Jim Jones, Edward Jr. Join Green Seal Board of Directors
Washington, DC -- Green Seal® today announced that Jim Jones, previously Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Edward Hubbard Jr., General Counsel for the Renewable Fuels Association, have been elected to Green Seal’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
“Jim Jones has an unmatched record when it comes to accelerating the shift toward safer consumer and facility care products,” said Green Seal CEO Doug Gatlin. “He is a champion for innovative, market-based environmental solutions, and we could not be more pleased that Jim has joined Green Seal’s Board.
“Ed Hubbard brings tremendous policy expertise in renewable fuels and clean energy, as well as in international trade. We are delighted to have Ed join Green Seal’s Board, where his entrepreneurial approach to environmental policy will be a crucial asset.”
Jones is President of JJonesEnvironmental, a consulting firm that provides strategic advice to clients on issues related to chemical safety. As Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, a Senate-confirmed position, he was responsible for implementing the nation’s pesticide, toxic substances, and pollution prevention laws from 2013 to 2017. Jones’s many accomplishments over his 30-year career at EPA included launching the Safer Choice ecolabel; helping to overhaul the badly outdated Toxic Substances Control Act and establishing federal “Green Guidelines” to facilitate federal purchasing of sustainable products.
From 2017 until January, Jones was Executive Vice President of Strategic Alliances & Industry Relations at the Household and Commercial Products Association, where he focused on strengthening the association’s relationships with industry, NGOs, retailers and government while increasing sustainability efforts in the specialty chemicals industry.
Jones earned an M.A. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland. He is a 2003 recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service and a 2010 recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service.
“It’s an honor to be part of the Green Seal team. As one of the first ecolabels, Green Seal’s credibility and robust standards have been a model for ecolabels around the world for decades,” Jones said. “I look forward to working with the Green Seal Board to further Green Seal’s reach in harnessing purchasing power to enhance environmental sustainability.”