Six ways to transition to safer, more sustainable chemicals
The UN Global Framework on Chemicals provides a roadmap for investors on shifting away from harmful chemicals
August 30, 2024 Caroline Boden, Rachel Crossley and Alexandra McPherson News
Chemicals play a critical role in modern life, but their pervasive use and mismanagement have led to a triple planetary crisis of pollution, climate change Read More
The Business Case for Addressing Environmental Justice
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CPA celebrates new UN Framework on Chemicals
Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals
“Target D3 – By 2030, the private sector, including the finance sector, incorporates strategies and policies to implement the sound management of chemicals and waste Read More
Clean Production Action will mobilize stakeholder support for strong chemical footprint reduction targets in the UN’s Beyond 2020 Framework for Chemicals
Clean Production Action (CPA) will advocate for the need to reduce chemical footprints by 2030 at the upcoming United Nations’ International Conference on Chemicals Management Read More
4 ways to spark more financing for sustainable chemistry
June 27, 2023 Alexandra McPherson & Joel Tickner & Aude Bechu News
The recent INC2 negotiations on a global plastic treaty have focused attention on the entire life cycle of plastics — from plastics’ Read More
UBS Sustainability & Impact: Chemical pollution and the need to transition to sustainable chemistry
The true cost of toxic chemical substances is not captured by a GDP-driven economy
In many instances chemicals have been a boon for human health, productivity, and economic growth. But increasingly their heavy usage has begun to threaten the Read More
IEHN Blog: April 20, 2023
Investors commend corporations for reducing business risk by eliminating over 37 million kilograms of toxic chemicals from products, and call on more companies to adopt best practice and join the 2023 Chemical Footprint Survey
April 18, 2023 Susan Baker, Trillium Asset Management; Caroline Boden, Mercy Investment Services; Karianne Lancee, UBS Asset Management; Alexandra McPherson, Investor Environmental Health Network; Larisa Ruoff, The Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott and Coolidge Blog Posts
Recent scientific studies make clear that we are reaching a tipping point on chemical pollution and taking “urgent action” is necessary [1]. According Read More
Trillium’s Advocacy Impact Report – Second Half 2022
March 03, 2023 Download the Report Reports
Disney and Costco’s COC commitments have the potential to make meaningful positive impacts on adult and children’s health and the environment Read More
With regulatory risks on the rise for toxic chemicals, investors commend discount retailers Five Below and Dollar General for new commitments to chemical safety
SOMERVILLE, Mass.: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.) and Trinity Health withdrew shareholder resolutions in response to Dollar General’s and Five Below’s Read More
White House to Define ‘Sustainable Chemistry’ as EU Demands It
White House office invites views on sustainable chemistry. Federal leadership could help provide market signals.
April 01, 2022 Pat Rizzuto
The White House wants help defining “sustainable chemistry” in an effort that industries, investors, and others say could make the fuzzy concept Read More
Reducing Chemical Footprint Lessens Legal and Regulatory Risk
March 15, 2022 Alexandra McPherson Mark S. Rossi News
Investors have filed resolutions with Five Below, Dollar General, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Kroger to expand and improve chemical safety programs. This comes at Read More
Greening solar supply chains
As solar energy experiences record growth, investors, customers, and regulators are increasingly asking for more disclosure and transparency on how solar supply chains are managed throughout product life cycles.
December 15, 2021 Pamela Brody Heine, Clean Electronics Production Network; Alexandra McPherson, Niagara Share; Cheri Peele, Chemical Footprint Project, Clean Production Action; and Shelia Davis, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Renewable energy technologies fueled by wind and the sun are critical to addressing the climate crisis. However, many chemicals used in the production of solar Read More
Trillium’s Engagement to Reduce Toxic Chemical Pollution
Chemicals have been important drivers of economic growth, but the cost of poor management and the long-term impacts of chemicals in use has been largely Read More
Safer cosmetics for women of color start with transparency about chemical footprints
May 04, 2021 Alexandra McPherson, Caroline Boden, Susan Baker & Kayla Williams News
Investors are increasingly scrutinizing companies for environmental, social and ethical considerations. In addition to closer scrutiny of companies’ carbon and water footprints, a third Read More
The Retailer’s Guide to Safer Chemicals and Materials
Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for safer chemicals in products, respond to investor inquiries, and achieve Read More
Investors Commend Market Leaders for Normalizing Chemical Footprinting and Setting new Trends for Chemical Safety
February 16, 2021 News Press Releases
Publicly traded companies with over $825B in 2019 revenue, including Ahold Delhaize, BD, Clorox, Dollar Tree, Ecolab, Hasbro, Herman Miller, HNI Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Kimberly-Clark, RB, Read More
CFP 2020 Report Webinar
February 11, 2021 Webinars & Presentations
On February 11th, Clean Production Action released the 5th Annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey report and hosted a webinar featuring results from the Survey. Read More
CFP 2020 Report: Front-runners in Chemical Footprinting
February 11, 2021 News Press Releases
5th Annual Chemical Footprint Project Report features best practices in proactive chemicals management by Beautycounter, Herman Miller, HP Inc., Humanscale, Naturepedic, RB (Reckitt Benckiser), Read More
TJX announces new restrictions on toxic chemicals as part of new chemicals strategy
February 02, 2021 SUSAN BAKER, ELIZABETH SAUNDERS, MIKE SCHADE, AND KAYLA WILLIAMS News
Recently, TJX—the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods, and Sierra Trading Post—announced on its website it is Read More
2020 in the rearview mirror
Dear IEHN Member, In the midst of a global pandemic, the team at Clean Production Action continued to bend the course of the toxic chemicals Read More
Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy?
December 01, 2020 Mark Rossi, Alexandra McPherson, Chitra Rajan, Krishna Rajan News
"Three years ago, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo, Clean Production Action (CPA) and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory Read More
CoRE: Meeting the demand for renewable energy with safer materials
November 18, 2020 News Reports
Dear IEHN Member, Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable energy. Yet the renewable Read More
BizNGO Annual Conference
2020 is Virtual
November 09, 2020 News Webinars & Presentations
15th Annual BizNGO Meeting to share, engage and act with other businesses and NGOs committed to embarking on the journey to safer chemicals. This year Read More
Grocery retailers will feel the sting of pollinator declines
Lower chemical footprints through pesticide use reduction programs
October 15, 2020 Caroline Boden & Susan Baker & Christy Spees News
The Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) and Mercy Investment Services are co-leading a pesticide initiative of investors, including Trillium Asset Management and As You Sow, Read More
Safely meeting demand for renewable energy with innovative material design for health and sustainability
Clean energy is critical to solving our climate crisis. But we need to consider the full environmental and human health impacts of solar energy generation across its entire lifecycle, including mining, manufacturing, use, decommissioning and recycling.
October 05, 2020 Alexandra McPherson News
In 2017, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University of Buffalo, Clean Production Action, and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Read More
Kayla Williams is CPA’s New DEI Lead
August 03, 2020 News Blog Posts
We are excited to announce that Kayla Williams will fill Clean Production Action’s new position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead. Kayla joined Read More
Chemical footprinting comes of age
July 13, 2020 Meg Wilcox News
When the Chemical Footprint Project launched in December 2014, it aspired to become the next carbon footprint or the next widely used tool for Read More
New sustainability ranking reveals the chemical footprint of 35 chemical producers
Today, the environmental NGO ChemSec released a new corporate benchmarking tool—ChemScore that measures the chemical footprint and other sustainability metrics of 35 Read More
44% of TJX shareholders vote to ‘establish a path to reduce its chemical footprint’ of the company
June 15, 2020 Henry Schwan News
"More than 44% of shareholders of Framingham-based The TJX Companies, Inc. demand the discount retailer reduce toxic chemicals in the manufacturing of the products it sells Read More
Press Release: TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the retailer’s shareholders voted for action to reduce chemical risk
June 15, 2020 News Press Releases
Immediate Release: June 15th, 2020 CONTACT: Alexandra McPherson, Amcpherson@niagarashare.org, t) +1 716.572.2266 TJX Read More
Black Lives Matter - Justice, Peace, & Solidarity
Dear reader, The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer?
May 18, 2020 Lindsey Konkle News
A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free firefighting foams to make that screening process smoother. In January, Read More
EVERYDAY PRODUCTS ARE FULL OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS. CAN GREEN CHEMISTRY LEAD THE WAY TO SAFER ALTERNATIVES?
May 05, 2020 Meg Wilcox News
To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your suppliers are using to make what they send your Read More
COVID-19 Update: A message from Clean Production Action
Dear Friends of Clean Production Action, Like you, we watch the coronavirus news with growing concern. We believe it’s critical to Read More
BizNGO 2019 Conference: Chemical Footprint Project Survey: Investor Perspective
December 10, 2019 Webinars & Presentations
Caroline Boden of Merecy Investment Services gave this presentation on the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey: Highlights from 4th Annual Report panel at the 2019 Read More
Webinar: Regenerative Product Systems
December 04, 2019 News Webinars & Presentations
This webinar was hosted by Seventh Generation’s Director of Sustainability & Authenticity, Martin Wolf, along with presentations from Arlan Peters, Head of Read More
Dollar stores moving to pull dangerous plastics from shelves
May 24, 2019 Alessandra Bergamin News
The Chemical Footprint Project measures a company’s chemical footprint and then tracks their progress toward using safer alternatives throughout their supply chain. Any Read More
Dollar Tree joins Chemical Footprint Project
April 28, 2019 April 29, 2019 News
CONTACT: Alexandra McPherson, t) +1 716.572.2266 Dollar Tree joins Chemical Footprint Project Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) members engaged the retailer in its safer chemicals management policies Read More
Boston Common Asset Management: 5 golden rules for investors on good governance and safer chemicals
Investors care about the chemical footprint of corporations.
March 29, 2019 Lauren Compere GreenBiz News
Toxic chemicals in products and supply chains are hidden liabilities, posing potentially significant regulatory and reputational risks to brands. Investors increasingly have little patience for Read More
Oil & Gas Companies Begin Plugging Methane Leaks to Retain Social License to Operate
New Report Tracks Company Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions
December 09, 2018 Disclosing the Facts
As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, and The Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) have released a 2017 special edition of the Disclosing the Facts Read More