Apple’s Art Fong to Lead ChemFORWARD Technical Advisory Group
Apple’s Art Fong to Lead ChemFORWARD Technical Advisory Group
Dr. Art Fong, green chemistry lead at Apple’s Environmental Technologies group, will join Dr. Lauren Heine, ChemFORWARD’s director of safer materials & data integrity, to co-chair ChemFORWARD’S newly launched Technical Advisory Group. In this role, Fong will guide harmonization, data quality, process transparency, and scientific integrity.
At Apple, Fong has driven efforts to remove harmful substances from the company’s supply chain and develop safer substitutes. He is an active member of the scientific and technical communities collaborating to advance green chemistry and safer alternatives.
“I am honored to welcome Art in this leadership role for our technical advisory group,” said Stacy Glass, executive director of ChemFORWARD. “Art is a globally respected practitioner and champion of green chemistry and circular design across industry sectors. His active participation in this group will be incredibly potent in our ambitious goal to establish a globally harmonized repository of chemical hazard assessments and safer alternatives.”
His work in advancing sustainability and safer chemistry at one of the world’s most innovative technology companies, along with his leadership on California’s Green Ribbon Science Panel and Green America’s Clean Electronics Production Network will offer unique and unrivaled insights into ChemFORWARD’s strategic product development with a focus on technical content and features that promote adoption for better decision making by product designers and manufacturers interested in making safe and circular products.
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.
