RLC Statement on Chemical Innovation Priorities and Transparency Road Map

In June 2019, Change Chemistry (formerly the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, GC3) released a statement developed by its Retailer Leadership Council (RLC) outlining chemical functions and priority product categories where innovation in safer alternatives is needed. It also developed a road map to encourage improvement in the supply chain and public transparency of chemical ingredients in consumer products. 

The RLC Statement on Chemical Innovation Priorities and Transparency Road Map builds on earlier work (see background below on the Joint Statement on using Green Chemistry and Safer Alternatives to Advance Sustainable Products). Although each participating retailer has a different product assortment, therefore, a different set of priorities for safer chemistry, the Change Chemistry Retailer Leadership Council has now collectively identified a set of chemical function and application priorities for innovation in safer alternatives. The Transparency Road Map, a critical starting point to understanding chemical innovation needs, outlines best practices in the short-term (2019–20) and includes a longer-term vision that will need further development by the entire chemicals supply chain.