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Materiality assessments provide a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and opportunities most significant to a company’s mid- to long-term success. In 2015, ACI became one of the first organizations to perform such an analysis on an industry-wide basis. Doing so has allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of the sustainability issues that matter most to companies and stakeholders. Now we are…
The next National Poison Prevention Week is March 14-20, 2027.The third full week of March every year is National Poison Prevention Week and a good time to raise awareness about poison prevention and safety measures. The United States Congress established National Poison Prevention Week in 1961 (P.L. 87-319). Shortly thereafter, the Poison Prevention Week Council was organized to coordinate this annual event and promote poison prevention. More than 50 years later, the…
Dr. Larry Berger, a long-time member of the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Board of Directors and recently retired Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Ecolab Inc., has been named the 2026 recipient of ACI’s Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.The award recognizes Dr. Berger’s many years of outstanding service to ACI and the cleaning products industry. He served on ACI’s Board of Directors…
ACI conducted a national survey in 2017 among 1,000 parents and caregivers, half with children under the age of 4, which gathered insights about current laundry safety habits among parents with young children. While highlighting positive behaviors to prevent accidental exposures, the findings also point to a need for further education. Below are the results from the survey: 43% of families with children under the age of four reported that their children can…
BackgroundAdvancing Chemical Innovation Through Smart RegulationChemical innovation forms the foundation of most products in society and is key to a growing, vibrant, and sustainable economy, including job creation.ACI supports a risk-based regulatory approach for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) chemical management process that is practical, timely, and firmly grounded in sound science. This ensures member companies can formulate new innovative products for American…
The late Dr. David Macinga, who served as Vice President of Product Development and Regulatory Affairs, GOJO Industries, until his passing in June 2023, is the 2024 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award. This posthumous honor is for Dave’s many years of outstanding service to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the cleaning products industry. Dave was actively engaged at ACI in a range of areas, especially…