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Greenpeace today reveals its latest Detox Catwalk, ranking 29 major fashion
companies on their action towards toxic-free fashion. The full ranking of
companies is here and our documentary revealing the impact of the campaign
throughout the industry can be viewed here.
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PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace ranking reveals fashion companies’ action on toxic pollution
Beijing, 19 March 2015 – Greenpeace East Asia today released its Detox
Catwalk, an online platform assessing how effectively major fashion brands
are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water
pollution. Inditex (the company that owns Zara), Puma and Valentino join 13
other Detox leaders in this year’s ranking, while sports brands Nike and
Lining are labelled Greenwashers for their failure to take credible action
to Detox.
“The fashion companies that have committed to Detox over the past four years
represent approximately 10% of the global apparel and footwear market. We
believe this momentum is creating a new standard in sustainable fashion:
sparking a transparency revolution and proving that zero discharge of
hazardous chemicals is within our reach by 2020. It’s time greenwashers like
Nike and LiNing come clean and join the wave for toxic free fashion.” said
Detox campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia, Yixiu Wu.
The Detox Catwalk assesses how committed companies have performed against
key criteria; these include how they are working to eliminate known
hazardous chemicals, including hormone disrupting chemicals such as PFCs,
nonylphenols and phthalates, from their products and processes, and what
steps they are taking towards full supply chain transparency.
"Increased supply chain transparency is good practice for sound chemical
management, which will help decision makers draft and promote solid policies
in China. Once companies are transparent, the public then has a chance to
monitor what's happening in the industry - they have a chance to take part
in the risk management of chemicals. In fact, it promotes good governance of
this issue," said Liu Jianguo, Associate Professor at the College of
Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University.
The four-year Detox campaign is changing the way companies are working with
their suppliers and is starting to shift chemical regulations in
manufacturing countries. For instance:
a.. In China, harmful chemicals such as PFCs, nonylphenols and phthalates
will start being regulated, following their inclusion in the 12th Five-Year
Plan for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Risk of Chemicals.
b.. In Indonesia, NPEs will be regulated and monitored with their addition
to a list of hazardous and toxic materials.
c.. In the European Union, harmful chemical groups (including phthalates,
PFCs and NPEs) are being added to a list of chemicals that the EU hopes to
phase out and replace with substitutes.
The urgency to tackle water pollution is gaining momentum in countries such
as China where almost half of the surface water is not drinkable and 64% of
underground drinking water reserves in major cities are seriously polluted.
China’s textile industry alone is responsible for 10% of the country’s
industrial wastewater emission.
The Greenpeace Detox campaign demands fashion brands to commit to zero
discharge of all hazardous chemicals by 2020 and require their suppliers to
disclose the releases of toxic chemicals from their facilities to
communities at the site of the water pollution.
Notes to Editor:
1.. The full ranking of companies: http://greenpeace.org/detoxcatwalk
2.. The 18 Detox-committed companies assessed via the Catwalk, as Detox
Leaders and Greenwashers, represent approximately 10% of the estimated
US$1.7 trillion global annual (2013) apparel and footwear market.
http://go.euromonitor.com/rs/euromonitorinternational/images/key-highlights-apparel-footwear-2014.pdf
3.. The Detox Catwalk only focuses on the fashion apparel brands that have
committed to Detox and highlights those that have been approached but have
not yet made a Detox commitment as 'Detox Losers'. Greenpeace will continue
assessing all the Detox committed companies, including those in other
sectors, in the future.
4.. Greenpeace East Asia today released a documentary reporting the effect
the Detox campaign has had on the full textile supply chain and local
communities: “Detox: How Fashion Is Cleaning Up Its Act”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR8c01NoNBw
Media Contact:
Tristan Tremschnig, Global Communications, Greenpeace East Asia:
tristan.t...@greenpeace.org +85 29712 3301
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Tristan Tremschnig Global Communications Strategist | Greenpeace East Asia
Mobile: +852 97123301 (GMT+5) | Email: tristan.t...@greenpeace.org |
Skype: cuisiteng *Based in Hong Kong
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Greenpeace today reveals its latest Detox Catwalk, ranking 29 major fashion
companies on their action towards toxic-free fashion. The full ranking of
companies is here and our documentary revealing the impact of the campaign
throughout the industry can be viewed here.
-----------------------
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace ranking reveals fashion companies’ action on toxic pollution
Beijing, 19 March 2015 – Greenpeace East Asia today released its Detox
Catwalk, an online platform assessing how effectively major fashion brands
are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water
pollution. Inditex (the company that owns Zara), Puma and Valentino join 13
other Detox leaders in this year’s ranking, while sports brands Nike and
Lining are labelled Greenwashers for their failure to take credible action
to Detox.
“The fashion companies that have committed to Detox over the past four years
represent approximately 10% of the global apparel and footwear market. We
believe this momentum is creating a new standard in sustainable fashion:
sparking a transparency revolution and proving that zero discharge of
hazardous chemicals is within our reach by 2020. It’s time greenwashers like
Nike and LiNing come clean and join the wave for toxic free fashion.” said
Detox campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia, Yixiu Wu.
The Detox Catwalk assesses how committed companies have performed against
key criteria; these include how they are working to eliminate known
hazardous chemicals, including hormone disrupting chemicals such as PFCs,
nonylphenols and phthalates, from their products and processes, and what
steps they are taking towards full supply chain transparency.
"Increased supply chain transparency is good practice for sound chemical
management, which will help decision makers draft and promote solid policies
in China. Once companies are transparent, the public then has a chance to
monitor what's happening in the industry - they have a chance to take part
in the risk management of chemicals. In fact, it promotes good governance of
this issue," said Liu Jianguo, Associate Professor at the College of
Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University.
The four-year Detox campaign is changing the way companies are working with
their suppliers and is starting to shift chemical regulations in
manufacturing countries. For instance:
a.. In China, harmful chemicals such as PFCs, nonylphenols and phthalates
will start being regulated, following their inclusion in the 12th Five-Year
Plan for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Risk of Chemicals.
b.. In Indonesia, NPEs will be regulated and monitored with their addition
to a list of hazardous and toxic materials.
c.. In the European Union, harmful chemical groups (including phthalates,
PFCs and NPEs) are being added to a list of chemicals that the EU hopes to
phase out and replace with substitutes.
The urgency to tackle water pollution is gaining momentum in countries such
as China where almost half of the surface water is not drinkable and 64% of
underground drinking water reserves in major cities are seriously polluted.
China’s textile industry alone is responsible for 10% of the country’s
industrial wastewater emission.
The Greenpeace Detox campaign demands fashion brands to commit to zero
discharge of all hazardous chemicals by 2020 and require their suppliers to
disclose the releases of toxic chemicals from their facilities to
communities at the site of the water pollution.
Notes to Editor:
1.. The full ranking of companies: http://greenpeace.org/detoxcatwalk
2.. The 18 Detox-committed companies assessed via the Catwalk, as Detox
Leaders and Greenwashers, represent approximately 10% of the estimated
US$1.7 trillion global annual (2013) apparel and footwear market.
http://go.euromonitor.com/rs/euromonitorinternational/images/key-highlights-apparel-footwear-2014.pdf
3.. The Detox Catwalk only focuses on the fashion apparel brands that have
committed to Detox and highlights those that have been approached but have
not yet made a Detox commitment as 'Detox Losers'. Greenpeace will continue
assessing all the Detox committed companies, including those in other
sectors, in the future.
4.. Greenpeace East Asia today released a documentary reporting the effect
the Detox campaign has had on the full textile supply chain and local
communities: “Detox: How Fashion Is Cleaning Up Its Act”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR8c01NoNBw
Media Contact:
Tristan Tremschnig, Global Communications, Greenpeace East Asia:
tristan.t...@greenpeace.org +85 29712 3301
--
Tristan Tremschnig Global Communications Strategist | Greenpeace East Asia
Mobile: +852 97123301 (GMT+5) | Email: tristan.t...@greenpeace.org |
Skype: cuisiteng *Based in Hong Kong
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\Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:06 AM
Subject: [press-release] Fashion companies ranked on toxic pollution -
Greenpeace Detox Catwalk
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