Industry Groups
Alliance for Chemical Awareness
The Alliance is an initiative of the business community to enhance the availability of information to the public about major chemicals in commerce, with a particular focus on the High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals that have been the subject of public/private chemical testing programs.
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American Apparel and Footwear Association
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers, which compete in the global market. See also the Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Working Group established to "reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain."
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American Chemistry Council (ACC)
The ACC represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry. The Council is committed to improved environmental, health and safety performance through Responsible Care, common sense advocacy designed to address major public policy issues, and health and environmental research and product testing.
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bluesign
In response to colossally increasing demand for textile products that are environmentally friendly, pose no health hazards, and conserve resources to the greatest possible extent, the independent bluesign® standard has been established. The demand is originating as a result of strict legislation, and meeting it will be crucial for future success. The bluesign® standard is the most efficient way to guarantee compliance with the new requirements, without compromising functionality, quality or design.
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Business and Institutional Furniture Makers Association (BIFMA)
BIFMA’s mission is to lead, advocate, inform and develop standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.
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EU Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
The EU Committee represents the views of American business operating in Europe. Members of he EU Committee are major investors in Europe and have employees in almost every Member State of the European Union. The EU Committee supports European integration and aims to provide positive input into the development of EU policy.
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Global Data Synchronisation Network
The GDSN is built around the GS1 Global Registry®, GDSN-certified data pools, the GS1 Data Quality Framework and GS1 Global Product Classification, which when combined provide a powerful environment for secure and continuous synchronisation of accurate data. With GDSN, trading partners always have the latest information in their systems, and any changes made to one company's database are automatically and immediately provided to all of the other companies who do business with them.
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Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3)
A growing number of companies are discovering that the approaches of green chemistry and Design for Environment (DfE) allow for a transition to safer alternatives. The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council provides open conversation about the challenges to and opportunities for this successful transition.
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ISSA
As the worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA’s global membership includes more than 5,500 distributor, manufacturer, building service contractor, and in-house service provider companies.
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Outdoor Industry Association
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry.
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Soap and Detergent Association (SDA)
The Soap and Detergent Association is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Product and Oleochemical Industries, the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, their ingredients and finished packaging; oleochemical producers; and chemical distributors to the cleaning product industry.
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA)
SOCMA is the leading trade association serving the specialty-batch and custom chemical industry. Its more than 320 member companies have more than 2,000 manufacturing sites. SOCMA hosts an annual international chemicals conference where chemicals policy issues are regularly discussed.
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