Sustainability Matters

Preparing for Changes to California’s Prop 65

Since 1986, when Californians voted in favor of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (more commonly known as Proposition 65), the initiative has been warning residents of California of toxic substances that are in the goods they purchase. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) oversees Proposition 65 and its list of… read more

Product Lens™ Program Accepted by USGBC for Materials Ingredient Credit in LEED®

Our Product Lens™ chemical disclosure program has been recognized under the Building Product Design and Optimization grouping – Materials Ingredient credit by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® green building program. To read about the specific requirements in this category of LEEDv4, visit the USGBC website. UL’s Product Lens program was developed to address… read more

Calculating Reduce and Reuse

The following is Part 4 of our blog series on Zero Waste, written by William F. Hoffman III Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Corporate Fellow at UL Environment. In my last blog entry I talked about recognized diversion routes and the overall goals of the UL ECVP 2799, Zero Waste to Landfill program. This week I’m dedicating the blog… read more

Waste Diversion Routes and Overall Goals

Getting to Know Your Discarded Materials

Understanding Zero Waste Claims

REACHAcross™: Software That Reduces the Need for Animal Testing to Meet REACH Deadlines

Are You Ready? TSCA Title VI, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Takes Effect December 2017.

Streamlining the Sustainable Procurement Process

CosaTron First to Verify Air Purification Systems for Zero Ozone Emissions