The Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4) is a professional association solely dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and policy of alternatives assessment and informed substitution. A4 is an interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners from government agencies, academia, industry, and non-profits working collaboratively to accelerate the transition to the use of safer chemicals, materials, processes, and products.
UPCOMING A4 WEBINAR
Safer Chemistry in Beauty & Personal Care: Needs and Opportunities
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Listen to this A4 webinar to learn more about the report’s findings, hear reactions from leaders in the industry, and ask questions about opportunities for furthering safer chemistry innovation in the personal care and beauty product sector.
RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
Mixtures & Safer Alternatives Workshop
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WORKSHOP 1 & 2 RECORDINGS AVAILABLE WORKSHOP 3 (IN-PERSON EVENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT) Identifying needs and opportunities to evolve the practice of product-level alternative. This session was not recorded. |
A4 Perspective Paper
Using Alternatives Assessment to Support Informed Substitution of PFAS in the Electronics Industry
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In this A4 Perspective Paper, we cover:
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QUARTERLY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Scott Echols from the ZDHC Foundation
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Senior Director, Roadmap to Zero Programme at the ZDHC Foundation "I enjoy the connection to colleagues who I can learn from in a field where I know "just enough to be dangerous ;-) ." |