The Motley Foolโs Jack Uldrich on DuPont:
โEssentially, DuPont is publicly acknowledging that there are possible risks in nanoscale material and nanoparticles; and itโs actively working to identify and โ if feasible โ minimize or eliminate those risks as quickly and efficiently as possibleโฆ
โDuPontโs stance is a refreshing change from your typical corporate position, which has often been to refuse to consider โ let alone acknowledge in advance โ the possibility that some of the materials or chemicals being developed may pose an environmental, safety, or health risk. I am confident DuPontโs openness will be rewarded in the marketplaceโฆ.
โThe bottom line is that DuPont has a lot riding on the successful development of nanotechnology, and I am bullish on many of these developments. However, Iโm equally bullish on DuPontโs willingness to engage in an active and aggressive policy of protecting tomorrowโs profitable nanotechnology development with its careful and considered analysis of the fieldโs potential health, safety and environmental risks today. As they say, forewarned is forearmed.โ
And foresighted. Letโs hope this companyโs stance inspires others, not just on todayโs materials, but on tomorrowโs devices and the revolutionary nanosystems on the horizon. โChristine
