Document Library

Built Environment

• 2008-05-07  Toxicants fact Sheet (321 kb pdf)
  This fact sheet provides an overview of toxic chemicals in building materials for health care organizations
• 2008-05-07  Product Comparison: No Added Urea Formaldehyde Casework (154 kb pdf)
  This chart lists commercial medium density fiberboard (MDF), particleboard, and wheatboard products currently on the market with no added urea formaldehyde. Several companies are in research and development to explore new soy-based resin products as alternatives to those listed below, which use no formaldehyde of any kind in their products. Watch and keep asking the market for these new products.
• 2008-05-04  Insulation Fact Sheet (102 kb pdf)
  This fact sheet discusses batt insulation products with no added formaldehyde alternatives
• 2008-05-04  Product Comparison: Insulation (83 kb pdf)
  This chart lists commercial batt insulation products currently on the market with no added formaldehyde
• 2008-05-01  Formaldehyde Fact Sheet (98 kb pdf)
  This fact sheet discusses formaldehyde found in building materials
• 2007-04-30  Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC), version 2.2, January 2007 (3.2 mb pdf)
  The GGHC is a quantifiable sustainable design toolkit to assist hospitals in designing and operating high performance healing environments.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy

• 2008-06-27  Towards a Healthier and Safer Society (14.2 kb pdf)
  This two page document, written at the request of the Bi-Partisan Policy Center (advisors to President-elect Barack Obama) outlines GHSI's vision, strategy and recommendations for a healthier and safer society.
• 2008-05-28  Accessing the United Nations Global Compact Database (1.3 mb pdf)
  This fact sheet discusses how to research the over 5,000 free organizational participant profiles, including CSR information for each organization
• 2008-05-28  Accessing the Corporate Register Database (1.4 mb pdf)
  This fact sheet discusses how to research the over 4,000 free company profiles found in the Corporate Register
• 2008-05-12  CSR Resources Overview (62 kb pdf)
  This fact sheet discusses the research tools available for CSR investigations and provides links to those tools

Healthy Purchasing

• 2008-09-01  Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Guidance Document (44 kb pdf)
  This overarching guidance document was designed to transform the healthcare market's purchasing policies and practices by promoting safer and more sustainable products and technologies. It is endorsed by health systems, GPOs and other supporters, including (as of September 2008): AmeriNet, Broadlane, Catholic Healthcare West, Consorta, Inc., HealthCare Without Harm, Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIG-PA), Kaiser Permanente, MedAssets,Novation, and Premier Inc.