BizNGO Annual Conference
2020 is Virtual
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 BizNGO adapted to ever-present threat of COVID-19 and hosting this conference online!
December 8
Session 1: 11:00am - 2:00pm EDT: Confronting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Intersection of Business and Hazardous Chemicals
Brainstorm how businesses, governments, and NGOs can collaborate in addressing DEI and environmental justice.
Featured Speakers for Session 1
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Hannah McCall, Founder, Clean Beauty for Black Girls
- José Bravo, Executive Director, Just Transition Alliance and National Coordinator of the Campaign for Healthier Solutions
- Martin Wolf, Director of Sustainability, JEDI Comitte Member, Seventh Generation
Session 2: 3:00 - 6:00pm EDT: Measuring & Disclosing Chemical Footprints
Engage in best practices in corporate disclosure and how to measure chemical footprints.
Featured Speakers for Session 2
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Roberto Bertin, Sustainability, Environmental and Social Strategic Initiatives, Walmart
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Antonio Quiñones-Rivera, Product Safety and Sustainability Manager, GOJO Industries
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Evelyn Ritter, Director of Customer Success, Toxnot
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Cheri Peele, Chemical Footprint Project Program Manager, Clean Production Action
- Jennifer Reece, Materials Leadership Manager, HP
- Lauren Compere, Managing Director/Director of Shareowner Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management
- Ross Bergman, Senior Sustainability Engineer, Humanscale
December 9
Session 3: 11:00am - 2:00pm EDT: Responding to Demands for Chemical Transparency
Share your challenges to disclosure—including supply chains, non-functional constituents (impurities), and fragrances—and solutions.
Featured Speakers for Session 3
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Bobbi Wilding, Deputy Director, Clean and Healthy New York (invited)
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Jon Smieja, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Andersen Corporation
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Terri Goldberg, Executive Director, NEWMOA
Join our breakout rooms on the challenges and solutions to
- Fragrance ingredient disclosure (personal care)
- Supply chains
- Non-functional consituents (impurities)
Session 4: 3:00 - 6:00pm EDT: Getting Ahead with Chemical Classes
Aligning to priority classes and specifying the boundaries of classes.
Featured Speakers for Session 3
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Gina Solomon, Principal Investigator, Public Health Institute
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Linda Birnbaum, Scientist Emeritus and Former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program
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Holly Davies, Senior Toxicologist, Washington State Department of Health