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March 19, 2020   Dear Friends of Clean Production Action,   Like you, we watch the coronavirus news with growing concern.  We believe it’s critical to do our part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.  To that end, and consistent with CDC guidance and governmental recommendations:   We are working from home.  Our infrastructure allows us to do this and continue our critical work and our partnerships with you.  You can continue to contact us by telephone… …

  BizNGO in 2020 – join us on the journey to safer chemicals Join BizNGO! BizNGO provides a trusted and safe space for business, environmental, and government leaders to collaborate in developing strategies and practices to advance the development and use of safer chemicals and sustainable materials. We do this through an annual meeting and three work groups: Chemicals Management Work Group   Hazard Assessment & Decision Making Work… …

Download Profile   "Determining the footprint for the first time involved an increased level of effort for Radio Flyer, with demands to know more about the supply chain, chemicals used to make product parts, and if the materials are chemicals of concern.” Radio Flyer’s goal is to create outstanding, safe kids’ products and warm memories that last a lifetime. A major part of that goal involves knowing the chemical makeup of our products so that we can guarantee to our… …

Download Profile "We eliminated all of the chemicals on the CFP Chemicals of High Concern List (CoHCs) as ingredients from our products, reducing the chemical footprint of our product portfolio to zero" Seventh Generation believes in protecting the health of the next seven generations. We believe business value, including consumer trust and loyalty, comes from greater transparency and addressing chemicals of concern. Our aspirations to “enhance health” and “nurture… …

Download Profile The Chemical Footprint Project and its annual survey have become the gold standard for providing a framework for companies to develop a comprehensive approach to safer chemicals.”  In an environment with increasing chemical regulation and market demand for safer chemicals, investors require clear, comparable information to assess company strategies for evaluating progress toward the use of safer chemicals. Mercy Investment Services’ engagements with retailers… …

GreenScreen program events and updates The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to report on. See what’s new with GreenScreen: GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar GreenScreen Benchmark 1 Assessments by ToxServices LLC Introducing New GreenScreen Authorized Practitioners Back to top GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam As global concerns… …

Do you want to be a leader in proactive chemicals management? The CFP Survey provides a standard metric for evaluating and tracking an organization’s overall chemicals management policies, strategies, and practices. Your participation in the CFP Survey marks your commitment to a safer chemicals economy. This webinar series aims to introduce how the CFP frames chemical management policies, inform how CFP can be used to evaluate corporate chemical management systems,… …

Participating in the CFP Survey demonstrates leadership in chemicals management — the willingness and capacity of a company to report to an  independent, non-governmental organization (NGO) on efforts to reduce its chemical footprint. Filling in the Survey, however, is not easy. It requires time and knowledge that a business may not readily have at its fingertips. The earlier companies start using the Survey the sooner they learn their strengths as well as their opportunities for… …