Familar examples of environmental health problems include exposure to lead in paint, asbestos in building materials, air and water pollution, and pesticide residue.

As You Sow seeks to ensure that consumer products are safe, that hazardous wastes are properly disposed of to significantly reduce contamination of air and water supplies, human exposure to hazardous components is limited, and that there is adequate validation and transparency of corporate practices.. Our work toward improving corporate policies on health and safety emphasizes:

• Increased disclosure of potential human health risks
• More thorough product testing
• Elimination of toxic or environmentally hazardous components
• Labeling and increased transparency of product ingredients
• Proper disposal and recycling methods
• Safe worker conditions
• Promotion of non-toxic or “green chemistry” alternatives

To learn more about our efforts, please click on one of our E-Health target areas:

• Poly-vinyl chloride (PVC)
• Nanomaterials
• Electronic waste
• Bisphenol A
• Cosmetics

Resources

Environmental Working Group
The Environmental Working Group is a non profit public interest watchdog that investigates and expose threat to the environment and human health and finds solutions.

Healthcare Without Harm
Healthcare Without Harm is a global coalition of 443 organizations in 52 countries working to protect health by reducing pollution in the health care industry.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is a specialized financial information services and investment advisory firm assessing corporate environmental performances.