Klean Kanteen Launches Safe, Durable Klean Coat™ Finish and New Colors for 2018 Collection CHICO, Calif. — Jul 25, 2017 As part of a company commitment to environmental responsibility and material safety, Klean Kanteen is proud to unveil Klean Coat™, a chip-resistant, durable powder coat finish developed with the support of an advanced chemical hazard assessment tool known as GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals (GreenScreen®). Klean’s 2018 collection… …
Greetings! Created ten years ago, GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is now a widely recognized tool for assessing chemical hazards, identifying chemicals of concern, and selecting safer alternatives. GreenScreen’s adoption into standards, programs, and companies highlights its value. Did you know there are approximately 900 chemicals assessed with GreenScreen? Functional uses of these chemicals range from flame retardants, to plasticizers, to biocides. Over 160 of these assessments are… …
US toy company reveals safer materials strategy Radio Flyer sets out benefits and challenges of chemical footprinting US toy firm Radio Flyer has revealed its safer material strategy in a webinar this week on the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP). The family-run company has taken part in the project, since it was co-created by the US NGO Clean Production Action (CPA), Lowell Centre for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and consultancy Pure Strategies… …
BNMC’s podcast series, Talking Cities, hosted by our President & CEO Matt Enstice, investigates cutting-edge innovations for cities in America and beyond, featuring people our team has connected with who are creating vibrant, healthier, and more sustainable communities. In each episode, we will talk to someone who shares our mission of furthering economic growth, igniting urban revitalization, and building strong, thriving communities, and is doing so either locally, globally, or… …
A new report from Environmental Defense Fund reveals key barriers to innovation in an important, but challenging class of chemistry – preservatives. Data gaps were identified among all 16 preservatives evaluated – including around endocrine activity and neurotoxicity. Common hazards among the preservatives included skin allergies and aquatic toxicity. The report finds that to meet increasing consumer and retailer demand for safer chemicals, health and safety information… …
Dear partners in safer chemical advancement, I’ve been knee-deep in scoring 2016’s cohort of the Chemical Footprint Project Survey. Stay tuned for our annual report coming out in June; we have some exciting results. Of course, I haven’t been the only one busy here at Clean Production Action. Check out what’s coming up: Chemical Footprint Project: webinar, workshop, & news GreenScreen®: List Translator training and Advanced Topics a la carte BizNGO: annual meeting… …
Greetings fellow advocates for safer chemicals, Here in Washington state Spring has sprung! Salmonberry flowers are blooming, grass is growing fast with the abundance of rain, and the Pacific wrens are singing their beautiful song. Clean Production Action has been busy in these colder months and things are coming to fruition. Some items that may interest you: The launch of GreenScreen Certified™ Upcoming List Translator™ in-person training Registration for BizNGO 2017… …
It’s been over 30 years since the U.S. Community Right to Know Act was passed in 1986. At the time, the idea that companies publicly would report their emissions of toxic chemicals to a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) seemed far-reaching, yet corporations now know this is part of doing business. Touting the success of TRI chemical reporting, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy proclaimed, "People deserve to know what toxic chemicals are being used and released in their backyards, and… …
Dear Friends of Clean Production Action, I have so much news to share with you. Here are the quick highlights. We: Launched GreenScreen Certified™ today! Are hosting a webinar on April 26th with Garmon Chemicals. Added GreenScreen Consultants to our network of experts. From here in Amsterdam at the Kingpins Show, CPA launched GreenScreen Certified™. Kingpins is where the denim supply chain comes together to discuss and share ideas for a more… …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 CONTACT: Alison Poor, alison@cleanproduction.org, 781-391-6743 x110 GreenScreen Certified™ launched at Kingpins Show in Amsterdam Somerville, Mass. – Today in Amsterdam at the Kingpins Show for the denim industry, Clean Production Action (CPA) launched GreenScreen Certified™ for Textile Chemicals (www.greenscreencertified.org). The new certification program meets industry demand for safer chemicals in manufacturing and communicating the use… …