Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue and Cleaning Chemicals have tightened the membership criteria.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has introduced an ethical audit requirement for members of its manufacturing accreditation schemes. The change was unanimously supported by all manufacturing scheme members at their recent Annual General Meetings.

Four bursaries will be awarded in September this year, following a tough selection process. The four successful applicants will each receive £6,000 during their university career. They will receive £2,000 at the start of each academic year or the first three years if the degree is longer.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has appointed a new Independent Inspector of its highly regarded Accreditation Schemes: David Luffman begins in March 2025.

More than 140 audits completed and 36,000 products checked in 2024: the CHSA Accreditation Schemes guaranteeing standards.

Safety data sheets (SDS) provide the information end users of cleaning chemicals need to make an appropriate risk assessment, as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). They are essential and available, as standard, from reputable manufacturers and suppliers.

New EU legislation – the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Green Claims Directive – is to tighten sustainability reporting and combat greenwashing. The purpose of the legislation is to enhance transparency, accountability and sustainability in business practices.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is donating £10,000 to its nominated charity, Grief Encounter.   The donation follows the CHSA’s Annual Charity Gala Ball, held in April this year. Since 2019 the CHSA has raised £33,000 for Grief Encounter as its nominated charity.

Buyers and end users of cleaning chemicals want environmentally sustainable, safe and effective cleaning chemicals. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is helping with the publication of a white paper – The Evolution and Regulation of Cleaning Chemicals, produced by Peter Thistlethwaite, Technical Manager – Cosmetics and Biocides at MSL Solution Providers.

Four talented young people are celebrating. Following a panel interview Emma Hinks, Sander Morris, Harry Thomas, and Molly Vaughan have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Bursary.