Mark Rossi, PhD
Chair, BizNGO
Co-Director, Clean Production Action
PO Box 560024
W. Medford, MA
USA 02155
t) +1 781.391.6743
mark@cleanproduction.org
Chair, BizNGO
Co-Director, Clean Production Action
PO Box 560024
W. Medford, MA
USA 02155
t) +1 781.391.6743
mark@cleanproduction.org
The Business-NGO Working Group promotes the creation and adoption of safer chemicals and sustainable materials in a way that supports market transitions to a healthy economy, healthy environment, and healthy people.
Resources and Webinars
About Us
- Who We Are
- Business and Advocacy Groups Create a Road Map for Safer Chemicals: The BizNGO Principles for Chemicals Policy. New Solutions article 2011.
Webinars and Meetings
- BizNGO Annual Meeting. Framingham, MA. (Nov 30–Dec 1, 2011)
- Presentations
- Mark Rossi and Cheri Peele, BizNGO
- Joel Tickner, Green Chemistry and Commerce Council
- Chris Youssef, Perkins+Will
- Tom Lent, Healthy Building Network
- Ken Geiser, University of MA Lowell
- Clive Davies and L. Sommer, US EPA Design for Environment
- Alex Stone, WA State Dept of Ecology
- Charlotte Brody, BlueGreen Alliance
- Lisa Hamblet, Staples
- Mark Buckley, Staples
- Kevin Munn, UNEP, Chemicals in Products Initiative
- Nicholas Anastas, US EPA - Region 1, Green Chemistry Initiative
- Richard Dennison, Environmental Defense Fund, Fed Chemicals Policy Reform
- Monica Becker, Monica Becker & Associates
- Denis McGavis, Shaw
- Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
- Martin Wolf, Seventh Generation
- Margaret Whittaker, ToxServices
- Managing Chemicals in Products Workshop Seattle, WA. (Oct. 27, 2011)
- Business and NGO Forum on Safer Chemicals in Products: Changing Markets and Policies Washington, DC. (June 9, 2011)
- Forum: Business and NGO Forum on Safer Chemicals Reform Washington, DC. (June 3, 2010)
- Recorded Webinar: Global Reporting Initiative May 26, 2011 (49 mins)
You must register to access recording. - Recorded Webinar: Outdoor Industry Association Eco-Index for Materials Assessment March 25, 2011 (1.5 hrs) You must register to access recording.
- Webinar: Safer Chemicals Reform: Meeting the Needs of Downstream Users
May 27, 2010
- Download the webinar slide deck
Speakers - Roger McFadden, Sr. Scientist and Vice President, Staples, Inc.
"A Retailer's Perspective of Safer Chemicals Reform" - Robin Guenther, Principal, Perkins+Will
"Leveling the Playing Field: Prioritizing PBTs for Action" - Patricia Beattie, President, Arcalis Scientific
"Effective Reform Requires Chemical Users' Input"
- Download the webinar slide deck
- Managing Chemical Ingredient Disclosure Across the Supply Chain: Perspectives from the Electronics Sector
- Green Screen
Safer Chemicals
- Red List of Lists
- Red List of Chemicals
- Green Screen for Safer Chemicals (Clean Production Action)
- Guiding Principles for Chemicals Policy
- Kaiser Permanente, Organizational Guideline - Chemicals
- The REACH Substitute It Now (SIN) List (ChemSec)
Sustainable Materials
- Bioplastics Survey: cover letter + questionnaire
- Choosing Environmentally Preferable Food Service Ware (Health Care Without Harm)
- Sustainable Bioplastic Guidelines (Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative)
Public Policy & Industry Standards
- View BizNGO comments to ULE 880—Interim Sustainability Requirements—Manufacturing Organizations. April 11, 2011.
- View draft legislation and company testimonies