In our May 2025 report, Addressing Portfolio Risks of Chemical Hazards, the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund observed that while a growing roster of companies are restricting the use of known hazardous chemicals, most corporate reporting still relies on self-disclosure that can obscure hidden risks from hazardous chemicals that have not been fully characterized.  Even accurate information about which chemicals are excluded from supply chains is not enough. Without information about which chemicals are being used in the manufacturing supply chain, or insufficient or incomplete information about a chemical's human and environmental health hazard, investment portfolios can harbor hidden risks to lawsuits, reputational damage, and regulatory shocks.

By Jasmin Malik Chua July 29, 2025 3:50pm

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“Clean” beauty? What about “clean” fashion?

It’s still comparatively early days for the latter, but as consumers become increasingly alarmed by “buyer beware” headlines about the toxic chemicals that might be lurking in their fit checks, so, too, are investors.