Mar 21, 2012

Launch of NPPR Safer Chemistry Challenge Program...adopting greener, more sustainable technologies

The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) has launched the 2025 Safer Chemistry Challenge Program (SCCP), a voluntary initiative to motivate, challenge, and assist companies to reduce the use of chemicals of concern to human health and the environment. The SCCP also rewards companies for finding safer alternatives and builds on ongoing business efforts to make toxic chemical reduction a business reality.

Companies that participate will be asked to reduce their use of chemicals by:
• Moving toward cleaner processes, including adopting greener, more sustainable technologies
• Using green chemistry tools and designs that avoid the use and generation of toxic chemicals
• Selecting and using safe alternatives, such as benign or low toxicity materials or those that degrade into innocuous substances

The SCCP offers industry a unique leadership opportunity for public and private sector collaboration that fosters a cleaner environment, new market opportunities, improved competitive advantage, while enhancing corporate image Additional resources and application information can be found at www.p2.org/challenge.