METRICS
METRICS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION
We are making progress in reducing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses to the environment because most companies have established clear and measurable goals toward reducing carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. In contrast, however, few have established goals for chemical hazard reduction, even in the face of pending chemical bans or phase-outs, let alone moved toward a goal of safer chemistry that transcends regulatory compliance. The lack of such goals may be explained by the old adage:
“You can’t manage what you can’t measure.”
OUR GOAL
Embed safer chemistry metrics and tools in four
consumer-facing supply chains in the next five years.
ESTABLISHING A BASELINE: METRIC “ZERO”
The Fund will establish a baseline metric and roadmap in at least 4 consumer facing supply chains to prioritize action and investment in the sector. It is also envisioned that retailers, brands, formulators, and chemical suppliers will utilize metric zero to set individual actions and goals that could contribute to the broader industry effort.
For each sector baseline report:
●Define scope and data source(s).
●Analyze data set and summarize insights including
terization
0.1: priorities for elimination (D/Fs),
0.2: quantify safer chemistry (A/B/Cs), and
0.3: prioritize functional data gaps for ●Broadly distribute with clear call to action
●Provide year over year updates on progress
METRICS 1 - 5
Accelerate the transition to safer chemistry and support broad adoption of metrics and tools
MORE ON METRICS
A full discussion of these metrics and the process by which they were established is available in our first publication Accelerating the Transition to Safer Chemistry: Establishing a Collective Vision & Impact Metrics. We invite you to join us and contribute to accelerating science-based, data-driven efforts that meet the moment and set a course for using chemicals and chemistry in harmony with planetary boundaries and healthy life on earth.