IPENers take action internationally, working on local, regional and global campaigns and policies to:

• Protect women and children from toxic chemicals
• Reduce and eliminate the world’s most harmful chemicals
• Eliminate lead in paint
• Reduce mercury pollution
• Demand that the private sector disclose information about chemicals in their products
• Promote agroecology and toxics-free electronics

IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) was founded in 1998 and is registered in Sweden as a non-profit, public interest organization. We are a network of over 600 organizations working in over 120 to protect the environment and human health.