Finally less poison! Greenpeace praises H & M, Mango, Primark and Zara
Nobody wants to buy toxic fashion - but unfortunately we do not look at the garments whether they contain toxins or not.
It's a good thing that Greenpeace has been fighting since 2011 for making fashion companies more environmentally friendly and philanthropic. With the "Detox Catwalk" campaign, the environmental organization wants to achieve that only non-toxic fashion will be on the market by 2020. 18 fashion companies have committed to the program. "Companies are committed to using or releasing no dangerous chemicals in their global supply chain and products by January 1, 2020," Greenpeace writes on the campaign website.
Now Greenpeace has re-examined the use of chemicals by major fashion companies and made some progress:
Exemplary: The Detox Trendsetter
Adidas, Benetton, Burberry, Esprit, H & M, Inditex (which also includes Zara), C & A, Primark, Mango, Limited Brands, Uniqlo, G-Star, Puma, MS, Valentino, Fast Retailing and Levi's has judged Greenpeace as a "detox trendsetter". These companies have committed to Detox and have already achieved positive results.
Commenting on H & M, Greenpeace says: "H & M has proven that its commitment was not just a short fad by being the first brand to ban the dangerous PFCs from its products, and the Swedish fashion giant also prohibits the use of AP / APEO and plasticisers in manufacturing . "
C & A states, "The company has all the evidence of a detox pioneer in the disposal of hazardous chemicals." Greenpeace also finds words of praise for Primark: "The Irish fashion retailer is enforcing its ban on priority hazardous chemicals and has pledged to ban all PFCs by December 2015."
Incorrigible: The detox tail lights
Greenpeace judged negative fashion brands especially negatively: Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Bestseller (which owns Only and Vero Moda), Gap, Versace, Hermès, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton and Dior.
Greenpeace writes about the companies: "The 2014 Greenpeace report on children's luxury clothing has shown that products from Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Dior contain hazardous chemicals, and LVMH / Christian Dior has not taken any credible measures to expose its toxic supply chain and No credible individual detox commitment made. " The same applies to the other luxury companies mentioned.
Why are these companies unwilling to produce their fashion free of toxins? Do you assume that your customers are more interested in a reputed name than non-toxic clothing?
Here you can read more about the "Detox Catwalk" campaign, about the assessed companies? and how you can support the action.
