Blogposts tagged 'H&m'

C&A and Li-Ning join new road towards toxic-free fashion

Posted by hayley.baker - 23 November 2011 at 11:23am - 1 Comment
Shoppers outside C&A store in Amsterdam
All rights reserved. Credit: Alex Yallop / Greenpeace
Shoppers outside of an Amsterdam C&A store

International fast-fashion retailer C&A has just joined with China’s biggest sportswear company, Li-Ning, and Adidas, Nike, Puma and H&M to launch a Joint Roadmap to begin tackling the fashion industry’s toxic pollution problem.

This year our Detox campaign exposed the direct link between global clothing brands, their suppliers, and toxic water pollution around the world. The Joint Roadmap is an important step forward, and a reminder of what public pressure can achieve.

Article tagged as: adidas, C&A, clothes, H&M, Li-Ning, nike, Puma, toxic chemicals

Big clothing brands like H&M are listening to you

Posted by jamie - 27 October 2011 at 2:55pm - 2 Comments
Greenpeace volunteer talks to a passer-by outside H&M in Stockholm
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Fast results in fast fashion: you persuaded H&M to publish its restricted substances list

Tommy Crawford, communications manager on the Detox campaign, reveals the latest success story in getting clothing brands to ditch toxic chemicals.

As fashion-lovers around the world ponder over which clothes to add to their Christmas wishlists, news about a different list linked to the fashion industry has got the Detox team here buzzing. I’m talking about H&M’s Restricted Substance List, a detailed version of which appeared for the first time on the company’s website this month.

Article tagged as: adidas, clothes, clothing, Detox, H&M, nike, Puma, toxic chemicals, water

Surfing the Detox wave

Posted by Tamara Stark - 26 September 2011 at 2:51pm - 1 Comment

As you’ve heard, we’re now seeing a growing wave of clothing companies committing to eliminate toxic chemicals from their production processes. Four major clothing brands have recently come onboard and we’re certain that more companies – and perhaps other industries – will soon stop using hazardous chemicals that currently contaminate the world’s waterways and environment.

Article tagged as: adidas, chemicals, china, clothing, Detox, H&M, nike, Puma, surf, toxic, water

Clickers and stickers make H&M detox

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 20 September 2011 at 10:08am - 3 Comments
Wastewater discharged from a denim washing factory in Xintang, Zengcheng, China
All rights reserved. Credit: © Lu Guang / Greenpeace
Wastewater discharged from a denim washing factory in Xintang, Zengcheng, China

Clothing giant H&M has responded to a torrent of tweets, Facebook updates, and Detox sticker actions last week with a public commitment to Detox. Hazardous chemicals are out. Transparency and transformational change are in.

Article tagged as: china, clothing industry, Detox, H&M, Hazardous chemicals, water

Will H&M make “Detox” the new must-have?

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 13 September 2011 at 10:54am - 1 Comment
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70% of China's rivers and lakes are now dangerously polluted: manufacturing industry being the main cause

There's a skeleton in H&M's closet. The fast-fashion retailer sells clothes made with chemicals which cause hazardous water pollution around the world, and the only way to stop this water pollution is to come clean and stop using such chemicals for good. As one of the largest clothing groups in the world, a H&M committed to a toxic-free future would set a trend for the rest of the fashion industry to follow.

Article tagged as: adidas, chemicals, china, clothing, Detox, fashion industry, H&M, nike, pollution, Puma, toxics, water
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