GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals assesses and compares chemicals based on their intrinsic hazard. GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals (GreenScreen) is one of the tools in the chemical management toolbox! It can help determine if a chemical should be used or replaced with safer alternatives. Chemicals with high hazards, such as carcinogens and mutagens, are assigned a benchmark 1 […]

The GHS is the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The GHS, developed by the United Nations, is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labeling of chemicals according to their health, physical and environmental hazards. Because it is not a regulation, no country is obligated to adopt all, or […]

The Chemicals Management Module is a strategic roadmap companies can adopt to better manage the chemicals used in their products. The Chemicals Management Module will help you protect your brand reputation and minimize your company risk by uncovering the right information needed to adhere to regulatory chemical requirements. I like the Chemical Management Module developed by the […]

The Chemicals Management Module is a strategic roadmap companies can adopt to better manage the chemicals used to create their products. Originally written by members of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), it has now been integrated into the Higg Index, a suite of sustainability assessment tools designed to improve the overall sustainability efforts in the footwear […]

The MRSL differs from a RSL because it restricts hazardous substances potentially used and discharged into the environment during manufacturing, not just those substances that could be present in finished products.

The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) is an initiative for measuring corporate progress to safer chemicals. The CFP provides a metric for benchmarking companies as they select safer alternatives and reduce their use of chemicals of high concern. The CFP measures and defines the Chemical Footprint as the total mass of chemicals of high concern in […]

The CFP measures corporate chemicals management performance by evaluating four areas within a company. The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) defines the Chemical Footprint as the total mass of chemicals of high concern in products sold by a company and used in its manufacturing operations. It defines chemicals of high concern as those on the California […]

Could this promote a greener economy? NGO’s, companies and governmental organizations are moving towards developing and implementing chemical management programs that result in the use of safer chemicals in products and supply chains. Before you begin to implement a process, it is a good idea to identify some key principles about how you use, choose and […]

Restricted substance lists are lists of hazardous chemicals that should not be present on finished garments