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Bringing 'do no harm' to building materials
By Howard Williams, May 06, 2013
Everyone has a role to play in making and using building products make without unhealthy chemicals.

Why every company has a chemical footprint
By Mark Rossi, April 19, 2013
We need a metric that will help businesses evaluate chemicals just as they evaluate their water, carbon, energy and waste footprints.
$European banks want more hard data on risks from frackers$
European banks want more hard data on risks from frackers
By Richard Liroff, April 12, 2013
Some of the world's largest banks will use new guidelines to make investment decisions about energy companies using hydraulic fracturing.
How retailers can collaborate on safer chemicals
By Sally Edwards, March 13, 2013
Whether reformulating products or transforming the supply chain, companies are seeing the benefits of working together.
Bio-based chemicals: When green is toxic
By Mike Belliveau, February 01, 2013
Bioplastics will reduce your carbon footprint, but ignore health hazards at your own peril.
Why California is leading the way on chemical policy reform
By Ann Blake, December 14, 2012
California is leading the nation on chemicals policy reform. A little regulation can go a long way to improving human health.
How disclosing fragrance ingredients can pass the sniff test
By Erin Switalski, November 09, 2012
Transparency is a straightforward way to gain the trust of consumers, especially those who are sensitive to certain ingredients.
How collaboration can lead to better decisions on safer chemical alternatives
By Monica Becker, October 26, 2012
How competitors like Dow and BASF, HP and Dell, along with suppliers, universities and NGOs are working together to produce greener chemistry. Here's what they learned.
$5 ways to clean up fracking's chemical act$
5 ways to clean up fracking's chemical act
By Richard Liroff, September 21, 2012
A prescription for the energy industry to lower fracking’s chemical impact and address community concerns with more meaningful public disclosure.
Silent Spring+50: What’s Really Changed?
By Richard Liroff, September 04, 2012
On the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's landmark book, the debut of a new monthly column on toxics and chemicals.
How Your Input Can Shape Corporate Reporting of Toxic Footprints
By Richard Liroff, June 01, 2011
The latest revision of the world's most widely used framework for corporate sustainability reporting provides an opportunity to push for increased disclosure of companies' efforts to...
Toxic Chemical Cocktails and Why You Should Know Your Limit
By Richard Liroff, February 24, 2011
U.S. companies should heed European regulatory and advisory bodies' increasing scrutiny of hazardous chemical mixtures. Most initiatives to restrict chemicals in products and supply chains in...
Triclosan's Dirty Secrets Can Land Your Products in 'Toxic Lockout'
By Richard Liroff, December 20, 2010
Companies whose products contain certain out-of-favor chemicals can suffer from toxic lockout, and Colgate-Palmolive is among the firms that are moving away from triclosan -- a chemical frequently...
Why Relations Between Companies, Trade Groups Make Investors Wary
By Richard Liroff, December 14, 2010
Investors have been increasingly pressuring companies to disclose their relationships with trade associations, including political contributions, driven in part by the concern that the...
Should Your Company Wash Its Hands of Triclosan?
By Richard Liroff, September 09, 2010
BPA is now a poster child example of a substance that can pose a reputational hazard for companies. Triclosan could become, as Yogi Berra might say, a case of "déjà vu all over...

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