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Making the Business Case

These reports contain clear and compelling business and economic benefits exist for our policy positions. In fact, most of our policy positions include ones that have been painted by others as bad for business. These documents can be used to help educate policymakers and others about how policies based on sustainable principles can be good for all stakeholders, including the planet.

The Business Case for Eliminating PFAS Chemicals from Consumer Products
  • Many businesses have taken the lead to make products safer, more sustainable and free from harmful chemicals, including the class of chemicals know as PFAS. Listening to the demands of consumers and governments, these manufacturers and retailers have found, over the past five years, that making and selling products without harmful chemicals is both safer and profitable. Download the complete report.
Making the Business & Economic Case for Safer Chemistry
  • A 2015 report commissioned with the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, and developed by independent research firm Trucost, found a substantially higher market growth potential for safer chemicals than their conventional counterparts. Among the key findings, the report found that the market for safer chemicals is estimated to have 24 times the growth of conventional chemicals market worldwide from 2011 to 2020, with some sectors experiencing far higher growth. Download the complete report.
The Business Case for Cleaning Product Ingredient Disclosure Legislation
  • Cleaning product manufacturers are not required by law to fully list product ingredients on their labels. So most do not. This leaves business buyers and other consumers with no idea whether a product they — or workers in their facilities — are using exposes them to chemicals linked to health problems. Download the complete report.
The Business Case for Eliminating Harmful Chemicals from Products
The Business Case for EPA action on safer chemicals 

Case Studies

These case studies illustrate how ASBC members and other businesses engage in practices that support the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. These companies have found ways to take the high road from a social and environmental standpoint, without undermining their growth and profitability — and in some cases making their business even more successful in conventional financial terms.

We hope these case studies provide inspiration and information to help your business to do well by doing good.

Childhood Cancer Cross-Sector Strategies for Prevention

Hackensack University Medical Center: Hospitals Leading the Way on Safer Chemicals & Products
Seventh Generation: Bringing Transparency to Chemicals Management
Lullaby Earth: Proving That Chemical Safety and Good Business Are Like Pillow and Pillowcase
Naturepedic: Creating Safer Products, New Jobs and Business Opportunities, While Spurring Innovation
Catholic Healthcare West: Why Health Care Needs Federal Chemicals Reform
Construction Specialties: Green Buildings Need Safer Chemicals Policy Reform
Kaiser Permanente: Using Safer Chemicals in Products to Support Preventive Health Care
Perkins + Will: Taking a Precautionary Approach to Chemicals in Products
Bringing Chemical and Environmental Health to the Online Mattress Trend with Happsy

Polling

ASBC regularly conducts polling of small business owners nationwide. In recent years polling has covered several policy areas:

Toxic Chemicals

In general, small business owners are concerned about the threat posed by chemicals to the health of humans and the environment and are supportive of regulation aimed at mitigating that threat. Concern over the health risks posed to human and environmental health by toxic chemicals is shared among Democratic and Republican SBOs, as well as support for stricter government regulations to increase transparency and accountability so health risks can be minimized. Read the complete polling report.

White Papers

ASBC has released several reports which take an in-depth look into important sustainability issues:

Making the Business & Economic Case for Safer Chemistry

A 2015 report commissioned with the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, and developed by independent research firm Trucost, found a substantially higher market growth potential for safer chemicals than their conventional counterparts. Among the key findings, the report found that the market for safer chemicals is estimated to have 24 times the growth of conventional chemicals market worldwide from 2011 to 2020, with some sectors experiencing far higher growth.  Read or download the complete report. Watch the webinar on the report.