Resources: Press Releases

Newsletter: November 25, 2020: GreenScreen trainings open for registration

November 25, 2020

Learn all the elements of hazard assessment as defined by GreenScreen. Start with Advanced Topics…

Newsletter: November 18, 2020: Meeting the demand for renewable energy with safer materials

November 18, 2020

Meeting the challenge of global climate change requires significant new investments in renewable…

The Retailer’s Guide to Safer Chemicals and Materials

November 13, 2020

Retailers need to move beyond regulatory compliance if they are to meet customer expectations for…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Textile Chemicals v.2.0 Factsheet

November 06, 2020

Certify the use of GreenScreen® tools to select preferable chemistries and the elimination of…

GreenScreen Certified® for Furniture and Fabrics Webinar

October 28, 2020

Join Clean Production Action, Kaiser Permanente, Maharam, and Vizient in a webinar on the new…

Press Release: New GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics meets specifications for healthy materials in furnishings

October 01, 2020

Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released the GreenScreen Certified®…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture and Fabrics

October 01, 2020

Did you know we spend over 90% of our time indoors? And that exposure to some hazardous chemicals…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics Factsheet

October 01, 2020

The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for…

Newsletter September 16, 2020: Updated ecolabel for firefighting foams expanded to include Class A firefighting products for wildfires, structural fires and other combustible materials

September 16, 2020

Clean Production Action’s updated GreenScreen Certified for Firefighting Foam now includes…

GreenScreen Certified for Fire Fighting Foam Launched

September 10, 2020

The Expanded GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam now prohibits PFAS and…

GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam v.2

September 10, 2020

Why version 2.0 GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam? Originally launched in…

Charting a Path to PFAS Solutions in Food Service Ware & Packaging

September 01, 2020

Charting a Path --an initiative of the Center for Environmental Health, BizNGO (a Program of…

Newsletter August 25, 2020: GreenScreen’s international reach extends with new product certifications

August 25, 2020

Today, Beva Silicones, based in Chennai, India, joins an ever-growing list of leading global…

Newsletter August 19, 2020: CPA welcomes more international partners into GreenScreen

August 19, 2020

Clean Production Action is happy to announce our newest Licensed GreenScreen Consulting…

Toxic Free Tidbit #3: Who are the ten disclosure leaders in chemical footprinting?

August 03, 2020

The public at large and investors in particular want businesses to be transparent about…

Newsletter August 1, 2020: Kayla Williams is CPA’s New DEI Lead

August 03, 2020

We are excited to announce that Kayla Williams will fill Clean Production Action’s new…

Toxic Free Tidbit #2

June 30, 2020

This week’s Toxic-Free Tidbit: Investors care about corporate chemical footprints and the…

New sustainability ranking reveals the chemical footprint of 35 chemical producers

June 16, 2020

Today, the environmental NGO ChemSec released a new corporate benchmarking tool—ChemScore…

Black Lives Matter - Justice, Peace, & Solidarity

June 11, 2020

Dear reader, The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Trayvon…

Toxic Free Tidbit #1: Demand Is Rising for Chemical Footprinting

May 30, 2020

Every year CPA turns out new reports and standards, and these materials are chock full of…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer? by Lindsey Konkle

May 18, 2020

A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free…

#GivingTuesdayNow: Let’s Build Back Better

May 05, 2020

A truly global threat like COVID-19 affects all of us, and toxic chemicals can affect immune…

Everyday Products are Full of Harmful Chemicals. Can Green Chemistry Lead the Way to Safer Alternatives? by Meg Wilcox

May 05, 2020

To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your…

Newsletter March 25, 2020: Reduce your chemical footprint, participate in annual CFP survey

March 25, 2020

Recognizing the challenges the coronavirus poses to all of us around the world, Clean Production…

COVID-19 Update: A message from Clean Production Action

March 19, 2020

Dear Friends of Clean Production Action, Like you, we watch the coronavirus news with growing…

Newsletter March 8, 2020: BizNGO in 2020 – join us on the journey to safer chemicals

March 08, 2020

Join BizNGO! BizNGO provides a trusted and safe space for business, environmental, and government…

Why GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Firefighting Foam gives us added peace of mind: It not only prohibits PFAS but reduces the chemical footprint of the entire product

March 05, 2020

New evidence of the dangers of PFAS to firefighters seems to increase every week. Firefighters…

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

February 26, 2020
Kara Manke Berkeley News

"'There’s also a lot of interest in having firefighters use foams that…

GreenScreen Certified®  Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar

February 25, 2020

For decades, chemical manufacturers have manufactured PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foams…

Newsletter February 23, 2020: GreenScreen program events and updates

February 24, 2020

The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to…

Webinar: Advancing GreenScreen® Assessments with ToxServices’ ToxFMD Screened Chemistry Library

February 13, 2020

GreenScreen® is a leading chemical hazard assessment methodology developed by Clean…

Newsletter January 29, 2020: Webinars on PFAS-free firefighting foam, chemical footprint survey, and more

January 29, 2020

Join us for these upcoming webinars: Learn how to gain quick access to hundreds of GreenScreen…

New label will identify PFAS-free firefighting foams, January 22, 2020

January 22, 2020

"The NGO Clean Production Action (CPA) has launched the first ecolabel for firefighting…

Press Release: New ecolabel meets demand for identifying PFAS-free firefighting foam products: GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products are PFAS-free and avoid other chemicals of high concern to people and planet

January 21, 2020

Somerville, MA—As global concerns grow around the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam Factsheet

January 21, 2020

The GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam is the first ecolabel for…

Environment & Energy Report, January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit that works with businesses to encourage…

Newsletter January 7, 2020: Upcoming Chemical Footprint & GreenScreen Webinars

January 10, 2020

We are starting the new decade full speed ahead with a deep dive into the Chemical Footprint…

2019 Chemical Footprint Project Annual Report

December 17, 2019

Highlights from the 4th annual Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) report include: Reducing their…

Webinar: WNY Clean Production Leaders

December 17, 2019

During this webinar you will be introduced to case studies and one of a kind tools and resources…

Webinar: Regenerative Product Systems

December 04, 2019

This webinar was hosted by Seventh Generation’s Director of Sustainability &…

Newsletter November 24, 2019: What does 461 million pounds equal?

November 25, 2019

That’s the amount of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) eliminated by companies…

Design for Fire Safety in Greener Electronics, November 7, 2019

November 07, 2019

“Jason Ord of Hewlett-Packard stated that use of the chemical hazard assessment tool…

Newsletter November 7, 2019: Upcoming events for safer chemicals & sustainable materials

November 07, 2019

Join the Clean Production Action team and our partners for these exciting events on safer…

Webinar: ECHA on GreenScreen

October 28, 2019

During this webinar, Clean Production Action and the European Chemicals Agency partnered to…

Newsletter October 10, 2019: Chemical Footprint Project rising in retail, ECHA hosting GreenScreen webinar (Oct 28)

October 10, 2019

SDGs & Chemical Footprint in retail. Looking for tools to meet Sustainable Development Goal…

The best water bottles in 2019 that’ll make you want to drink more water by Amanda Capritto, July 9, 2019

July 09, 2019

“We all know that disposable plastic water bottles are bad for our health and the…

DSM to phase out chemicals of high concern from coating resins business, May 2, 2019

May 02, 2019

“DSM said it is committed to replacing these substances with safer alternatives. To avoid…