A New Game Plan for Chemical Management
by Tim Greiner
09 January 2014
Chemicals and materials in products, processes, and packaging are facing greater scrutiny and growing demands from retailers, regulators, competitors, and consumers — new rules of the game are rapidly emerging. To successfully navigate in this new climate, companies are advancing understanding, assessment, improvement, and disclosure of chemical information and hazards. This new game plan moves chemical management from a single department to a more collaborative approach with a corporate-wide framework and purpose. Read the full article in Sustainable Brands here.
Written by Tim Greiner
Tim Greiner, a Pure Strategies Co-founder and Managing Director, has pioneered approaches to building environmental and social integrity into products, brands, and businesses. He is also a co-founder of the Chemical Footprint Project and has guided sustainable chemicals management strategies for companies across diverse industries. His experience spans the spectrum from developing sustainability strategy, drafting sustainability goals, designing product sustainability programs, creating approaches to transform sustainable supply chains and facilitating a landscape level stakeholder process to improve climate and water quality outcomes.
Tim's recent projects include helping build a leading climate strategy for Ben & Jerry's, developing sustainability goals for King Arthur Baking, creating a corporate sustainability strategy for Lush, and developing a regenerative grazing standard for Timberland.
