edf: market sustainability: retailer initiatives
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Presented by Cal Baier-Anderson at the GlobalChem conference. More information at http://blogs.edf.org/innovation/2009/04/29/into-the-lions-den-an-enviro-at-globalchem/TRANSCRIPT
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Market Sustainability: Market Sustainability: Retailer InitiativesRetailer Initiatives
Cal Baier-Anderson, PhD
Senior Health Scientist
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Opportunities for Opportunities for Engagement to Enhance Engagement to Enhance
SustainabilitySustainabilityConsumerDemand
Retail
Product Formulation
Chemical Production & Management
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Chemical Production & Chemical Production & Management Management
• Regulatory Mechanisms– Toxic Substances Control Act
– Kid Safe Chemicals Act
• Voluntary Mechanisms– High Production Volume Challenge Program
– Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program
– ChAMP
• Challenges to both approaches
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Formulator InitiativesFormulator Initiatives
• Self Certification
• Third Party Certification
• EPA’s Design for the Environment
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Consumer FocusConsumer Focus
• Avoidance lists
• Web-based shopping guides
• New trends
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Avoidance ListsAvoidance Lists
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Shopping GuidesShopping Guides
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
EDF Supports Retailer EDF Supports Retailer Initiatives Initiatives
• Provide products made with less hazardous chemicals
• Reduce waste handling costs
• Address consumer concerns
• Downstream benefits for both environmental and human health
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Multi-stakeholder ProcessMulti-stakeholder Process
• Retailer
• Suppliers
• Formulators
• Trade groups
• Consumer groups
• Environmental groups
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Third Party ReviewThird Party Review
• Protects everyone
– Trade secrets and CBI
– Retailer confidence
– Consumer confidence
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Defining Safer ChemicalsDefining Safer Chemicals
• Compare like products
• Identify known “bad actor” chemicals
• Identify chemicals of emerging concern
• Promote use of safer alternatives based on data comparison
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
ChallengesChallenges
• Finding common ground regarding criteria
• Availability of publically accessible tox data
• Virtually no exposure information
• Simplifying complex information
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
How Much Science is How Much Science is Sufficient?Sufficient?
No No InformationInformation
Complete Complete InformationInformation
Precautionary Precautionary DecisionsDecisions
Evidence-Based Evidence-Based DecisionsDecisions
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
TransparencyTransparency
• Increases confidence
• Builds relationships
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
Opportunities for Opportunities for CollaborationCollaboration
• Business NGO Work Group: http://www.busngoworkgroup.org/about.php
• GC3: http://greenchemistryandcommerce.org/home.php
• TURI: http://www.turi.org/