Eliminating toxic chemicals

Toxics threaten our water, air, land, oceans - and our future.
Synthetic chemicals put the global health of humanity and the environment at risk, as the world's industries fail to research the potential impacts on our planet.

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Detox models

The toxic tale behind your clothing

What are you wearing today? Touch it. Go on. What does it feel like? Yes, you're touching a piece of clothing. You're touching a type of fabric. You're...
Posted by Yifang Li - 23 November, 2012 - 11:40 -
Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer takes toxic chemicals out of clothing

Encouraging a fashion behemoth to change the way it produces clothing is no small task. But armed with the facts and the collective power of supporters like...
Posted by Martin Besieux - 24 October, 2012 - 17:11
The ship used by Trafigura to dump waste in the West African town of Abidjan, Iv

How one company is getting away with a human and environmental tragedy

Six years ago a multinational company bought large amounts of unrefined gasoline in the US and refined it through an industrial process called caustic washing...
Posted by marietta_harjono - 25 September, 2012 - 11:11 -
Clothing and the Global Toxic Cycle - 300 dpi

How big brands are making consumers unwitting accomplices in the toxic water cycle

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...
Posted by hayley.baker - 20 March, 2012 - 15:43 -
Shoppers outside C&A store in Amsterdam

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

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...
Posted by hayley.baker - 23 November, 2011 - 11:23 -

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