While they should always be used with caution given their hazardous contents, their hydroxide-based formulas can effectively dissolve through the nastiest of obstructions like hair, grease, and soap scum buildups
Offering both is not required and is solely at the discretion of the business owner or operator
As of August 2024, 210 entities, including banks, pension plans, asset managers and insurers, have signed TFPs Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge, collectively representing assets under management of over US$18 trillion.6 This would have represented approximately 15.6% of global assets under management in 2022 by fee-charging funds (US$115.1 trillion).7 Financial institutions are generally not willing to sacrifice financial returns in favour of ethical considerations.8 According to this view, investors seek to maximise returns, not make moral judgments, and a company selling a highly addictive, high-margin product in a large and established industry, with high barriers to entry, may seem a good investment
Most important, like most disruptive events, nobody had put it all together before
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