Safer Ingredients Make Strides in the Beauty Industry, but Challenges Remain
New report quantifies the use of safer chemistry in consumer products, moving beyond “bad lists” to set a new standard for accountability
ChemFORWARD released the first "Beauty & Personal Care Ingredient Intelligence Report.” The report, which analyzed 8,500 products, showcases the groundbreaking collaboration among major beauty retailers, brands, and ingredient suppliers, including Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Credo, Beautycounter, The Honest Company, Inolex, and Dow, to define a standard for safer chemistry and measure progress.
Venebio Joins ChemFORWARD’s Approved Assessor Program
ChemFORWARD expands its Approved Assessor Network with the addition of Venebio, a leading provider of scientific and regulatory support for product safety. Their team of experts provides end-to-end safety support from raw ingredient safety assessments to post-market surveillance. The growth of the Assessor Network highlights the growing demand for comprehensive chemical hazard assessments to inform safer substitution across multiple sectors.
ChemFORWARD Welcomes Rachel Simon as Senior Manager Safer Chemistry
ChemFORWARD is pleased to introduce Rachel Simon as our new Senior Manager, Safer Chemistry. In this role, Rachel will play a key part in ChemFORWARD's mission to transform global supply chains by providing accessible and actionable chemical hazard data. Her key focus will be leading ChemFORWARD's Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative, driving initiatives to identify safer alternatives in the electronics sector. Rachel brings to ChemFORWARD over fifteen years of experience in sustainability as well as a deep understanding of chemical hazard assessment and safer alternatives, with particular expertise in the electronics sector.