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Dirty Laundry

Publication | July 13, 2011 at 3:00

A new investigative report from Greenpeace, 'Dirty Laundry', profiles the problem of toxic water pollution resulting from the release of hazardous chemicals by the textile industry in China. The investigations focuses on two facilities that were...

Dirty Laundry 2: Hung Out to Dry

Publication | August 23, 2011 at 3:00

Research commissioned by Greenpeace International has revealed that clothing and certain fabric-based shoes sold internationally by major clothing brands are manufactured using nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). NPEs -- which are used as...

The scent of chemicals

Feature story | February 10, 2005 at 0:00

When you buy a gift for a loved one you don't expect that it might come with a dose of harmful chemicals. But if you are buying certain perfumes this Valentine's day that's exactly what you'll get.

Toxins in your TV, poisons in your PC?

Feature story | November 22, 2004 at 0:00

Toxic chemicals found in products like home electronics are polluting environments across the globe and traces of which are found in most newborn babies. Discover the good companies removing these poisons from their products and pressure the bad...

Important step down the catwalk to toxic-free fashion

Blog entry by Tommy Crawford | November 21, 2011 2 comments

International fast-fashion retailer C&A today joined with China’s biggest sportswear company, Li-Ning, and Adidas, Nike, Puma and H&M to launch a Joint Roadmap to begin tackling the fashion industry’s toxic pollution problem. ...

Puma leaps ahead of Nike and Adidas in Detox Challenge

Blog entry by EoinD | July 26, 2011 12 comments

Hats off to Puma, the third largest sportswear company in the world, for publicly committing today to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals from its entire product lifecycle and across its whole supply chain by 2020. The...

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