6th CFP Report Released
December 02, 2022
IEHN joins Clean Production Action!
November 14, 2017
11/16/2017
Dear Friends of CPA, It is with great pleasure that I share the news that the Investor…
Newsletter: Upcoming webinars & BizNGO
October 19, 2017
10/19/2017
The leaves are changing here in Somerville which means BizNGO 2017 is right around the corner.…
CFP Webinar & New Model Chems Policy
September 13, 2017
9/13/2017
What do retailers, investors, and enviros have to do with solutions to hazardous chemicals?…
Get trained on GreenScreen List Translator™ & more from CPA
May 24, 2017
5/24/2017
Dear partners in safer chemical advancement, I’ve been knee-deep in scoring 2016’s…
GreenScreen Certified®, an upcoming training, & more from CPA
May 04, 2017
5/2/2017
Greetings fellow advocates for safer chemicals, Here in Washington state Spring has sprung!…
Newsletter: Clean Production Action launches GreenScreen Certified™!
April 13, 2017
Dear Friends of Clean Production Action, I have so much news to share with you. Here are the…
Mark Rossi interviewed by Umass Boston Center for Green Chemistry
March 10, 2017
Winter 2017, Issue 6
Green Chemistry Newsletter
In December, Sumeyra and Daniela of Umass Boston met with Dr. Mark Rossi, Executive Director of…
Clean Production Action December Newsletter
December 23, 2016
12/23/2016
Clean Production Action
Thank you for being part of the Clean Production Action community! In 2016 we: released the…
Join us in December and plan for 2017!
November 03, 2016
11/3/2016
December 6 - workshop on the Chemical Footprint Project: learn how to develop and implement a…
Chemical Footprint Project Webinar & Workshop, & BizNGO 2016 Conference!
October 17, 2016
10/12/2016
Webinar on the Chemical Footprint Project: get the latest updates on the 2016 Survey December 6 -…
Chemical Footprint Project Survey is live! BizNGO Annual Meeting, & more updates
September 13, 2016
9/13/2016
Chemical Footprint Project survey is live! BizNGO members: Join us for the 11th annual meeting…
Clean Production Action launches NEW online course
May 09, 2016
5/9/2016
Today we are thrilled to announce the launch of our online GreenScreen® Standard Introductory…
UNEP Business Case, BPA in Cans, Walmart and chemical footprinting & more
May 06, 2016
5/3/2016
UNEP refreshes The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains The United…
UNEP Re-releases report
April 26, 2016
April 2016
UNEP
UN Environment Programme re-releases designed versions of The Business Case of Knowing Chemicals…
Clean Production Action is growing!
February 03, 2016
1/29/2016
I am excited to announce a number of updates here at Clean Production Action: a role change for…
BizNGO conference attracts thought-leaders committed to safer chemicals
December 21, 2015
12/21/2015
Cattermole Consulting
The BizNGO conference, hosted by Clean Production Action, was mainly about Chemical Footprinting…
GOJO Announces Its 2020 Sustainability Goals at BizNGO
December 08, 2015
12/8/2015
GOJO Industries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Kelly McGlumphy, Public Relations Manager, GOJO Industries,…
Check us out in GreenBiz
December 07, 2015
12/7/2015
GreenBiz
A 10-year checkup on the quest to detox commercial products In the last 50 years, manmade…
Chemical Footprint Project Welcomes $2.1 trillion and more in support!
November 20, 2015
11/20/2015
Contents: Transatlantic partnership attracts over $2.1 trillion in support Health care…
California Regulations & Alternatives Assessment - New Report & Webinar Today
October 27, 2015
Also, it's time to register for the BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference! Join us in Boston…
GreenBiz Blog: So long toxics: A builder’s guide to safer chemicals
October 21, 2015
10/21/2015
GreenBiz
Excerpt from the GreenBiz article: Health experts long have recognized the risks of individual…
Upcoming Events and More
October 19, 2015
10/19/2015
BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference, Dec. 8-9, 2015, Boston UN Our Planet magazine features…
Job Opportunities, Save the Date, and Mark Rossi in the Boston Globe
September 08, 2015
9/8/2015
Job Announcements Clean Production Action is now hiring for two new positions: GreenScreen®…
GreenBiz Blog: The $1.1 trillion question: What’s your chemical footprint?
June 19, 2015
6/19/2015
GreenBiz
Look no further than the financial and reputational travails of Lumber Liquidators for a stark…
$1.1 trillion in assets under management and purchasing power sign on to CFP!
June 19, 2015
6/19/2015
Somerville, MA [June 19, 2015] — You’ve heard of a company’s carbon footprint.…
Trending Topics: Hazard? Risk? Do you know the difference?
May 07, 2015
5/08/2015
A subject that comes up frequently in the context of managing and choosing chemicals,…
NGO platform: TSCA, REACH and the downstream user
April 16, 2015
April 2015
Chemical Watch
Click here to read the new article written by Dr. Mark Rossi on Chemical Watch.
Treading lightly with chemicals
April 07, 2015
March 2015
Chemical Watch
A new tool, the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), aims to establish meaningful measurement of…
A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives
February 17, 2015
National Research Council
Concerns about the health and environmental impacts associated with some chemical products and…
Press Release: Chemical Footprint Project Launch
December 08, 2014
12/8/2014
New Tool Launched Today Measures Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals Third-Party Benchmark…
Shifting FR Markets
November 17, 2014
The FRs market is experiencing a massive transformation in chemistry. As of 2013, bromine…
Firemaster
November 16, 2014
One of the most studied of the new FRs is Firemaster 550—a bromine and phosphorous-based…
New & Emerging BFRs–Where are the tox data?
November 16, 2014
But what are manufacturers offering instead of decaBDE and HBCD, also on the phase out pathway…
BFRs in Electronics & Electrical Devices
October 31, 2014
Electronics and electrical devices account for 50% of global brominated flame retardant (BFR)…
Alternatives: Are FRs Necessary?
October 24, 2014
A critical approach to chemicals in products in general and plastics in particular is to ask: Is…
Whack-a-chemical
October 16, 2014
Government policies drive, somewhat ironically, both the use and restriction of FRs.…
Facts on Flame Retardants
October 10, 2014
Global consumption in 2012: 3.9 billion pounds (lbs). With consumption expected to increase to…
Health Effects of Flame Retardants (FRs)
October 10, 2014
FRs and their adverse health effects are a seemingly ubiquitous topic in scientific journals.…
Chemical Manufacturers Increase Production of Non-Phthalate Plasticizers
October 03, 2014
Reflecting market movement away from phthalates, both BASF (DINCH plasticizer) and Eastman…
Strategies for Identifying Safer Alternatives to Plasticizers
October 03, 2014
The solution to hazardous plasticizers like DEHP is not necessarily another plasticizer. The…
Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers
October 01, 2014
The dominant movement in the marketplace is to alternative plasticizers to DEHP and other…
Recent Studies—Health Effects of Phthalates
September 25, 2014
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on Phthalates…
Databases on chemicals legislation
September 21, 2014
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Chemical disclosure policies
September 19, 2014
It’s now the law in: Vermont: Act No. 188 (S 239) requires manufacturers of…
Flame retardant & PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) restrictions continue to prosper
September 19, 2014
It’s now the law in: Maryland: HB 229 bans children’s products containing the flame…
California to ban plastic bags
September 19, 2014
9/5/14
Coming soon: California: SB 270 would make the State the first to enact a statewide ban on…
Assessing progress in greening electronics
September 12, 2014
9/3/14
Greenpeace
According to the latest Greenpeace report, brands are making progress in reducing polyvinyl…
Health care wants furniture without unneeded flame retardants
September 12, 2014
9/10/14
Health Care Without Harm
Brominated and other flame retardants are losing the health care market. Four health care…
Target and Walmart cleaning up the supply chain?
September 12, 2014
9/8/14
GreenBiz
The two US retail giants joined together with their supply chain last week in Chicago at the…
Is edible packaging sustainable?
September 04, 2014
2014
Some novel innovations aimed at reducing waste have been garnering attention this summer,…
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