Klean Kanteen bottles are accredited by a chemical assessment procedure called GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals. Any ingredients that didn't… …
“DSM said it is committed to replacing these substances with safer alternatives. To avoid regrettable substitutions – meaning to ensure the selected alternative is safer – expert opinion will be used to confirm the expected toxicological properties of safer alternative candidates. These decisions will be based on in vitro tests and international methodologies, such as quantitative structure-activity relationships (Qsars), read-across and the NGO-developed hazard assessment… …
“To showcase the range of products available, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families staff put together a list showing examples of paint strippers and graffiti, stain, and all-purpose removers that are safer than products with methylene chloride or NMP… To avoid falling into the trap of regrettable substitution, we intentionally excluded products that had ingredients as toxic as, or even more toxic than, methylene chloride or NMP. This meant disregarding products with one or more… …
“Many tools exist to assist companies in finding safer and greener chemicals to use in their supply chains. One example is the much-used GreenScreen®, a globally recognized tool that identifies hazardous chemicals and safer alternatives (GreenScreen 2018). The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) is an initiative of investors, retailers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and health care organizations that aspire to support healthy lives, clean water and air, and… …
Clean Production Action (CPA) and the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association’s (NEWMOA) Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) are launching a partnership to find common ground among key stakeholders on chemical ingredient transparency policies and programs. The diversity of transparency mandates at the state level has been steadily increasing for the past ten years. The States of California, Maine, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have enacted requirements for public… …
Environmental Responsibility Report: 2018 Progress Report, Covering 2017 Fiscal Year from Apple Inc.
“We apply our most rigorous controls to the materials that are in prolonged skin contact. Our toxicologists review results from our testing and use FMDs to generate comprehensive hazard and risk assessments including GreenScreen®, which considers 18 different criteria to help us understand the materials ‘effect on people’s health and on the environment. Only materials that pass our rigorous review process are accepted for our products” …