Resources & Insights

• Clearya — Browser extension and mobile app that automatically scans product ingredients for hidden chemicals, matching them against authoritative hazard lists (e.g. Prop 65, EU REACH).
• Retailer Report Card — An annual scorecard that ranks major U.S. retailers on their efforts to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products and supply chains.
• ChemSec SIN List — A scientifically vetted hazard list of “Substances of Very High Concern” (SVHCs) that guides regulators, retailers, and brands in phasing out the worst chemicals.
• ChemForward — A collaborative hazard data platform offering verified hazard profiles, alternatives assessments, and decision support tools for product designers and manufacturers.
• Biomonitoring California — A pioneering state program measuring the levels of environmental chemicals (including PFAS, phthalates, and heavy metals) in California residents’ bodies.
• HBM4EU — A major European initiative harmonizing human biomonitoring data across EU countries to inform policy, identify chemical health risks, and coordinate safer substitution efforts.
   

International

• Stockholm Convention — Legally binding treaty that uses a hazard-based approach to eliminate or restrict persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like flame retardants and some PFAS. (along with Basel Convention & Rotterdam Convention)
• Global Plastics Treaty (UNEP) — An evolving treaty focusing on the full lifecycle of plastic pollution, including chemical additives.

U.S. Federal

• TSCA (EPA) — Regulates chemicals in commerce but is often risk-based, which can delay action on harmful chemicals.
• EPA Safer Choice — Certifies products meeting strict health and environmental standards.

US States

• Safer States Bill Tracker — Tracks state-level toxic chemical policies, often more progressive and hazard-focused.
• California Safer Consumer Products Program — Requires manufacturers to find safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals.
• Washington State Safer Products — Washington’s innovative regulatory framework that identifies priority chemicals, evaluates safer alternatives, and restricts the worst offenders in products sold in Washington.
   

• Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry — A pioneering research and education center at UC Berkeley dedicated to designing inherently safer chemicals and materials, engaging stakeholders across academia, industry, and government. They lead curriculum development and technical support for safer material transitions.
• Safer Made — A venture capital firm investing in companies developing safer chemical alternatives, focusing on consumer products, sustainability-driven innovation, and green materials.
• CEFIC SUBSPORT+ — A European platform offering case studies, regulatory guidance, and tools to help businesses identify and implement safer alternatives to hazardous substances.
• Healthy Building Network — Provides tools and research, including the Pharos Project and HomeFree, to help architects and designers select low-hazard building materials and reduce toxic exposures in construction.