Webinar: Chemical Footprinting has Arrived at GOJO, Dignity Health, and Trillium Asset Management First Report on Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals CFP in the Media Webinar: Chemical Footprinting has Arrived at GOJO, Dignity Health, and Trillium Asset Management Join us Monday, June 13th at 1-2 pm EDT to learn how investors, brands, and purchasers gain value from the Chemical Footprint Project and hear about the results of the… …
The Chemical Footprint Benchmark Supports Businesses, Investors and Purchasers in Assessing Chemical Risks In the first initiative of its kind to publicly benchmark corporate chemicals management, a select group of 24 leading edge businesses, including Levi’s, Seagate and Johnson & Johnson have stepped forward to participate in the Chemical Footprint Project – a crosscutting effort by NGOs, universities and sustainability consultants. “First came carbon, now it is time to… …
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 …
In a world where chemical regulations and market demands for safer chemicals are on the rise, how can investors know which firms are most at risk from these emerging trends and which are best positioned to capture new markets with safer products? How can institutional purchasers know which suppliers are taking the systematic steps necessary to identify and reduce chemicals of high concern in products and supply chains? And how can companies demonstrate to purchasers and investors their… …
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2016 Contact: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785, shayna@ripplestrategies.com, Glenn Turner, 917-817-3396, glenn@ripplestrategies.com Third-Party Benchmark Supports Investors, Purchasers, and Brands in Assessing Chemical Risks In the first initiative of its kind to publicly benchmark corporate chemicals management, the Chemical Footprint Project (#ChemicalFootprint) today published its inaugural report. The results provide valuable insights into how… …
Walmart reports reducing its chemical footprint for 10 chemicals of high concern by 95%. This is part of Walmart implementing its comprehensive chemicals management program as highlighted in the company’s Global Responsibility Report: “Understanding a business chemical footprint is an evolving area and involves many factors, not the least of which is the need to protect suppliers’ proprietary information. Through close collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund, we… …
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… …
Seventy years after it was founded, Akron-based GOJO Industries is right back where it started – trying to reduce the number of chemicals that people expose themselves to, especially when they’re trying to get their hands clean. It has, after all, proved good for business in the past. At the end of 2015, GOJO vowed to cut its chemical footprint in half by 2020 – which will mean replacing chemicals that are now derived from industrial processes with more natural alternatives and… …
I am excited to announce a number of updates here at Clean Production Action: a role change for me, three new staff, and a new office in Europe. For my part, I am now the Executive Director of Clean Production Action. In the words of the Board of Directors of Clean Production Action: “We are pleased to announce the transition of Dr. Mark S. Rossi from Interim Executive Director to Executive Director. With over 10 years of experience working with Clean Production Action, including… …
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… …