Chemical pollution is evolving from an environmental concern into a systemic financial threat. Traditional business models are now buckling under the weight of trillion-dollar health liabilities, stranding once-reliable assets. To navigate this shift, institutional investors must use proactive company and policy stewardship to lead the transition… …
Introduction Environmental justice (EJ) is a defining factor in how companies secure their license to operate, grow, and deliver returns. For asset managers, EJ considerations now cut across the entire investment lifecycle, influencing mergers and acquisitions, capital project approvals, permitting, community relations, and even day-to-day… …
New IEHN Guidance Helps Beauty, Retail, and Personal Care Leaders Protect Value and Accelerate Safer Ingredient Innovation
July 15, 2025 Somerville, MA—New investor-led guidance released today by Clean Production Action’s Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) offers a powerful roadmap for consumer-facing brands to reduce chemical risks and unlock long-term value through safer ingredient innovation. Grounded in more than 60 shareholder resolution… …
Recent federal rollbacks of environmental justice policies by the Trump administration are exposing U.S. companies—and their boards—to mounting litigation and reputational risks. As federal protections fade, states and citizens are stepping up enforcement, particularly in regions with long histories of industrial pollution. A new… …
In this compelling interview, Caroline Boden, Alexandra McPherson explores the critical role of sustainable investment in driving long-term value and protecting human and environmental health. As systemic risks like climate change, chemical pollution, and biodiversity loss converge, the conversation turns to how capital markets can support business… …
In the past decade, the use of toxic pesticides – the catch-all term for chemicals used to control insects (insecticides), weeds (herbicides), and fungi (fungicides) – has created economic harm and financial risk for investors. For example, after acquiring Monsanto, a leading producer of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, Bayer… …
To better assess how companies are future-proofing supply chains and meeting growing demand for ingredients inherently safer for human health, climate change and biodiversity, investors are setting the following expectations in dialogues and engagements with food retailers, food manufacturers and agrochemical producers: Assessment and… …
The Business Case for Effective Management of Environmental and Human Rights Impacts
Solar Supply Chains: The Business Case for Effective Management of Environmental and Human Rights Impacts As the global solar market surges toward a projected $436 billion valuation by 2032, this report outlines the urgent need for solar companies and investors to address escalating risks across the value chain. From forced labor in critical… …
The UN Global Framework on Chemicals provides a roadmap for investors on shifting away from harmful chemicals
Chemicals play a critical role in modern life, but their pervasive use and mismanagement have led to a triple planetary crisis of pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. The chemical sector is the third-largest source of industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. Scientists, meanwhile, warn us that we’ve breached… …