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HomeFree: Product Guidance

December 2022
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Database containing information on chemical hazards and risks of selected groups of building products and providing guidance for making informed product selection. Resources also include drop-in specification language, manufacturer information request templates, guidance for decoding product-specific literature, case studies and online courses specific for the featured product groups.

HBN's Product Guidance uses a red-to-green ranking system to compare different types of products based on their hazardous content. It is informed by our comprehensive research into the hazards associated with building products that may impact building occupants as well as fenceline communities and workers throughout the product's life cycle.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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GreenNY: Specification: Floor coverings

January 2023
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Green public procurement specification for general construction and flooring adhesives. The goal of the specification is to set to set a hierarchy of flooring covering preferences, establish minimum environmental goals for flooring installations in state properties, and provide recommendations for additional aspects of flooring performance, cleaning and maintenance for a healthier indoor environment.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Chemicals in building products
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Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance

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UNEP
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February 2022
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The Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) launched on the sidelines of UNEA 5.2 taking place from 28 February to 4 March 2022.The report calls to strengthen environmental action within the ‘One Health’ response to AMR, looks at the pollutants that exacerbate AMR in the environment, where they come from, and provides an overview of the environmental action required.
Emerging Policy Issues: Pharmaceutical pollutants Chemicals in products
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Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Policy for Protecting the Climate and Biodiversity

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BUND
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April 2022
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Chemicals and materials policy deals with both the risks and the opportunities of chemicals as well as with the volume of material flows from raw material extraction to waste. As with the policy areas of climate and biodiversity, there is a need for a global transformation in chemicals and materials policy with a strong focus on the guiding principles of precaution and sustainability. The boundaries of our planet must no longer be exceeded.The impacts of chemicals and materials are closely
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Study on industry involvement in the integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste

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SAICM ,
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April 2022
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The integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste was proposed to the Governing Council of UNEP, at its twenty-seventh session in 2013, by the Executive Director of UNEP, in his report on the consultative process on financing options for chemicals and wastes.Industry involvement is one of the three pillars of the integrated approach, along with the mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals and wastes into development planning and dedicated external financing, and it is central
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Reformulation is Entirely Possible: Summary of the Lead Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines and How to Use this Information

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Lead Paint Alliance , SAICM UN Environment Programme World Health Organization
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May 2022
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This document summarizes information from the Lead Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines, the findings and recommendations of the reformulation pilot demonstrations, and two case studies of paint manufacturers which have reformulated paint products. This summary is also intended to highlight how the information from the Guidelines can be used by different stakeholders involved in the phasing out of lead paint.The full set of technical guidelines can be accessed here.The guidelines were made possible under a global project funded by the Global

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Policymaking
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GREEN Rating System for New Constructions

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GBCSL
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February 2022
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The natural environment together with our economy, health and productivity are immensely affected by the performance of the built environment. According to the Global Status Report 2020, CO2 emissions from the operation of buildings have increased to their highest level yet at around 28% of total global energy-related CO2 emissions. With the inclusion of emissions from the buildings construction industry, this share increases to 38% of total global energy-related CO2 emissions while the total final energy consumption of the global
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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GREEN Labelling System for Sustainable Building Materials and Products

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GBCSL
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March 2022
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Sri Lanka, like other countries around the world, is facing an immense challenge, to create sustainable buildings for the future. Buildings are the major source of demand for energy and construction materials which produce a significant amount of by-product greenhouse gases. Studies show that the building sector accounts for over 40 percent of the world’s energy requirements and that a large percentage of the present energy consumption and carbon dioxide generation could be saved by applying certification standards such as
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Market and Sector Analysis Report of the Chemical Supply Chain of the Construction Sector in Sri Lanka

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NCPC Sri Lanka
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July 2021
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This market and sector analysis report of the chemical supply chain of the construction sector in Sri Lanka was conducted according to the process outlined in UNEP’s eco-innovation (Eco-i) manual.The construction industry is one of the largest industries in Sri Lanka both in terms of contribution to GDP as well as the labour force involved. As a result, the construction material supply chain is also one of the largest sub sectors in the country. There is an emerging trend in
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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