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toxic product recall backlash: 2008 shareholder season to set record for chemical, product safety shareholder resolutions
April 29, 2008
Proxy season overview: in the wake of high profile product recalls and growing public concern about chemicals in baby bottles and other products, a record number of resolutions on toxic chemicals and product safety have been introduced by corporate shareholders. Listen to the streaming audio briefing here.

Toxic Stock Syndrome: How Corporate Financial Reports Fail to Apprise Investors of the Risks of Product Recalls and Toxic Liabilities
April 17, 2008
Product toxicity review finds annual securities reports fail to disclose financial risks known to corporate managers on supply chain weaknesses before and after the 2007 toy recalls due to lead paint, on scientific studies showing products causing asthma, potential health risks of nanotechnology, and on the new European chemical regulatory program, “REACH”.

Toxic Neglect: Mutual Funds Opposing Shareholder resolutions on chemicals in products ignore financial risks to shareholders
February 28, 2008
New IEHN Report: Most major mutual fund families in the United States routinely opposed or abstained from voting on toxic chemical shareholder resolutions, but there are several reasons for hope in some funds' proxy voting guidelines and support for resolutions

INVESTOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK APPLAUDS SEARS HOLDINGS’ NEW POLICY TO REDUCE AND PHASE OUT USE OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
December 13, 2007
The latest in a series of decisions by such leading retailers as Wal-Mart and Target is a further reminder that retailers must take responsibility for reducing consumer exposures to toxic chemicals in products.

THREAT FROM TOXIC CHINESE IMPORTS REQUIRES STEPPED-UP CORPORATE COMMITMENT, WARNS INVESTOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK
December 11, 2007
Investment Managers Concerned About the Health Risks from Corporate Toxics Policies Post Video and Audio Webcasts Advising Investors and Companies Regarding Toxic Products and China

IEHN OCTOBER 2007 NEWSLETTER: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS
October 2007
Letter from the Executive Director
Media attention in recent months to toxic toys, toothpaste and pet foods has added fuel to our argument that companies must pay serious attention to the toxic chemicals in their products.

BED BATH & BEYOND ENCOURAGED TO REPLACE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS
July 10, 2007
Strong Support for Shareholder Resolution at Bed Bath & Beyond Encourages Company to Replace Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products

REMARKABLE 45 PERCENT OF SHAREHOLDERS SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY/PVC RESOLUTION AT HASBRO
May 30, 2007
PVC Chemical Issue Also Raised with Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond; Toy/Game Maker Hasbro Lags Other Companies, Progress Seen at Sears and Mohawk Industries.

COMPANIES FACING SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS ON CHEMICAL RISKS IN PRODUCTS GROW FROM JUST THREE IN ‘04–‘05 TO 17 IN ‘06–‘07
Spring 2007
From Asthma to Teflon . . . From Cosmetics Safety to Pesticides . . . Concerns Mount About Chemical Risks; IEHN Unveils “Fiduciary Guide” as 2007 Proxy Season Heats Up

TOXIC CHEMICAL RISKS TO PORTFOLIOS ARE FOCUS OF NEW IEHN VIDEO
April 16, 2007
Toxic chemical risks to portfolios are focus of video for individual investors, pension fund fiduciaries and investment professionals.

TOXICS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO?: COMPANIES INCREASINGLY FACING SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS ON CHEMICAL RISKS IN PRODUCTS
April 4, 2007
From Asthma to Teflon . . . From Cosmetics Safety to Pesticides . . . Concerns Mount About Chemical Risks; IEHN Unveils “Fiduciary Guide” as 2007 Proxy Season Heats Up.

WHAT PRICE BEAUTY? RISK POSED BY TOXICS IN COSMETICS COULD LEAVE UNWARY INVESTORS WITH A BLACK EYE
February 20, 2007
Growing Regulatory, Consumer Pressure Pose Major Challenges for Cosmetics Industry, Retailers; Bed, Bath & Beyond and CVS Face Related 2007 Proxy Votes.

VALUE AT RISK FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN COMPANY PRODUCTS
February 8, 2007
Electronics, cosmetics, and pesticide manufacturers are among the many companies that could face loss of market share and access to major markets due to “toxic lockouts” according to a new report just issued by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

INVESTORS SHOW UNPRECEDENTED CONCERN REGARDING FINANCIAL RISKS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS
May 4, 2006
The number and variety of shareholder resolutions at corporate annual meetings this spring demonstrates an unprecedented level of investor engagement and concern regarding the financial risks to share value posed by toxic chemicals in products.

IEHN PUBLIC STATEMENT: FINANCIAL RISKS TO COMPANIES FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS
January 2, 2006
A call for support of environmental health shareholder resolutions

PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, INCREASING PROFITS AND PROMOTING INNOVATION BY BENCHMARKING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF CHEMICALS
February 10, 2005
A new report released today by The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment and published in the journal Corporate Environmental Strategy provides investors and senior corporate executives with a new tool for measuring corporate progress in producing safer consumer products.