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How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... reputation of a family name cannot be overlooked. He pointed as an example to the Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma is being pursued over the marketing and distribution of opioids. The Sacklers, who are still estimated to be worth US$10 billion ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy after facing a slew of lawsuits for the mismarketing of its product OxyContin. The company's marketing and mislabelling of OxyContin has seen it accused of causing the opioid addiction crisis in the US. Purdue ...

US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... increased awareness around opioid abuse - and actually some of those companies have indeed declared bankruptcy since." Purdue Pharma is one such privately owned, unlisted company which has been accused of aggressively and misleadingly marketing opioids ...
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