Articles | Sustainability & ESG
The EPA Safer Choice Program and the Cleaning Industry: The Next Big Move
Jeff Cross | March 1, 2023Safer Choice is program established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help both consumers and businesses locate products that perform and...read more
Defining Sustainability
Stephen P. Ashkin | August 15, 2022Sustainability definitions are typically equal parts inspiration and aspiration. Examples include the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy, which stated, “In our...read more
Can Authentic Green Products Come from ‘Bad’ Companies?
Stephen P. Ashkin | June 15, 2022The cleaning industry is comprised of outstanding companies, many of whom are rightly recognized as global leaders. These are indeed “good” companies...read more
Sustainability Prospecting for New Clients
Stephen P. Ashkin | October 29, 2021This article is not about the science or politics of sustainability, nor will it provide a detailed explanation of sustainability. Rather, this...read more
Advanced Technologies in Cleaning and Disinfection
Patrick Lucci | May 5, 2021Since 1847, when chlorine was first used as a disinfectant, there have been few alternatives to the useful, effective, and often dangerous...read more
National Cleaning Week
John Nothdurft | February 11, 20212020 will be a year we will not soon forget. It is also a year that put the cleaning industry front and...read more
Understanding Biotechnology
Steve Teasdale | December 30, 2020Since the beginning of 2020, there have been different research studies released, all discussing the projected growth of something called the “specialty...read more
Navigating Towel and Tissue Sustainability
Jeffrey R. Sturgis | February 5, 2020In this era of rising concerns about global environmental challenges such as ocean plastics, greenhouse gases, deforestation, and more, there is no...read more