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‘Impossible is nothing’ - Adidas joins Nike and Puma in cleaning up their supply chain

31 August, 2011

Adidas, the world’s second largest sportswear brand, has responded (1) to the Greenpeace ‘Detox’

challenge by committing to zero discharge of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire supply chain and across the entire lifecycle of its products, by 2020 (2).

Article tagged as: adidas, china, clothing, nike, Puma, textiles, toxic chemicals, water pollution

Detox hat-trick: Adidas joins Nike and Puma in ditching toxic chemicals

Posted by Eoin D - 31 August 2011 at 11:34am - 9 Comments
Adidas is given the yellow card in Hong Kong for the use of toxic chemicals in t
All rights reserved. Credit: Clement Tang / Greenpeace
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.

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Detox Challenge Striptease

Author Credit:  Athit Perawongmetha / Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  27 July, 2011
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From China's Toxics team: Fishing Near An Emissions Pipe

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 19 July 2011 at 9:56am - 1 Comment
Greenpeace protestors bring attention to pipes pumping toxics into China's river
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Greenpeace activists protest at pipes pumping toxics into rivers

Sean of our East Asia Action and Investigations Unit in China, blogs on how toxic pollution from China's textile industry is destroying local lives - from his first hand experience.

Article tagged as: adidas, china, Detox, Field work, nike, river pollution, Testing, Toxic polliution, water pollution, Yangtze River

Greenpeace protestors bring attention to pipes pumping toxics into China's rivers

Greenpeace protestors bring attention to pipes pumping toxics into China's river
Author Credit:  © Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  18 July, 2011
Article tagged as: chemical pollution, china, Fieldwork, investigations, reports, river pollution, Textile industry, water pollution

Zhong Yu of Greenpeace China on the Dalian Oil Spill clean-up

Zhong Yu during the clean-up of the Dalian oil spill
Author Credit:  © Lu Guang / Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  14 July, 2011
Article tagged as: china, Dalian Oil Spill, Detox, water pollution, Zhong Yu

Thank you for being a Detox champion!

Welcome to Team Detox.

Our challenge has just begun: very soon we'll be in touch with more information proving the link between big clothing brands, like Nike and adidas, to toxic polluters in China...

Plus, we'll be asking you to help us encourage these sports giants to work with their suppliers to detox their production and stop poisoning China's rivers.

So look out for details on how to join us in the first round to eliminate water pollution and champion a Toxic Free Future.

In the meantime, for the latest blogs and news head to: greenpeace.org.uk/toxics

Thank you teammates!

Article tagged as: adidas, china, Detox, H&M, investigations, Lacoste, nike, Puma, river pollution, water pollution

Masked against pollution

Worker at a denim washing factory in Xintang, Zengcheng, China
Author Credit:  Qiu Bo/Greenpeace
Copyright:  All rights reserved
Date Taken:  10 February, 2011
Article tagged as: china, denim, factory worker, textiles, toxics, water pollution

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