CFP is a program of Clean Production Action and was co-founded by the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the consultancy Pure Strategies, and Clean Production Action.
CFP includes two major initiatives for identifying and moving away from the use of chemicals of high concern (CoHCs) towards safer solutions. One initiative is the CFP Survey, a holistic assessment of where an organization is in its efforts to move beyond regulatory compliance towards best practices in chemicals management. The other initiative is the chemical footprint metric, a quantitative measure of the production and use of CoHCs. The chemical footprint metric is embedded into the CFP Survey and provides a means for companies to set goals, quantify their use of CoHCs, and measure progress.
Highlights from the 6th CFP Report
- Companies with over $1 trillion in annual revenue from seven business sectors participated in the 2021 CFP Survey.
Over one year, they reported chemical footprint reductions of 83.4 million pounds/37.8 million kilograms.- Walmart, one of the world’s largest retailers, surpassed its 10% chemical footprint reduction goal in formulated
products by achieving a 17% reduction and encouraged suppliers to set impactful chemical footprint goals.- Reckitt, a major consumer goods company and retailer supplier with brands including Lysol, Woolite, and Calgon,
announced it is “aiming for a 65% reduction in our chemical footprint by 2030.”- CFP Signatories including investors and retailers established the CFP Survey as a leadership framework in shareholder
resolutions and benchmarking assessments.- The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its new proxy voting disclosure requirements for institutional
investment managers listed “chemical footprint” among examples for “Environment or climate” reporting requirements.
6th Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Report
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