ChemFORWARD

Today, ChemFORWARD launches pfasID, a free web-based tool that simplifies the process of identifying PFAS. This tool was developed as part of PFACTS, a collaborative initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate. Led by IBM, PFACTS brings together academic researchers, industry partners, and nonprofit organizations including ChemFORWARD, to develop innovative solutions?to identify PFAS, accelerate the search for substitutes, and capture PFAS from air and water.?Learn more about how this tool will help?identify and?eliminate these “forever chemicals”: https://lnkd.in/eKRes8zb #saferchemistry #IBM #PFAS

From Circular Pollution to Circular Solutions is coming up soon on April 28th! Held adjacent to Circularity 2025, this workshop is a collaboration between Change Chemistry, ChemFORWARD, and Safer Chemistry Impact Fund and will share progress on safer chemistry and identify opportunities to accelerate safe and sustainable design. Check out this high level agenda and then stay tuned for an announcement?regarding featured speakers soon! #SaferChemistry Register today:?https://lnkd.in/gszXYUNB

ChemFORWARD has updated its Chemical Hazard Data Trust to reflect the recent changes to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Read all about these key changes and the accompanying analysis conducted by Gabby Rigutto, ChemFORWARD’s Research and Data Quality Specialist: https://lnkd.in/e2p8AqFW #SaferChemistry

Thank you WE ACT for Environmental Justice for the Know Better Do Better Collaborative shout-out, "That collaboration really demonstrates the impact that collective action can have in addressing data gaps that need to be filled and where safer alternatives are available today. We really think it provides a model that could be successful for brands and other retailers marketing products to people of color." We are proud to be a data partner in this research project.

?? REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!??? From Circular Pollution to Circular Solutions will be held?adjacent to Circularity 2025 on April 28, 2025 at The Curtis Denver (Denver, CO). Join Change Chemistry, ChemFORWARD, and Safer Chemistry Impact Fund as we conven this dedicated workshop to share progress on safer chemistry and identify opportunities to accelerate safe and sustainable design. This is an IN-PERSON event and spaces are limited. #SaferChemistry Please register today:?https://lnkd.in/gszXYUNB

...and much easier to find ChemFORWARD SAFER raw materials! Check out the Inolex ingredient selectors for dozens of SAFER options organized by function and other performance and sustainability attributes.

ChemFORWARD has been awarded the 2024 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership from Harvard's Belfer Center! This prestigious honor recognizes our work in building a collaborative, science-based model to make chemical hazard data accessible—helping businesses replace toxic chemicals with safer alternatives and reduce harm to people and the environment. We're accelerating the shift toward safer, sustainable supply chains?thanks to?through?partnerships with industry leaders like Apple, Google, and others. ?? Join us on March 26 at Harvard Kennedy School for the award ceremony and panel discussion or join virtually via zoom! Read more about the event here:?https://lnkd.in/esD4Sq_v? #RoyAward #SaferChemistry #ChemicalTransparency #Sustainability #GreenInnovation Stacy Glass Heather McKenney

SAVE THE DATE! Monday, April 28, 2025 in?Denver, CO. To win consumer and investor confidence in circularity, we need to systematically eliminate chemicals of concern in the materials used in everyday products. Change Chemistry, ChemFORWARD, and Safer Chemistry Impact Fund are collaborating to start this conversation in earnest by convening this dedicated workshop to share progress on safer chemistry and identify opportunities to accelerate safe and sustainable design. Registration details to follow soon!?#SaferChemistry

Today, ChemFORWARD announced a new maintenance process for Chemical Hazard Assessments (CHAs) housed in the shared data repository. ?? Learn more about how the implementation of this newly developed Validity Guidance will bolsters the scientific integrity of the shared data, extend the life of some CHAs, and enhance the ROI for sponsor and users alike:?https://lnkd.in/eWNnBmMw #SaferChemistry

Thank you to?Let's Talk Supply Chain?and?Sarah Barnes-Humphrey?for this feature on ChemFORWARD's Co-Founder and Executive Director,?Stacy Glass,?discussing?how to spark sustainability across the supply chain. "It’s an opportunity to highlight the intersection of supply chain and sustainability in a field critical to our future." ??? Read the full interview here and then reach out to ChemFORWARD for more?information on how you can join us on the path to?#SaferChemistry:?https://lnkd.in/d2bgySgJ