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In the News

• BizNGO receives Environmental Merit Award from US EPA Region 1
• Chicago Tribune expose on brominated flame retardants
• Governor of Oregon issues Green Chemistry Executive Order
• Forbes - How international regulations are changing American supply chains

Press Releases

• Consumer Concern for Chemicals Drives New Business Solutions. Business, NGO Leaders Team Up to launch new tools for identifying safer chemicals and sustainable plastics. Nov 30, 2011
• Construction Specialties promotes TSCA reform at House Hearing. July 29, 2010
• BizNGO Praises House Committee for Including Enhanced Disclosure of Chemical Ingredients in New Toxics Substances Control Act Reform. July 23, 2010
• With Bill To Reform U.S. Chemical Policy Expected This Month, Businesses Urge Enhanced Disclosure of Chemical Ingredients. July 12, 2010 Toxic Chemical Reform is Good for Business
• BioSpecs for compostable biobased food service ware
• Guiding Principles for Chemicals Policy

Op Ed

• Read Dr. Pat Beattie’s Op Ed in Huffington Post (July 14, 2010) calling for chemical ingredient transparency in the supply chain.
• Read Howard Williams of Construction Specialties in The Hill.  Green buildings need safer chemicals policy reform.
• Mark Rossi, Chair BizNGO explains how business tire of playing chemical detective

News Coverage

• Better Profits Through Green Chemistry. Forbes. Dec 28, 2011.
• Media coverage of the Press Release: Business, NGO Leaders Team Up to launch new tools for identifying safer chemicalsand sustainable plastics. Nov 30, 2011
• US EPA says downstream users are critical to TSCA reform, Chemical Watch, June 4, 2010
• Businesses + NGOs Call for BFR-/PVC-free Electronics, May 18, 2010
• Working Group Takes Next Steps Toward Safer Chemicals, Greener Design, December 8, 2009
• Business NGO Working Group: Building the Market for Safer Products, TriplePundit, December 10, 2009
• Downstream users emerge as key industry players in TSCA debate, InsideEPA.com, March 3, 2009
• More milestones for green products and green chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology, December 17, 2008
• Business and NGO join hands to promote safer chemicals, eChina.com, November 4, 2008
• Kaiser Permanente joins business, environmental coalition to promote safer chemicals, Kaiser Permanente, November 3, 2008
• Business leaders join together with environmental, public health experts to promote use of safer chemicals in consumer products, BiobasedNews.com, November 3, 2008
• New group to encourage green chemicals, Plastics News / Plastics & Rubber Weekly / Plastics 007, November 3, 2008
• Business, NGO leaders team up for greener chemicals, materials, GreenerDesign, October 29, 2008
• Business-NGO group launches roadmap for safer chemicals, Chemical Watch, October 29, 2008
• Coalition launches campaign to promote safer, sustainable materials, Greenwire, October 29, 2008
• Coalition of retailers, NGOs to adopt safer alternatives policy, Chemical Week, October 24, 2008
• Groundbreaking chemicals policy principles, HazMat Magazine, October 20, 2008

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