Green Chemistry

1
Green Chemistry Commerce Council (GC3)

• A project of the Lowell Center for Sustainable
  Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell

2
What is the GC3?

• A business-to-business network of more than 80
  companies formed in 2005
• An open forum to discuss the challenges and
  opportunities for advancing
• Green chemistry and DfE
• Managing sustainable supply chains
• Transitioning toward safer chemical alternatives

3
Mission

• To promote and support the green chemistry and
  design for the environment approaches to research
  and practices nationally and internationally
  among companies, governmental and
  non-governmental entities.

4
Goals

• Implementing green chemistry and identifying
  safer alternatives throughout the supply chain.
• Sharing strategies to overcome barriers to these
  efforts.
• Promoting education and information about green
  chemistry and design for the environment.

5
Working Group Projects

• Database of tools for safer chemical assessments
• Analysis of trends in corporate restricted
  substances lists
• Series of supply chain case studies
• Glossary of common terms used in marketing green
  products
• Case studies in product chemicals management by
  retailers
• Green chemistry resource guide for states
  higher education
• Collaboration with EPA to improve transparency in
  the DfE program
• Partnerships for solutions between industry and
  academia
• Defining a Minimum Chemical Data Set along supply
  chains

6
Benefits to Participating
The GC3 lets you tap into a collective
knowledge, rather than having to develop
everything yourself. -John Frazier, Director
of Considered Chemistry, Nike

• Exchange of information and networking
• Focus on entire supply chain
• Sharing burdens of new systems development and
  tools
• Sharing alternative solutions
• Ability to engage across industry sectors
• Cost reduction from shared knowledge
• Collaboration among industry, NGOs and government
  organizations
• Collaboration on chemical standards while
  supporting individual information

7
Recent Publications

• Growing the Green Economy A States Guide to
  Creating Opportunities for Green Chemistry and
  Design for Environment
• An Analysis of Corporate Restricted Substance
  Lists (RSLs) and Their Implications for Green
  Chemistry and Design for Environment

Gathering Complex Information and Advancing Safer
Chemistry in Complex Supply Chains Case Studies
of Nike, S.C. Johnson, and Hewlett-Packard
8
A Call for Champions

• The GC3 engages champions and innovators.
• We are looking for leaders who want to be ahead
  of the curve and for companies that want to
  distinguish themselves in the marketplace,
  contributing to a more sustainable world.

We would certainly recommend to our colleagues
to consider becoming a part of the GC3. Its
critical in these times that we have as many
voices from as many different places and
viewpoints as we can. Roger McFadden, VP and
Senior Scientist, Staples, Inc.
9
For More Information
Contact

• Melissa Coffin at the Lowell Center for
  Sustainable Production
• [phone] or melissa_coffin_at_uml.edu

www.GreenChemistryAndCommerce.org
Read our brochure
Watch our video