After 21 years at Clean Production Action, Mark is stepping down from his role as Executive Director. Join us for drinks and hor d'oeuvres and help us celebrate Mark's next chapter! Please register below. And consider joining us for our 19th Annual BizNGO Annual Meeting, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 & 5, at The Nonprofit Center, 89 South Street, Boston, MA, from 9-5 pm. Agenda, registration and details. Clean Production Action is a 501(c)(3)… …
Setting Bold Chemical Footprint Goals
Outcomes Chemical Footprint: defined chemicals of high concern and learned how to set goals and measure progress in chemical footprint reductions. Environmental Justice (EJ): gained skills on how to integrate EJ into business policies and practices, and how to identify chemicals of concern and safer solutions to vulnerable populations. Chemicals & International Frameworks: learned how to participate in and address chemicals in the United Nations Plastics Treaty, Biodiversity Convention, and… …
How GreenScreen Certified® Shifts Markets Toward Materials with Preferable Chemistry
Are you concerned that there might be harmful chemicals such as PFAS, BPA or styrene in your food packaging, containers or cookware and have been wondering how to identify products with environmentally preferable chemistry? Or are you a manufacturer or supplier in the food service industry that wants to showcase your commitment to a healthier and environmentally-friendly future? Join us for an informative and engaging webinar to learn about the recently released GreenScreen Certified®… …
On December 2nd 2023, Clean Production Action released the 6th Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey report. On January 27, 2023 our speakers presented on: CFP 6th Annual Report: key findings and next steps Chemical footprint reduction goals: value of setting quantitative chemcial footprint reduction goals Chemical footprint transparency: what investors want to see from companies around chemical footprint transparency CFP Survey: how companies and investors utilize the Survey Speakers Include:… …
Join us for a party!
Join us for drinks & hors d'oeuvres at The Nonprofit Center, 89 South St, Boston, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 5:30-8:00 pm as we celebrate 20 years of Clean Production Action! We can't wait to see you! The event is FREE, but registration is required. Please register below. And consider joining us for our BizNGO Annual Meeting, on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 6 & 7, at The Nonprofit Center, from 9-5 pm. Agenda, registration and details.… …
CPA and CEH join forces to host BizNGO 2022
Clean Production Action (CPA) welcomes the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) as a co-host of BizNGO’s 17th Annual Meeting on December 6-7, 2022. Together, our two organizations hosted the annual meeting and solicit sponsorships. Our goal is to build on the strengths of our respective organizations to increase the impacts of BizNGO and scale the movement to safer chemicals and products. Click Here to View Highlights from the Meeting pBizNGO is a trusted forum for open and honest… …
Hear from Kaiser Permanente, NewGenSurgical, and Clean Production Action about the first-ever GreenScreen Certified® Standard for the health care sector, a new tool to enable hospital purchasers to screen out common equipment and supplies containing harmful chemicals. View the recording of this webinar to learn about: the certification criteria and how they were developed, the value of the certification to manufacturers and purchasers, and how you can get involved …
Hear from Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Glen Raven on the newly updated GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics. Here you will learn what GreenScreen Certified® is and how it can be used by manufacturers and purchasers to meet sustainability goals! Join us to hear from manufacturers with certified products, especially PFAS-free fabrics, about the benefits of certification and the GreenScreen process. Facilitator: Mark Rossi, Clean Production… …
Clean Production Action, Apple, Clean Electronics Production Network, and TCO Development present on safer cleaners and degreasers in the electronics sector. Learn the details of GreenScreen Certified for Cleaners & Degreasers. Hear how Apple is integrating green chemistry into its supply chains. Find out how CEPN is scaling safer chemicals in the manufacturing of electronics. Learn how CPA and TCO Development collaborated on TCO Certified Accepted Substances List and the… …
Learn how investors, brands, and purchasers gain value from the Chemical Footprint Project and hear about the results of the first annual survey. Speakers: Mark Rossi, Clean Production Action Nicole Koharik, GOJO Industries Sr. Mary Ellen Leciejewski, Dignity Health Susan Baker, Trillium Asset Management …
A new report, Buyer Beware: Toxic BPA and Regrettable Substitutes Found in the Linings of Canned Food found 67% of nearly 200 food can linings from dozens of brands and retailers tested positive for the toxic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA). Listen to learn more about the can testing results, how companies responded and the project participants' goal to move the food can sector to safer substitutes. The one hour webinar features presentations from representatives from the report's… …
Join us for a workshop on GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals, a tool developed by Clean Production Action to identify chemicals of concern and select safer alternatives. This training will explore the value and uses of GreenScreen® hazard assessment, with a special focus on supporting Alternatives Analysis work required under the California Safer Consumer Products regulation. When: April 6, 2016 from 8AM - 5PM Where: Cal EPA Building 1001 I St., Sacramento,… …
Are you interested in learning more about the GreenScreen® List Translator? In conjunction with the release of GreenScreen Hazard Assessment Guidance v1.3, Clean Production Action is teaming up with the Healthy Building Network for an informative discussion on use of the List Translator as an effective hazard screening tool. Learn about the List Translator methodology, how the Pharos Chemical and Material Library automates the process, and how you can apply these tools to promote use of… …
Representatives from ChemSec, CPA, and the business sector explain how the Chemical Footprint Project provides: Access to a system for evaluating, measuring, and communicating corporate chemicals management performance. Acces to a Toolkit for tracking progress, benchmarking performance, and setting goals for improvement, and Opportunity to gain overall internal alignment in development and implementation of chemicals management policies and practices, an Opportunity to receive… …
Listen to Ken Geiser as he introduces his book “Chemicals Without Harm” where he proposes a different strategy to the conventional approach to hazardous chemicals. His method is based on developing and adopting safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals rather than focusing exclusively on controlling them. Learn how, according to Geiser, a shift in strategy is already beginning through an emerging movement of scientists, corporate managers, environmental activists, and… …
Are you interested in becoming a change agent in your organization? The GreenScreen Practitioner program provides in-depth training on use and application of GreenScreen® For Safer Chemicals to drive innovation in product design and procurement. In this webinar you will hear from current Authorized GreenScreen Practitioners and our teaching staff about this unique credential program, including course contents, requirements… …
Listen as Jerker Ligthart and Mark Rossi give an introduction to ChemSec business tools. Get started with the Textile Guide, a chemicals management tool that works for the whole supply chain. Also learn how SINimilarity can empower and assist downstream users, avoiding regrettable substitutions. 2016-01-13 12.01 Tools for Safer Chemicals_ ChemSec’s SINimilarity _ Textile Guide from Clean Production Action on Vimeo. Download the PDF …
Watch Clean Production Action and GreenCircle Certified, LLC highlight the new guidance and show you how to earn points in LEED v4 using GreenScreen. As an added bonus, Annie Bevan from Green Circle Certified talks about the new LEED-Compliant certification pathway, enabling industry professionals to easily recognize products that qualify for LEED v4 points. …
We celebrated BizNGO's 10th anniversary in typical collaborative spirit by co-organizing our annual conference with the Chemical Footprint Project. Combining the best features of the two initiatives, the conference featured in-depth, high quality presentations that openly addressed the challenges of and opportunities for transitioning from chemicals of high concern to safer alternatives. Presenters and participants included a diverse range of business and environmental… …