Verdant Proudly Sponsors Prop.65 Clearinghouse's Green Chemistry Conference
Green Chemistry: Verdant is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Prop.65 Clearinghouse Green Chemistry Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the The City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome Street. Verdant attorney, Philip Moffat, will present on “REACH 2013.” Verdant attorney, Catherine Lin, will present on “Supply […]
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) Releases Regular Reporting Requirements for Four New Substances
China: On January 4, 2013, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) released regular reporting requirements for four new substances under its chemical registration regime. Two of the newly certified compounds are classified as hazardous and the other two as dangerous. Under China’s new chemical registration regime, the “Provisions on the Environmental Administration of New Chemical […]
California DTSC Releases Public Comments on Informal Draft Green Chemistry Regulations
Green Chemistry Regulations: The public comment for the latest informal draft version of California’s “Safer Consumer Product Regulations” closed on December 30, 2011. On January 20, 2012, the implementing agency, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), posted the comments on its website. DTSC received ninety submissions from a range of stakeholder interests. More information […]
US EPA and California DTSC Form Green Chemistry Partnership
Sustainable Products/Green Chemistry: On January 12, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced their Green Chemistry Partnership. The agencies’ agreement is memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines principles by which the agencies will cooperate to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products, create new business opportunities in the […]
Philip Moffat Will Speak About Sustainable Packaging at the 2011 ASC Sustainability Summit
Sustainable Products/Green Marketing: Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will speak at the 2011 ASC Sustainability Summit in Rosemont, Illinois (O’Hare) on July 26 – 27. Mr. Moffat will discuss green marketing and enforcement trends, the tools available to regulate green marketing in the U.S. and elsewhere, and the legal risks attending the […]
Leading Consumer Products Companies Explain How and Why They Share Chemical Data Along the Supply Chain
Green Chemistry/Sustainable Supply Chain Management: The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) recently published a report titled, Meeting Customers’ Needs for Chemical Data: A Guidance Document for Suppliers. The Guidance Document is designed to improve supply chain communication between suppliers and their customers concerning chemical identities and health and safety data. In the report, leading […]