November 2010 June 2010 Eil/wp/IgnoranceW06.2010/01 SUMMARY The worldwide adoption of the Polluter Pays Principle with regard to environmental contamination and pollution makes it abundantly clear that ignorance is not a defence. However, from our extensive independent research we have been shocked to discover that 93% of Directors are under the misapprehension that the laws and the risks apply only to chemical companies.