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Working to enable suppliers to scale proactive screening and assessment of chemicals by providing access to cost effective, comprehensive chemical hazard assessments and safer alternatives.

"In order to realize a safe and circular economy, we need to eliminate hazardous chemicals from consumer products and drive higher environmental performance and sustainability of product design. Achieving these goals requires a globally harmonized repository of chemical hazard assessments and safer alternatives that is accessible to everyone."

Mike Werner, circular economy lead at Google
ChemFORWARD advisory board member

Electronics
Safer Chemistry Collaborative

ChemFORWARD supports individual projects, enables data sharing, convenes members to share learnings, and identifies opportunities for collective impact

GOALS

  • Populate and utilize a shared repository of chemical hazard assessments;

  • Accelerate identification and adoption of safer chemistry;

  • Support product innovation with human and environmental impact information; and

  • Prioritize worker health.

COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS

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…and growing

Roadmap to Safer Chemistry

Current and ongoing projects

  • Non-halogenated flame retardants

  • Identification of LVOC solvents

  • Plasticizers and other plastic additives to optimize circularity

  • Common ingredients for cleaners and degreasers

  • Common ingredients for coatings

  • Elimination of intentionally added PFAS

  • Safer and functional alternatives to PFAS

  • Common ingredients for adhesives

  • Inks and pigments

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 JOIN US

Brand leadership is a key element of our approach to systems transformation. 

By leveraging tested strategies from leading companies and activating supply chains to unlock chemical hazard assessment data in a collaborative, user-centered approach, the vision of using better chemistry to enable a prosperous future for all people, the planet and commerce is possible.

Participant expectations:

  1. Subscribe to access to the chemical optimization platform;

  2. Contribute to the growing dataset by filling key data gaps in your work;

  3. Encourage suppliers to have their trade name materials assessed;

  4. Participate in virtual meetings to learn from others and shape the future of this work

Contact Stacy Glass to join the Collaborative. 

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