Past Webinars
January 10, 2023
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Inadvertent PCBs (iPCBs) and a Circular Paper Economy
Featured Speakers
- Doug Krapas, Environmental Manager at Inland Empire Paper
- Lauren Heine, Director of Science & Data Integrity at ChemFORWARD
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November 29, 2022
Circularity: The Role for Substitution Thinking
Featured Speaker
- Eeva Leinala, Principal Administrator Risk Reduction, Good Laboratory Practice & Mutual Acceptance Data Programmes at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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OECD Resources
- Guidance on Key Considerations for the Identification and Selection of Safer Chemical Alternatives
- OECD Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Toolbox
- A Chemicals Perspective on Designing with Sustainable Plastics: Goals, Considerations & Trade-offs
- 4 case studies - plastic packaging (biscuit wrappers & detergent bottles) and construction material (insulation & flooring)
Other Resources
- Nature of Fashion (Biomimicry Institute)
JULY 12, 2022
Forging tighter connections between climate goals and safer chemicals
Featured Speakers
- Mikhail Davis, Director of Technical Sustainability at Interface
- Doreen Fedrigo, Industrial Transformation Policy Coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
- Teresa McGrath, Chief Research Officer at Healthy Building Network
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MARCH 1, 2022
Featured Speakers
- Jay Golden, Inaugural Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability & Finance at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- Robert Handfield, Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative and the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in NC State’s Poole College of Management
- Randi Kronthal-Sacco, Senior Scholar of Marketing and Corporate Outreach at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
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JUNE 28, 2021
Finding Alternatives: Resources, Tools and Strategies Used by Practitioners
Featured Speakers
- Anna Montgomery, Northwest Green Chemistry
- Amelia Nestler, Northwest Green Chemistry
- Elke Van Asbroeck, Aperion Team
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APRIL 12, 2021
Featured Speakers
- Emily Conner, Abt Associates
- Eeva Leinala, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Denis Mottet, European Chemicals Agency; OECD Ad Hoc Group on the Substitution of Harmful Chemicals
- Karl Palmer, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Libby Sommer, Bolt Threads
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FEBRUARY 10, 2021
EU's Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-free Environment
Featured Speakers
- Elena Montani, European Commission DG ENV
- Pamela Spencer, ANGUS Chemical
- Joel Tickner, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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JULY 29, 2020
Featured Speakers
- José Bravo, Executive Director of the Just Transition Alliance
- Veena Singla, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council
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Resources noted during the webinar:
- Just Transition Alliance’s infographics: www.JTAlliance.org/materials
- The Louisville Charter for Safer Chemicals: https://comingcleaninc.org/louisville-charter/about-the-louisville-charter-for-safer-chemicals
- NRDC/CHANGE Report: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/toxic-chemicals-vulnerable-populations-report.pdf
- Commons Principles: https://www.bizngo.org/resources/entry/commons-principles-for-alternatives-assessment
- PBS Documentary – Mossville: When Great Trees Fall: https://www.pbs.org/video/mossville-when-great-trees-fall-se2q8k/
- National Academies 2014 Report A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives
- Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse’s Alternatives Assessment Guide
- How to make toxic-free popcorn - video
MAY 20, 2020
Featured Speakers
- Amy Clippinger, PETA International Science Consortium, Ltd.
- Pamela Spencer, ANGUS Chemical
- Margaret Whittaker, ToxServices
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Resources noted during the webinar:
- EPA’s List of NAMs
- NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM): List of NAMs
- PETA International Science Consortium:
- NAMs: piscltd.org.uk/alternatives
- Webinars: piscltd.org.uk/webinars
- Companies: piscltd.org.uk/links-resources
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: NAM Use for Regulatory Application
- Institute for in Vitro Sciences: Annual Workshop (January, 2021)
JANUARY 29, 2020
A4 Quarterly Webinar Series: How to Get to Safer Alternatives Using Non-Animal Testing Methods
Featured Speakers
- Amy Clippinger, PETA International Science Consortium, Ltd.
- Pamela Spencer, ANGUS Chemical
Featured Respondents
- Lauren Heine, ChemFORWARD
- Shari Franjevic, Clean Production Action
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JANUARY 17, 2020
A4 Member Update Call - January 2020
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OCTOBER 25, 2019
- Martin Wolf, Seventh Generation
- Annie Bevan, Superior Essex
- Libby Sommer, Bolt Threads
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JULY 11, 2019
Alternatives Assessment's Past, Present, & Future
- Joel Tickner, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
- Molly Jacobs, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
- Amelia Nestler, Northwest Green Chemistry
- Pam Spencer, Angus Chemical Company
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OCTOBER 23, 2018
- Joel Tickner, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Pam Eliason, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute
- Pamela Spencer, ANGUS Chemical Company
- Timothy Malloy, UCLA
- Cathy Rudisill, SRC Inc.
- Meredith Williams, California Department of Toxic Substances and Control
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CONTACT US
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT (A4)
LOWELL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
600 SUFFOLK STREET, LOWELL, MA 01854
PHONE: 978-934-4943
EMAIL: INFO@SAFERALTERNATIVES.ORG