Stories About Chemicals
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More Major Retailers Are Saying ‘Forever Chemicals No More’
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - To paraphrase Voltaire: “With great market power comes great responsibility.” Retail market leaders are setting the pace in the transition to safer chemistry in their products and packaging. Their actions add up to saying, “Forever chemicals no more.”
Midwestern Airport Uses ‘Green’ Products to Address Common Airfield Challenges
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Following positive results from a trial run, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int'l Airport is planning to continue using Nachurs' Alpine RF-14F® deicer for the 2019/2020 winter.
Uniting to Drive Change: The Cleaning Industry Bands Together for a Sustainable Future
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - We know, of course, that no matter how many bold ambitions a company has, it cannot change the world alone. But through collaborative effort, the impact companies can make is multiplied, often many times over.
Q&A: Why Sustainability Professionals Need Chemists
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Chemistry may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of sustainability, but it has a big role to play, particularly in a circular economy. We caught up with Christoph Jäkel, BASF’s Head of Sustainability Strategy, to learn more about how BASF is working to improve our everyday lives.
Brands Missing Opportunity to Highlight Health Benefits of Sustainable Products
MARKETING AND COMMS - Brands that are committed to sustainability could conduct efficient, cost-effective research to show that their products help reduce exposure to harmful substances, leveraging their commitment to sustainability and expanding it to a commitment to consumer health.
Purpose at Work: How Wrangler Is Creating the Next Generation of Sustainable Fashion
SUPPLY CHAIN - Wrangler is taking big steps to achieve sustainability. By tackling the industry’s biggest challenges, the jeans giant is carving out a competitive advantage and helping other apparel makers improve industry practices.
Trending: Sustainability Concerns Turning the Tide on Sunscreens
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Through CVS’ elimination of coral-damaging compounds and research pointing to cashew shells as a non-toxic alternative, tomorrow’s sunscreens could end up protecting more than our skin.
Latest C2C Certified Product Standard Open for Public Comment
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Recognized as the world’s leading science-based standard for responsible production and consumption, the Standard encourages innovation to maximize the positive impacts of products and materials.
One Degree Organics: The Case for Glyphosate-Free Certification
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - While various agencies may continue to debate the safety of glyphosate, there’s no debate for us at One Degree Organics — and we have made a deliberate decision to ensure all our products are free from this questionable herbicide.
Collaboration Accelerates Green Chemistry Innovation Throughout an Industry
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - In its pilot run, the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council's Collaborative Innovation Challenge helped the likes of Beiersdorf, P&G, SC Johnson and Unilever address a pressing product formulation issue.
How Can We All Help Sustain HUMAN Ability?
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - In this four-part series, Shaw will be exploring trends in where and how we live, and the movement toward more sustainable housing, offices and other buildings that embraces occupant wellbeing.
Good Scents: An Inside Look at Cradle to Cradle’s New Certified Fragrances
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - What do actress Michelle Pfeiffer; William McDonough, creator of the Cradle to Cradle® design framework and a pioneer of the circular economy movement; and perfume have in common? Likely nothing, until recently — when two newly launched products brought the certification into new territory.
Beverage Giants, L’Oréal, Tupperware Continue Paving Way for Circular Plastics Economy
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Expanded collaborations aimed at scaling the use of the world’s first enzymatic plastic-recycling technology and introducing recycled polymers into durable storage ware.
Saskia Van Gendt: Her ‘Method’ for Optimism & Innovation
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - How does Saskia Van Gendt, Method’s Senior Director of Greenskeeping, stay so positive facing the globally unsustainable manufacturing processes still in play today?
P&G Brands Aim to Expand Leadership in Responsible Consumption
BEHAVIOR CHANGE - At SB’19 Paris this week, P&G presented a forward-looking framework, including innovation strategies that will inspire and enable responsible consumption for the five billion consumers served by the company’s many brands each day.
Trending: Players Large and Small Leveling Up Sustainable Personal Care
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - While momentum builds around improving our food system — what we put in our bodies — chemical giants and savvy startups alike are hard at work creating next-generation products that take just as much care of the environment as they do for our bodies.
EDF Unveils Crowdsourced Platform to Accelerate Sustainable Supply Chains
SUPPLY CHAIN - Site offers tools to help supply chain professionals meet corporate environmental targets.
Q&A: How to Know When Products Are Truly MADE SAFE®
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The MADE SAFE® certification is on the verge of certifying its 1,000th product. Three years ago, this program didn’t even exist.
Novozymes, VTT Crafting Next-Gen Solutions to Plastic Waste (and More)
WASTE NOT - Promising technologies from Finland, France could bring waste-free future closer to reality.
How Your Company Can Tackle Toxics in 2019
WALKING THE TALK - Brands should take note of a new retail sustainability trend that responds to growing consumer demand for healthier products and full ingredient disclosure.