Projects

In addition to several publications, GC3 working groups have also been working on longer term projects with published outcomes. For more information about these or other GC3 initiatives, please contact us.

Best Practices in Product Chemicals Management in the Retail Industry

Faced with growing demands to identify, disclose and substitute potentially harmful chemical ingredients in the products they sell, innovative retailers are incorporating product chemicals management systems into their sustainability strategies. This report examines the influences on retailers to encourage the adoption of chemicals management systems; the systems that Apple, Boots, Green Depot, Patagonia, REI, Staples, and Walmart have adopted; and the challenges, benefits, and best practices identified in the development and implementation of these systems.

Download the report (pdf)

Gathering Chemical Information and Advancing Safer Chemistry in Complex Supply Chains: Case Studies of Nike, S.C. Johnson, and Hewlett-Packard

As part of the Tools for Safer Chemical Assessment
working group, three case studies of leading firms with
complex supply chains were conducted to explore and
share experiences on how these companies gather
chemical information from their supply chains and how
they use this information to develop safer products.  A
summary report synthesizes the lessons learned and
best practices that were distilled from each of the
case studies.

Download the summary report and case studies:

Summary report (pdf)
Nike (pdf)
S. C. Johnson (pdf)
Hewlett-Packard (pdf)