Material Transparency

OVERVIEW

It’s easy to select a product from a catalog without thinking about where it comes from. But if you care about hidden impacts like embodied carbon, toxic ingredients or byproducts, or social responsibility in the supply chain, a lack of information from manufacturers can hinder your selection process.

We offer tips, insights, and analysis on all these issues and more. We also look at:

the quality of the information that’s available to you
why it’s so hard to get
what makes it important
and even what to do with the data once you have it

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TSCA Reform: Chemical Regulations, at a Cost

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In a world where we can’t even ban asbestos, a new law revamps how the federal government regulates chemicals—but some worry it steps on the toes of progressive states.
Understanding GreenScreen and List Translator Benchmarks

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The Health Product Declaration and some other programs ask for GreenScreen benchmarks. What does that actually mean?
How to Read an EPD: 7 Tips from the Field (Video)

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In this short video primer, Arup engineer Frances Yang explains how to get what you need from environmental product declarations.
Chemical Footprinting: Companies Take Stock of Their Toxic Impact

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Harmful chemicals are more difficult to quantify than carbon emissions but are equally destructive. Now you can track manufacturers’ chemical footprints.
Safety Sheets Getting New Format—And Some New Data

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The new Globally Harmonized System for the MSDS will make reporting requirements stricter and should make the forms easier to read.

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IN-DEPTH

Filter results:

TSCA Reform: Chemical Regulations, at a Cost

Primer

Understanding GreenScreen and List Translator Benchmarks

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How to Read an EPD: 7 Tips from the Field (Video)

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Chemical Footprinting: Companies Take Stock of Their Toxic Impact

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Safety Sheets Getting New Format—And Some New Data

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