Signaling Safe and Sustainable Alternatives: The Role of 3rd Party Certifications

Accelerating the adoption of safe and sustainable chemicals and products requires alignment across the value chain, data transparency, and trusted evaluation systems to recognize these chemicals and products. 3rd party certifications play a crucial role in this process as they allow organizations to securely share information and clearly indicate to consumers which chemistries and products are safe and sustainable. 

Green Seal certified products are globally recognized as meeting a high standard for protecting people and the planet. Their standards are used by hundreds of the world’s leading companies and many federal, state and institutional purchasing policies to identify safer, more sustainable products.  

Join this webinar to learn about Green Seal’s collaborative standard development process and their initiative to bring the industry together around a common definition of a safer and more sustainable product. The goal is to develop a common framework that resonates with consumers to build trust, simplify purchasing decisions, and drive clearer, more meaningful standards across the industry. Stakeholders from across the value chain can get involved in this process in several ways, and your feedback is welcomed.

*This webinar is available to Change Chemistry members only. 

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Speakers 

Brittany Maule

Director of Products and Standards at Green Seal

Brittany serves as the Director of Products and Standards at Green Seal where she manages the development of science-based, leadership standards for products, services, and spaces that are safer for people and the environment. Drawing on skills in technical research, stakeholder outreach, and science communication, she builds criteria that move products and organizations towards more sustainable choices in product design and operations. Prior to Green Seal, Brittany held roles for the State of Indiana Department of Environmental Management and as a content writer for an environmental blog. Brittany holds a M.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Environmental Biology with additional degrees in Technical Writing and Spanish. 

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Taryn Tuss

Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Taryn has decades of experience in strategic communications, media relations and journalism. Prior to joining Green Seal, she served as a spokeswoman for President Obama on energy and environment issues and led communications for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Taryn has advised dozens of nonprofits and foundations on communications and messaging strategy for their issues campaigns and initiatives. Previously, she reported on energy and environment policy and politics, with stories appearing regularly in the New York Times. She began her career post producing documentaries for National Geographic Television & Film. Taryn holds a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from American University.