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The toxic tale behind your clothing

Blog entry by Yifang Li | 20 November, 2012 20 comments

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 touching a fashion choice. And yet, there's more to it: You're also touching a...

World Water Day: 10 facts you ought to know

Blog entry by Tianjie Ma | 22 March, 2013 3 comments

We live on a wet planet, and without that water we would not be able to survive. But in places like China where I live, industries such as textile facilities are pumping a nasty cocktail of toxic chemicals into our water – you only...

Time for big brands to stop hiding in the toxic crowd

Blog entry by Laura Kenyon | 4 December, 2012 1 comment

Halogenated anilines and perfluorinated chemicals are two things you’ve probably never heard of before. In addition to being mouthfuls to pronounce, both are toxic chemicals that are harmful to the environment and life, both in water...

Full marks for Marks & Spencer

Blog entry by Martin Besieux | 24 October, 2012 4 comments

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 you, we are able to achieve the sort of success story we are announcing today.

Eskom is burning South Africa’s water to produce electricity

Blog entry by Melita Steele | 19 October, 2012 2 comments

Water is the foundation of life: we’re unable to survive without it. But the problem is that water is scarce, and this country is running out of it. More than 98% of South Africa’s water has already been allocated, and this...

Why is G-Star Raw trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes?

Blog entry by Ilze Smit | 7 June, 2012

Over the past couple of days, Greenpeace activists and supporters around the world, from South Africa to Hong Kong, have been busy pasting huge ‘detox posters’ on the windows of their local G-Star Raw stores. The reason: G-Star Raw...

A Toxic Fairytale

Blog entry by Ashov Birry | 17 April, 2013 8 comments

Let me tell you a story of a polluted paradise. We used to call it 'Parahyangan' or the place where the Gods and Goddesses resided. The river that passes through it stretches 270 km from the Wayang Mountain to the Java Sea, giving...

Benetton shows its true colours and commits to toxic free fashion

Blog entry by Chiara Campione | 16 January, 2013 8 comments

It’s about time the Detox campaign officially landed on the stylish streets of one of the world's most high profile fashion centres. Here in Italy we are celebrating the latest Detox commitment, announced today by the Benetton Group...

Japan's Uniqlo adds Detox commitment to spring’s wardrobe essentials

Blog entry by Eoin Dubsky | 9 January, 2013 3 comments

Another fashion brand is detoxing. Japan's leading international casual wear brand, Uniqlo, begins the new year with a public commitment to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire global supply chain and...

Let’s give Levi’s 501,000 reasons to Detox

Blog entry by Pierre Terras | 5 December, 2012 9 comments

“From the way we make our products to how we run the company, we’re committed to restoring the environment. Consumers expect this from us, employees demand it, and the planet requires it.” This is a very honourable statement from...

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