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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…

Webinar: Chemical Transparency: The Value of Ingredient Disclosure

1/10/2016
Clean Production Action

There is paramount need for optimizing design and manufacturing that will result in healthier…

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…

Chemical Footprint Project Workshop

12/6/2016
Golden Gate Club

Are you seeking to be a leader in proactive chemicals management? Learn how to: Reduce business…

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…

The Plastics BAN List

November 03, 2016
11/3/2016 The 5 Gyres Institute, Clean Production Action, Surfrider Foundation, and UPSTREAM

An analysis and call-to-action to phase out the most harmful plastic products used in California.…

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…

TEDx: “Changing the Course of Production Together”

July 12, 2016
March 2016 Mark Rossi TEDxOrcasIsland

Watch our very own Mark Rossi discuss what can happen when business leaders and environmental…

TEDx: “Changing the Course of Production Together”

June 30, 2016
6/30/2016 TEDxOrcasIsland

Watch our very own Mark Rossi discuss what can happen when business leaders and environmental…

Danish Environmental Protection Agency report highlights need for consistent application of GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals

May 31, 2016
6/2/2016

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency recently published hazard assessments for 28…

Chemical Footprint Project Releases First Report on Corporate Progress Toward Safer Chemicals

May 19, 2016
5/19/2016

For Immediate Release: May 19, 2016 Contact: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785,…

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…

Webinar: Chemicals Without Harm

3/14/16, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EST
Ken Geiser

Listen to Ken Geiser as he introduces his book “Chemicals Without Harm” where he…

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…

Highlights from the BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference 2015

January 19, 2016
1/15/2016

We celebrated BizNGO's 10th anniversary in typical collaborative spirit by co-organizing our…

Webinar: Tools for Safer Chemicals: ChemSec’s SINimilarity & Textile Guide

1/13/2016, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Mark Rossi, Jerker Ligthart

Listen as Jerker Ligthart and Mark Rossi give an introduction to ChemSec business tools. Get…

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…

BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference 2015 Selected Speaker Interviews

December 15, 2015
12/8/2015 BizNGO

Check out these selected speaker interviews from the 2015 BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference!…

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…

BizNGO 2015 – Learn from GOJO how to measure your chemical footprint

November 30, 2015
11/24/2015

Join us in Boston, Dec. 8-9 @ the JFK Library! Nicole Koharik, serves as the global…

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…

Mike Schade of Mind the Store brings the NGO to BizNGO-Chemical Footprint 2015!

November 17, 2015
11/17/2015

Join us in Boston, Dec. 8-9 @ the JFK Library! Mike Schade spearheads the Mind the Store campaign…

GreenScreen® in International Electronics Sustainability Standard

November 10, 2015
11/11/2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2015 CONTACT: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785,…

Mark Rossi talks 2015 BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Project Conference

November 06, 2015
11/6/2015

Register for the conference here! Dr. Mark Rossi founded the BizNGO Working Group for Safer…

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…

Alternatives to Methylene Chloride in Paint and Varnish Strippers Report

October 27, 2015
Molly Jacobs, MPH; Bingxuan Wang, PhD; Mark S. Rossi, PhD October 27, 2015

Download the entire report Read more about Model Assessments and download individual chapters New…

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…

Q & A With Bart Sights

October 16, 2015
10/16/2015

Bart Sights is the Sr. Director of the Global Development Network at Levi Strauss & Co. and…

BizNGO-Chemical Footprint Conference 2015

December 8th & 9th, 2015
JFK Library & Museum-Smith Hall

We celebrated BizNGO's 10th anniversary in typical collaborative spirit by co-organizing our…

Webinar: Safer Alternatives to Methylene Chloride in Paint Strippers

10/27/2015
Dr. Bingxuan Wang, Molly Jacobs

Listen to Dr. Bingxuan Wang of ToxServices, LLC and Molly Jacobs of the Lowell Center’s…

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®…

Five things you should know about Mark Rossi

August 14, 2015
8/14/2015 Boston Globe

Mark Rossi’s life mission is to advance safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. In 2006,…

Webinar: Deep Dive into Chemical Footprinting

Mark Rossi, Sally Edwards & Tim Greiner

Tim Greiner of Pure Strategies, Sally Edwards of Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the…

Webinar: Chemical Footprinting with Staples & Trillium Asset Management

6/30/15
Roger McFadden & Susan Baker

Learn the value of chemical footprinting and how to participate in CFP. Join Roger McFadden of…

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,…

Chemical Footprinting: Identifying Hidden Liabilities in Manufacturing Consumer Products

May 02, 2015
123:A130–A133, Environmental Health Perspectives

Carbon and water footprints, along with other measures of environmental impact, are often…

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.

Growing the Practice of Alternatives Assessment: How to Use the OECD Toolbox Webinar

April 14 @ 4pm
Kathy Hart, Emily Connor & Jonathan Rivin

The toolbox offers access to tools, data, chemical lists, and guidance documents for users with…

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…

5 essential practices help assure safer chemicals in products

March 06, 2015
3/6/2015 GreenBiz

The U.S. is home to a vibrant network of “market campaigners” — environmental…

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…

The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products and Supply Chains Webinar

February 10th @ 11am
Mark Ross & Kevin Munn

Consumers, retailers and brands all want to know more, driving companies to disclose information…