About Lindsay Dahl -

I’m an author, activist turned corporate do-gooder, and unapologetic enneagram 8.

I’ve been working at the forefront of environmental health and climate change campaigns for nearly two decades, working to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products through policy and market shifts. As a result I have been the lead strategist for the passage of over 30 laws aimed at better protecting public health, advancing consumer safety and addressing the urgency of climate change. I cut my teeth on public policy in Minnesota where I passed the nation’s first ban on BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, among other toxic chemical related bills on phthalates, lead, and flame retardants.

From there I moved to Washington D.C. to help start, build and run Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, the nation’s largest campaign working to remove toxic chemicals from consumer products. We successfully built a national campaign to update our federal laws on toxic chemicals, the first reforms since the 1970s. I was the campaign’s lead lobbyist and grassroots organizer, building a national movement to make toxic chemical safety issues a conversation one that was discussed at the kitchen table. Simultaneously I worked with the nation’s top ten leading retailers to address harmful ingredients in the products they sell, leading to strong corporate policies addressing toxic chemicals from Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and others.

After shaking up DC I took a risk and moved to Los Angeles to implement social impact initiatives at Beautycounter, a clean beauty brand working to transform the beauty industry. I built the mission program over 8 years including developing the beauty industry’s strongest safety program, authentic advocacy (we passed 15 clean beauty laws in 8 years), award winning responsible sourcing program (hitting child labor in the mica industry head on), transitioning to more sustainable packaging and establishing climate leadership. I helped spearhead the acquisition of Beautycounter, the second largest in the beauty industry’s history, lending it a $1b valuation.

Currently I’m the Chief Impact Officer for Ritual, a traceable vitamin and supplement company, where I work to help deliver on the brand’s vision through science-based and innovative sustainability, traceability and advocacy campaigns.

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