Features
Chemistry that meets the U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment label
CleanGredients is the definitive database of chemical ingredients whose formulations have been pre-approved by the U.S. EPA to meet the criteria of their Design for the Environment Safer Product Labeling program.
Ingredients listed in CleanGredients have been verified by independent third-party experts to pass DfE’s stringent criteria, designed to safeguard human and environmental health.
Reduce development costs
Centralize marketing and selection of preferable chemistry
Standardize supply chain communication
One-stop-shop for green chemistry communication in the supply chain
Leverage market demand for green products
Definitive source of DfE pre-screened chemicals, streamlining the creation of new products that meet market criteria
Credible
Detailed, unbiased, independently verified data
Ease of use
Simple, user-friendly interface
Flexibile
Demonstrate compliance with various standards, eco-labels or corporate sustainability reporting requirements
Secure
Reporting attributes without sharing proprietary information
Increased choice
A variety of chemicals from many leading chemical suppliers
CleanGredients is a trusted resource for verified safer chemistry data, serving:
Ingredient Suppliers
- Authoritative resource where ingredients are recognized by the formulator community as exemplary
- Pre-approved status saves your customers time and money when pursuing the DfE label
- Use of CleanGredients logo as a trustmark to communicate the benefits of their products
Product Manufacturers
- A trusted resource for identifying ingredients that have been pre-approved to meet DfE Safer Product Labeling program criteria
- Assures consistency and credibility through independent, third-party review and verification
- Reduces costs while increasing time-to-market
General Public
- The DfE label represents a community of manufacturers whose best practices are resulting in products that are safer for humans and our environment
- A DfE labeled product guarantees that every chemical has been reviewed and verified by a third party expert to meet DfE’s stringent criteria to protect human and environmental health
Benefits of Participation
CleanGredients® is a unique partnership between GreenBlue, the U.S. EPA, and industry that benefits suppliers and formulators alike in a number of important ways.
Builds on market demand for “green” products
Demand is steadily increasing for cleaning products that contain healthy and safe ingredients. This is a market opportunity, and many companies seek to meet this demand by creating new, "green" products.
Creates opportunities for product recognition by U.S. EPA
CleanGredients streamlines participation in the U.S. EPA DfE Formulator Initiative by listing ingredient chemicals that are “pre-screened” against U.S. EPA criteria. CleanGredients helps suppliers to market – and formulators to identify – chemicals that will support formulation recognition by the U.S. EPA.
Helps purchasers to identify “green” products
CleanGredients helps purchasers by: 1) increasing the number of products bearing the U.S. EPA DfE logo, and 2) providing valuable information by which to compare competing products.
Helps formulators and suppliers to communicate
Formulators currently do not have reliable, up-to-date information about new “green” ingredient chemicals. Suppliers do not have a standard format to describe the “green” advantages of new ingredient chemicals. CleanGredients provides an "online marketplace" of green chemicals to address these needs.
Reduces costs for suppliers and formulators
CleanGredients is an online “one-stop shop” for green chemicals that reduces research, development, and marketing costs. For suppliers, it provides a centralized marketing venue for products. For formulators, it reduces time spent searching for appropriate ingredients, significantly increasing speed-to-market.
An efficient market for green chemistry alternatives.
CleanGredients directly links chemical suppliers and formulators through an online database. Existing resources identify “known bad” chemicals; CleanGredients identifies preferable alternatives and provides supplier contact information, links to websites, material safety data sheets, technical fact sheets, and more.
