Walmart grows the chemical footprint movement

With chemical disclosure on the rise, the mega retailer is one example of a company adjusting the way product ingredients are tracked and disclosed. Read More

Apache and ACS GCI collaborate to advance greener fracking fluids

Hydraulic fracturing is a way of life in many communities. Here's how a green chemistry organization is working with giants of oil and gas. Read More

Baker Hughes clues in, reveals formerly secret frack chemicals

Fracking chemicals have been protected as trade secrets...but secrets look dirty. Here's how to disclose chemicals without losing business advantages. Read More

5 ways to clean up fracking's chemical act

A prescription for the energy industry to lower fracking’s chemical impact and address community concerns with more meaningful public disclosure. Read More

Silent Spring+50: What’s Really Changed?

On the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's landmark book, the debut of a new monthly column on toxics and chemicals. Read More

Triclosan's Dirty Secrets Can Land Your Products in 'Toxic Lockout'

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 used in antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers. Read More

A Formula for Building a Green Chemistry Future

Green chemistry and biomimicry are powerful tools for reducing the toxic, energy and waste components of companies’ environmental footprint. This post is the first of a four-part series that lays out the case for increased, organized, public and private sector investment in green chemistry. Read More

Getting a Grip on Your Company's Toxic Footprint

At first glance it seems an impossible task to take on the hundreds or thousands of chemicals in your company's supply chain, but a number of companies have developed useful approaches to measuring and lowering their use of hazardous chemicals. Read More

How Companies Are Committing to Reduce Toxic Footprints

The first of a three-part series about developing a benchmark to help companies embrace green chemistry and toxic reductions explores which firms are leading the charge, and how they benefit from designing greener products. Read More

Why the Adage 'the Dose Makes the Poison' Can Be Toxic to Corporate Chemicals Policy

There probably are lots of senior execs who've been comforted when their chief scientist has told them that since "the dose makes the poison," they shouldn't sweat some new study about a chemical found in small amounts in their products. This maxim is somewhat misleading; taking it at face value may be toxic to your company's reputation. Read More