Loop Creative 9/24/24 Loop Creative 9/24/24

ChemFORWARD Assessments Now Accepted for TCO Certified

ChemFORWARD, a leading provider of chemical hazard assessments, today announced that its assessments are now accepted by TCO Certified, a global sustainability certification for IT products. This recognition marks a significant milestone in promoting the use of safer chemicals in the electronics industry and advancing a more sustainable future.

Loop Creative 6/25/24 Loop Creative 6/25/24

ChemFORWARD Launches CleanScreen: A Cloud-Based App for Safer Electronics Cleaning Formulations

CleanScreen is part of a suite of free tools that empowers the entire supply chain to prioritize worker health and the environment.

Loop Creative 6/19/24 Loop Creative 6/19/24

ChemFORWARD Provides Evidence to ECHA of Safer Flame Retardants

ChemFORWARD submits comments to ECHA’s call for evidence on alternatives to aromatic brominated flame retardants highlighting more than 35 potential safer functional alternatives.

Loop Creative 10/12/23 Loop Creative 10/12/23

Samsung Joins ChemFORWARD’s Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative

ChemFORWARD is pleased to share that Samsung has joined our Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative. Samsung joins fellow collaborative members Apple, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Sonos, Microsoft, Amazon, and Seagate.

Loop Creative 9/12/23 Loop Creative 9/12/23

A proactive approach to safer product materials

ChemFORWARD is proud to partner with Google and work together to support safer material choices across industry sectors.

Loop Creative 4/6/23 Loop Creative 4/6/23

ChemFORWARD Partners with Apple to share Safer Chemistry Resources

APRIL 6, 2023 - ChemFORWARD, a science-based non-profit organization, has partnered with Apple to scale the adoption of safer chemistry used in electronics assembly worldwide. A new website, www.ChemWorks.org, provides free access to identify certified safer formulations as well as resources for formulators to screen and optimize their products with verified safer chemicals.

Loop Creative 5/5/22 Loop Creative 5/5/22

ChemFORWARD Announces Verified SAFER Flame Retardants Now Available by Trade Name from Clariant and FRX Polymers

ChemFORWARD 4/6/22 ChemFORWARD 4/6/22

Apple, Google, and ChemFORWARD join forces to drive support for safer flame retardants in the Electronics Sector

ChemFORWARD, in collaboration with Apple and Google, is pleased to announce the availability of a comprehensive set of chemical hazard assessments for phosphorus-based and other non-halogenated flame retardants used in electronics. The goal of this work is to help companies move away from flame retardants with known health and environmental concerns towards those that are well characterized and verified to be safer.

Loop Creative 10/27/21 Loop Creative 10/27/21

ChemFORWARD invited to become a member of the Clean Electronics Production Network (CEPN)

Guest User 5/7/21 Guest User 5/7/21

Apple and ChemFORWARD Collaboration Offers Affordable, Verified Data on Safer Cleaners to Protect Worker Health

ChemFORWARD and Apple are collaborating to develop criteria for cleaning products based on the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and leverage our existing platform to support the sharing of high-quality, actionable chemical hazard data via our globally harmonized repository.

ChemFORWARD 3/22/21 ChemFORWARD 3/22/21

Apple Joins ChemFORWARD as Co-Design Partner, Boosting Sustainable Tech Innovation

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is one of the world’s most innovative in sustainability, leading initiatives on clean energy and no carbon footprint and working to source 100 percent recycled materials. The company’s Smarter Chemistry efforts include regulated substances specifications, toxicological assessments of materials selected for Apple products, and a protocol for prioritizing chemicals of concern in the electronics industry.

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HP JOINS CHEMFORWARD AS CODESIGN PARTNER, STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP IN SAFER CHEMISTRY FOR ELECTRONICS

HP will contribute its expertise to ChemFORWARD and other technology leaders in an electronics-industry initiative to create a collection of chemical hazard assessments. The work will produce and assemble comprehensive information on safer alternatives to toxic chemicals used in items such as computers, printers, and cell phones, and make the information accessible to product manufacturers throughout the supply chain.

ChemFORWARD 5/19/20 ChemFORWARD 5/19/20

Apple’s Art Fong to Lead ChemFORWARD Technical Advisory Group

Data quality, process transparency, and scientific integrity are paramount to realizing a globally harmonized chemical hazard repository. Fong’s participation in this mission-critical group of global experts acting as thought partners and strategic leaders marks the next important step in the initiative’s evolution.