Investors pressure top firms to halt production of toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Investors pressure top firms to halt production of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | PFAS | The Guardian

Shareholders say lawsuits over PFAS compounds linked to cancer and other diseases represent growing threat to companies’ profits

Investors from some of the world’s largest firms are pressuring chemical companies to end production of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, which shareholders say represent an enormous and growing threat to manufacturers’ bottom lines.