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Purpose is no longer a branding exercise. It is becoming a governance test. The Institute for Systems Integrity examines why boards must stop treating social purpose as narrative — and start governing the systems that produce real-world consequences.
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For decades environmental and social harms were treated as externalities. That boundary is breaking down. Climate shocks, governance failures, supply-chain fragility, and transition risk are increasingly becoming financial risks shaping boards, markets, and capital allocation.
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Healthcare increasingly adopts recycled-content materials in the name of sustainability. But recycled inputs do not guarantee circular outcomes. Clinical safety, contamination risks, regulation, and waste pathways often reshape the lifecycle reality.