Preventing Disease May Start With Supply Chains: Green Insight

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Pandemics haven’t always been top of mind for investors focused on environmental, social and governance issues. But a handful have been warning for years that some corporate practices—particularly those in global supply chains—lay the groundwork for them.

The novel coronavirus is just the latest infectious disease to originate from human interactions with animals. They are zoonotic—triggered by germs spread between animals and humans. Three out of every four new or emerging infectious diseases in humans come from animals, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...