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Sonja Haider

Senior Business and Investor Advisor, ChemSec

Sonja holds a Bachelor’s degree in Banking Services and Operations (CCI) and has a degree as a Fundraising Manager (FA). Since March 2010 she has worked as Advisor for the Investment Sector for ChemSec. Before joining ChemSec, she worked for Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) as their German Director and Chemicals Coordinator, where she worked on REACH, responsible for press activities, publications and lobbying. She has extensive experience in project development and realization in a European NGO network. Before moving to the non-profit sector she was employed by banks in Germany and the UK to trade European stocks and work on the money markets as a propriety trader.

The Chemical Footprint Project gives companies across all industries tools to evaluate their progress in reducing Chemicals of High Concern and proactively identify opportunities for further action,

- Joyce Taylor

CFP greatly simplifies the complex issue of chemicals management. We now have a tool that is available for plugging into purchasing decisions.

- Monica Nakielski

Hazardous chemicals “present reputational, regulatory, and reformulation risks across a broad range of industry sectors. Investors need to understand how companies are meaningfully managing these risks.

- Susan Baker

CFP is a market differentiator and provides a competitive advantage for business leaders. This new tool will add a level of transparency and help companies mitigate reputational and regulatory risks and exploit opportunities afforded by moving to safer chemicals.

- Roger McFadden

The Investor Environmental Health Network welcomes the launch of the Chemical Footprint Project. For too long chemicals and health have been missing pieces in Environmental Social Governance (ESG) assessments. Now we have a tool that investors can use to fill in this critical information.

- Richard Liroff

Participating in the Chemical Footprint Project pilot led us to develop a formal chemical policy that will be included on our website. Our chemicals policy and its successful implementation is the very heart of our company philosophy.