METRICS
METRICS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION
We are building the infrastructure necessary to drive meaningful progress in safer chemistry.
While the global business community has made significant strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions—driven by clear, measurable targets for carbon neutrality—chemical hazard reduction has lagged behind. This gap ultimately stems from the old adage: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” By providing the framework to measure these hazards, we are enabling the industry to bridge this gap.
OUR GOAL
Embed safer chemistry metrics and tools in four
consumer-facing supply chains in the next five years.
ESTABLISHING A BASELINE:
The Fund’s first round of impact grants sought to establish a baseline metric and roadmap in at least four consumer facing supply chains to prioritize action and investment in the sector.
These baseline metrics reflect the work of individual retailers, brands, formulators, and chemical suppliers who conduct individual analysis that are then anonymized and aggregated to set goals that contribute to broader industry efforts.
…new sector reports will be published in 2026
Key Metrics
Tracking progress on these key metrics year-over-year provide tangible progress toward safer chemistry
1: % of chemicals disclosed in the scope
Action: Improve disclosure/transparency over time
2: % of characterization (ability to assign Hazard Band A - F)
Action: Increase knowledge of human and environmental impacts
3: % of verified safer/low-concern chemistry (Hazard Band A - C)
Action:Continue to monitor for changes in the underlying science
4: % of chemicals of concern (Hazard Band D - F)
Action: Conduct exposure, alternatives, and impact assessment as needed
5: % of uncharacterized (Hazard Band “?”)
Action: Commission chemical hazard assessments to fill knowledge gaps
Safer Chemistry Impact Metrics Framework (SCI Metrics Framework)
In 2024, SCI Fund published firsts-of-its-kind safer chemistry metrics and then rigorously tested them in multiple supply chains culminating in the 2026 release of the Safer Chemistry Impact Metrics Framework.
The forthcoming SCI Metrics Framework marks a pivotal milestone in the global transition to verified safer chemistry by establishing a common measurement architecture for translating chemical inventory and hazard information into standardized metrics that enable organizations to understand, benchmark, track progress toward safer chemistry over time, and compare results across companies and industry sectors.
Release: August 2026
MORE ON METRICS
A full discussion of these metrics and the process by which they were established is available in our first publication Accelerating the Transition to Safer Chemistry: Establishing a Collective Vision & Impact Metrics. We invite you to join us and contribute to accelerating science-based, data-driven efforts that meet the moment and set a course for using chemicals and chemistry in harmony with planetary boundaries and healthy life on earth.