Gabrielle Rigutto Joins ChemFORWARD as Research & Data Quality Specialist
Groundbreaking collaboration between leading cosmetics companies will advance safer chemistry for the beauty sector
ChemFORWARD, a science-based, nonprofit organization, announces "Know Better, Do Better," the first-of-its kind collaboration of industry-leading beauty companies Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Credo, Beautycounter, and The Honest Company, as well as ingredient designer Inolex and the global nonprofit organization Environmental Defense Fund. These stakeholders are banding together to promote the use of safer chemistry and improve chemical hazard data to enable informed decision making.
ChemFORWARD Releases v1 Botanicals Hazard Assessment Methodology
ChemFORWARD Releases v1 Botanicals Hazard Assessment Methodology
ChemFORWARD Speaking Engagements
ChemFORWARD has been invited to speak at several conferences this Fall. You can find all the details below. If you are attending any of these events please reach out and connect with us or attend our session as we share specifics about what ChemFORWARD is doing to accelerate the elimination of toxic chemicals and transition to safer chemistry in multiple sectors.
Evonik’s HYACARE ® Achieves ChemFORWARD SAFER™
Will Your Plastic Be Part of a Safe and Sustainable Economy? You’ll need to pay attention to the additives.
As citizens and governments wake up to the plastic pollution problem, they’re turning to businesses to solve it. Reusable containers and packaging eliminate the need for single-use plastic and should be pursued as a primary solution.
ChemFORWARD Announces Verified SAFER Flame Retardants Now Available by Trade Name from Clariant and FRX Polymers
MEET THE COMPANIES LEADING A “START SAFER” REVOLUTION
When ChemFORWARD began in 2018 they knew one of the most pivotal moments would be transitioning their work from assessing single chemicals to assessing trade name materials. After all, if they wanted to transform the supply chain with safer chemistry, they would need to make it easy for formulators to find verified safer alternatives and easy for raw material suppliers to assess and verify their safer offerings. While it took three years and an unprecedented supply chain collaboration, that moment is here.
INTRODUCING SAFER™ BY CHEMFORWARD
ChemFORWARD, a leader in creating broad access to chemical hazard data and safer alternatives, announced today the introduction of an exciting new program for raw material suppliers. ChemFORWARD’s SAFERTM program will verify their safer alternatives and amplify them as safer by trade name through leading B2B marketplaces. The program was co-designed with suppliers and retailers over the last two years to fill a critical gap in safety data.
C&EN: ChemFORWARD Offers a Path Beyond PFAS “forever Chemicals”
Chemical & Engineering News has published an insightful and detailed look at the PFAS, that are widely used in food packaging, exploring efforts to replace these environmentally persistent and sometimes toxic chemicals.
ChemFORWARD Helps Target Support Diversity, Innovation with Chemicals Data for B3P Participants
ChemFORWARD is honored to work with Target to provide access to high quality, actionable information about chemical hazards and safer alternatives to diverse and woman-owned businesses through the retailer’s B3P program.
Botanicals Deserve Credible, Harmonized Assessments: Heine and Bartlett
Consumers and producers often assume that “natural” means “safe,” sometimes without adequate information. Beauty Matter has published this article by ChemFORWARD, examining the rapidly growing field of botanical ingredients.