Water is essential for life, but it is also the world's most threatened
essential resource. It is imperative that solutions are found to stop
poisoning the precious resources we have left with hazardous chemicals.
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.
Fruit and vegetables sold by Tesco in China carry illegal levels of pesticides
Evan Brooks blogs about Greenpeace East Asia’s investigation into pesticides on Tesco produce.
After three years of independent testing, produce sold at Tesco supermarkets in China continues to show levels of pesticides far above the legal limit. When is Tesco going to wake up and smell the chemically-doused produce?
We've just released a new version of the Guide to Greener Electronics.
This time ranking 15 gadget and electronics companies on energy,
greener products and sustainable operations. HP takes the lead at 5.9
out of a possible 10 points, followed by Dell, Nokia and Apple.
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.
Posted by Tamara Stark -
26 September 2011 at 2:51pm -
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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.
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.
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.
Adidas has agreed to play clean and has committed to removing toxic chemicals from its products
Adidas
is going toxic-free, the company has just announced!
This is great news
for our environment, rivers, and the millions of people in China and
elsewhere who depend on rivers for drinking water and agriculture.
Dirty Laundry: Clothing and the Global Toxic Cycle
Our
latest research reveals that the
clothes you are wearing may contain nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) - chemicals that are effectively banned in clothing manufacturing in Europe - which can break down in water to form nonylphenol (NP), a
toxic, persistent and hormone-disrupting substance. 52 out of 78 garments
from 14 global clothing, brands sold in the UK and the continent, tested positive for NPEs, including four
Adidas articles.
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