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… …
Reminder: the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey opens on January 2, 2019. Here are some new resources to help you fill out the Survey: Updated Guidance Document & CoHC List Free Webinar Series Updated Guidance Document & CoHC List Use the Guidance Document to understand the online Chemical Footprint Project Survey questions and response options, and to learn examples of best practices that align with the response options. Highlights from this year's Guidance… …
Use the Guidance Document to understand the online Chemical Footprint Project Survey questions and response options, and to learn examples of best practices that align with the response options. Highlights from this year's Guidance Document: increased number of examples alignment of questions and response options with EPEAT criteria updated reference list for Chemicals of High Concern (CoHC) Read the Guidance Document here. …
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… …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2018 CONTACT: Alison Poor, Alison@cleanproduction.org, 781-391-6743 x110 Continuous improvement – three years of CFP Surveys highlight the growing capacity of business leaders to develop and execute comprehensive chemicals policies, know the chemistry of their products, measure their chemical footprints, and be public about their journeys Somerville, MA -- CFP Signatories with $2.8 trillion in assets under management and over $700 billion in purchasing… …
How are some of the world’s biggest companies moving towards safer chemicals in products? Mark Rossi, Executive Director of Clean Production Action (CPA) will be speaking at this year’s Safer Chemicals in Products conference, which takes place on 17-18 September in Boston (US). Chemical Watch caught up with him to find out more about what leading companies are doing to improve their chemical footprints. Q) What characteristics are shared by companies that perform highly in… …
Apple's 2018 Environmental Responsibility Report reads, "We apply our most rigorous controls to the materials that are in prolonged skin contact. Our toxicologists review results from our testing and use FMDs to generate comprehensive hazard and risk assessments including GreenScreen®, which considers 18 different criteria to help us understand the materials‘ effect on people’s health and on the environment. Only materials that pass our rigorous review process are… …
Online training begins June 13th The course includes three live, online, 75-minute classes: June 13th: Discover the global landscape of chemicals of concern lists, how they impact different sectors, and how stakeholders manage their lists. June 20th: Know how NGOs, governments, and companies generate lists of chemicals of concern, the criteria driving list development, and how the Chemical Footprint Project Survey integrates restricted substances lists (RSLs) into its… …