Фонд Safer Chemistry Impact представил универсальную систему для стандартизации оценки химической безопасности

Sustainable investment group the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund wants to make it easier for companies to measure progress toward safer chemistry. The group launched an open-architecture framework designed to help organizations consistently measure chemical hazards across products and supply chains. Named the "Safer Chemistry Impact Metrics Framework: A Universal Blueprint for Standardizing Chemical Footprinting and Reporting," the framework translates complex chemical inventory and hazard information into standardized metrics. Companies can then use those metrics to identify chemicals of concern, understand where information is unavailable, benchmark progress and make better decisions about safer alternatives. More from WWD - Novonesis Targets More Sustainable Denim Bleaching With DeniBrite - When Bluesign Is In Its Element, Bad Chemistry Has No Place in Fashion - Bluesign Aligns PFAS Limits With New Standards "Organizations can't solve a problem they can't measure," said Bill Walsh, board chair of the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund. "Companies are documenting impressive progress on carbon reduction because there are reliable ways to measure carbon emissions. This framework gives organizations a comparable means of understanding chemical hazards, and a practical way to identify priorities, make better decisions, and measure progress toward safer chemistry." Safer Chemistry Impact Fund worked with technical experts, nonprofit organizations, investors and other industry stakeholders to develop the framework, with three years of piloting for the blueprint across the beauty and personal care, apparel and footwear, consumer electronics and built environment sectors. Those real-world applications allowed the organization to see how standardized metrics can be applied across complex global supply chains. The framework was designed to go beyond certification or regulatory programs, serving as a common foundation for measurement and giving organizations a consistent way to characterize chemical hazards, identify information gaps and report chemical footprint metrics. Those metrics can then be used for product stewardship, sustainability reporting, procurement, target setting and future standards development. Incomplete hazard information for commonly used chemicals is one of the issues the framework addresses. Safer Chemistry Impact Fund said that until data gaps on that front are bridged, chemicals cannot achieve a "safer" designation. This aspect was designed to not only help companies identify those data gaps, but also reduce the risk of replacing one hazardous chemical with another that's simply less understood.