Highlights from the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report include: Reducing their footprint—the six frontrunners in the 2019 CFP Survey all scored greater than 85% of possible points, and are returning companies and disclosure leaders. Rising demand for chemical footprinting—investors, retailers, environmental groups, and health care organizations want businesses to reduce their chemical footprint and report progress to CFP—Survey participation rose 29% to 31… …
What does 461 million pounds equal?
That’s the amount of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) eliminated by companies participating in the 2019 Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey. To give that mind-boggling amount some perspective, it’s the equivalent of 628 Boeing 747 airplanes that would stretch 30 miles if parked nose-to-tail. Additional highlights from the CFP 4th Annual Report include rising demand for chemical footprinting, significant levels of improvement among the 21 returning companies, six… …
Business leaders from diverse sectors reduce their chemical footprint. Chemical Footprint Project’s 2019 Survey results reveal 461 million lbs (209 million kgs) of hazardous chemicals eliminated by businesses over the past four years—equivalent in weight to 628 Boeing 747 airplanes. Colorado Springs, CO—Clean Production Action released the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) survey results today at the SRI Conference, which is celebrating 30 years at the leading edge of… …
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… …
Join BizNGO Annual Meeting December 10-11th
Conference to be held in downtown Boston In anticipation of BizNGO 2019 we wanted to: Provide details on the BizNGO 2019 agenda Highlight the 2019 accomplishments of the BizNGO Work Groups (WGs), including: Endocrine disruptors & chemical classes – Hazard Assessment WG Chemical footprint metrics – Chemicals Management WG TSCA and California Safer Consumer Product Regulation implementation – Public Policy WG Introduce Kayla Williams, our New Communications and… …
Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) members engaged the retailer in its safer chemicals management policies & practices Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and Trinity Health commend Dollar Tree for taking a major step forward in reducing chemical risks Somerville, MA—Dollar Tree Store, Inc., an American chain of discount variety stores that operates 14,835 stores throughout the United States, recently joined the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP). CFP creates a common… …
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… …
CFP news & BizNGO Annual Meeting I wanted to share the latest updates from the Chemical Footprint Project, and to remind you about the BizNGO 2018 Annual Meeting. See below for details. Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report 2019 Survey How-To webinar Target Corporation and six others join as Signatories BizNGO 2018 Annual Meeting Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report In case you missed it, the Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report was released in… …