Chemical Footprint Project Webinar

The Chemical Footprint Project was founded by the environmental non-profit Clean Production Action, the research institute The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the sustainability consultancy Pure… …

The Business Case for Knowing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains

This webinar looked at the use of CiP information systems and the value of knowing about chemicals contained in products. These systems continue to enable and stimulate companies and entire product sectors to realise benefits, from achieving product… …

BizNGO 2014 Conference - 9th Annual Meeting

From chemical footprinting to alternatives assessment, BizNGO 2014 shaped the direction of engaging initiatives advancing safer chemicals.     …

NAS Alternatives Assessment Framework

Concerns about the health and environmental impacts associated with some chemical products and processes have motivated a growing number of national, state, and local governments, manufacturers, and retailers to develop assessments and approaches for… …

In case you missed the first webinar: What’s the Chemical Footprint of Plastics? Plastics Scorecard v1.0

Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics?   Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The… …

What’s the Chemical Footprint of Plastics? Plastics Scorecard v1.0

Would you like to: Understand the deep connections between fossil fuels, chemicals, and plastics?   Know how to measure Progress to Safer Chemicals in Polymer Manufacturing? Know how to measure the Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Product? The… …

Safer Sanitizers & Disinfectants: A Look at San Francisco’s Latest Alternatives Assessment Webinar

Chris Geiger of SF Environment dug into the method and findings of San Francisco's recent report, "Safer Products and Practices for Disinfecting Surfaces". He provided an overview of the health and environmental risks of sanitizers and… …

California Safer Product Regulations & Alternatives Assessment

California Safer Consumer Product Regulations Webinar with Helen Holder

To better understand the implications of the California Safer Consumer Product Regulations, BizNGO followed the regulations in performing two draft alternatives assessments. Helen Holder of Hewlett-Packard and Mark Rossi of Clean Production Action… …

How to Find Safer Alternatives to Chemicals of Concern Webinar

Alex Stone, Sc.D., is a senior chemist at the Washington State Department of Ecology.  Dr. Stone has a B.S. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York, an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from the University… …

Safer Chemicals in Building Products: How to Get LEED Credit! Webinar

The Materials & Resource section of the U.S. Green Building Council’s new LEED v4 standard proposes dramatic changes in how building products are considered for incorporation into LEED projects. The focus has expanded from single-attribute… …