Greenpeace Publishes First Report on Detoxing Clothing Industry CampaignEighty companies in the fashion industry have committed to the campaign.

[Collection]Greenpeace Germany has released its “Destination Zero: Seven Years of Detoxing the Clothing Industry” report, detailing the progress 80 fashion companies have made in their commitment to reduce their use of hazardous chemicals by 2020. In the first report since the Detox campaign began in 2011, Greenpeace outlines the steps taken by companies across fashion, sportswear, luxury, retail, outdoor brands and supplies, which collectively represent 15 percent of global clothing production. Some of the companies committed to the pledge include Adidas, Burberry, Fast Retailing, Nike, Puma, H&M, Primark, Valentino and Inditex. Some of the benchmarks detailed in the report include: a commitment by all brands to eliminate 11 priority groups of hazardous chemicals and regularly report on their presence in wastewater from supply mills; 72 percent of brands are working toward disclosing their supplier lists in regard to Tier 2/Tier 3 wet processing, which yields the most water pollution; 72 percent of brands have completely eliminated per- and polyfluorinated chemicals from products. “We have made great progress in phasing out hazardous chemicals that pollute our waterways and environment — there has been a major paradigm shift in the clothing industry triggered by the Detox campaign, which now takes responsibility for their production instead

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