In the News: September 30, 2013

Blog:  Corporate Social Responsibility: What Business Owners Should Know about Product Recalls
September 26, Environmental Leader
If you sell a product, there is a chance that at some point in time, your company could face a product recall.  Read on author’s account of how you can execute that recall, and keep your brand intact…

CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum Announces 2013 Circle of Commendation Award Recipients
September 25, Digital Journal
Each year, Chairman Tenenbaum awards the Circle of Commendation Awards to individuals or organizations that have had a unique impact on product safety.  Read this year’s winners, and the impact they have had on the industry…

California to Review Toxic Substances in Consumer Products
September 26, Los Angeles Times
California’s new chemical review regulations will take effect on October 1st.  Read about product classifications  and how this review may impact your company…

UL Global Study Reveals Critical Gaps Between Manufacturer and Consumer Priorities
September 24, Reuters
Underwriters Laboratories released their 3rd annual study, Product Mindset.  Read the insights about the ways manufacturers and consumers think and feel about the products they make, sell, purchase and use…

The GlobalEthicist – Supply Chain Risk: What Companies Need to Know
September 26, Ethical Corporation
Supply chain risk is part of any company doing business.  Read about some supply chain risk factors, and what your company can do to mitigate that risk…

5 Ways to Assess how Green that Chemical is
September 20, Greenbiz.com
How does a company credibly establish for a skeptical public that a chemical really is green, or at least a safer alternative?  This article seeks to answer the question…

 

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