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Newsletter: November 18, 2020

Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable energy. Yet the renewable energy economy depends on toxic chemicals. Lead in solar panels. Cadmium telluride in solar cells. Hydrofluoric acid in manufacturing operations. Are all examples of toxic chemicals in the solar energy economy. From decades of experience in pollution prevention and clean production, we know the most efficient and effective pathway for managing toxic chemicals is to design them out of chemicals and materials in the first place. Now is the time to ascertain the chemical footprint of renewable energy and set goals to replace toxic chemicals with safer alternatives.

The Collaboratory for a Regenerative Environment (CoRE) brings together academic experts in materials science with entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations to accelerate clean production and sustainable materials in the renewable energy economy. Clean Production Action in partnership with the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo and Niagara Share created CoRE and a strategy for reducing the use of toxic chemicals in the renewable energy sector through tools like GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals and the Chemical Footprint Project.

Check out our latest report, Elements of change: Moving forward together toward a cleaner, safer future, which details CoRE’s strategy and join us on the journey to a renewable energy economy based on clean production. Contact us to get more information.

Mark S. Rossi, PhD
Chair and Founder, BizNGO
Executive Director, Clean Production Action

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The Chemical Footprint Project gives companies across all industries tools to evaluate their progress in reducing Chemicals of High Concern and proactively identify opportunities for further action,

- Joyce Taylor

CFP greatly simplifies the complex issue of chemicals management. We now have a tool that is available for plugging into purchasing decisions.

- Monica Nakielski

Hazardous chemicals “present reputational, regulatory, and reformulation risks across a broad range of industry sectors. Investors need to understand how companies are meaningfully managing these risks.

- Susan Baker

CFP is a market differentiator and provides a competitive advantage for business leaders. This new tool will add a level of transparency and help companies mitigate reputational and regulatory risks and exploit opportunities afforded by moving to safer chemicals.

- Roger McFadden

The Investor Environmental Health Network welcomes the launch of the Chemical Footprint Project. For too long chemicals and health have been missing pieces in Environmental Social Governance (ESG) assessments. Now we have a tool that investors can use to fill in this critical information.

- Richard Liroff

Participating in the Chemical Footprint Project pilot led us to develop a formal chemical policy that will be included on our website. Our chemicals policy and its successful implementation is the very heart of our company philosophy.