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… …
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… …
“Every day in the Greenwich Public School cafeterias, our children are exposed to a toxic material that creates significant waste and environmental damage for just minutes of use… Clean Production Action cites Styrofoam as one of the most hazardous plastics, as every step of its production involves the use of chemicals of high concern to human health and the environment. Petroleum-based Styrofoam creates a trail of pollutants during its life cycle for mere minutes of… …
“US organization Clean Production Action and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse are partnering to develop ‘a set of common principles and data practices’ around chemical ingredient transparency...From spring this year, into 2020, CPA and IC2 will work with businesses, governments and NGOs to develop principles and criteria for the policies...CPA is an NGO that manages the Chemical Footprint Project, which helps companies measure… …
“As with green chemistry itself, far too seldom are the connections made to climate change when considering the ways in which NGOs are helping companies more easily and confidently find safer substitutes for hazardous substances. Again, with the provision that very good work on this comes from multiple organizations as well as internal methodologies at some of the world’s more enlightened chemical companies, let’s look at the example of the NGO Clean Production Action and how its efforts… …
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… …
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… …