Shampoo. Nail polish. Sofas in the halls of Congress. All have been the subject of recent stories about the hidden dangers to our health in products we buy and use. Governments around the world are stepping up actions to better protect their citizens. Here in the United States, Congress is finally poised to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety authority. But improved government oversight is only part of the solution. Companies along the retail supply chain must also make it their mission to create products that are safer for consumers. To put it simply: We need companies to revolutionize how business is done. We need them to get Behind the Label. We began our crusade for safer chemicals in the marketplace by partnering with the largest retailer in the world, Walmart, a few years back. It prompted the company to announce a new policy in September 2013 for chemicals in its household and personal care products that will transform the world’s largest retailer – and its vast supply chain. But Walmart is, despite its size, only one piece of the global retail industry. We won’t get the revolution consumers deserve unless the majority of retailers and product manufacturers everywhere adopt safer chemicals policies and practices. We […]
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