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A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie

A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie

Publication | 17 February, 2014 at 8:00

A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children's clothing and footwear produced by eight luxury fashion brands.

Toxic Threads: Under Wraps

Toxic Threads: Under Wraps

Publication | 5 December, 2012 at 18:00

Exposing the textile industry's role in polluting Mexico's rivers.

New Greenpeace Research: Washing Big Name Brands Makes Consumers Polluters

New Greenpeace Research: Washing Big Name Brands Makes Consumers Polluters

Press release | 20 March, 2012 at 12:11

Amsterdam, 20 March 2012 – Greenpeace today released evidence (1) that hazardous chemical residues in clothing items sold by major brands (2) are released into public waterways when they are washed by consumers. Once entering our rivers, lakes...

A toxic river runs through it

A toxic river runs through it

Feature story | 8 June, 2010 at 18:10

Russian waters are being poisoned by hazardous substances that sometimes exceed hundreds of times the safe limit as set by authorities. This was the finding of an historic ship tour as the Greenpeace flag sailed into Moscow for the very first...

Thirsty coal poses risk to India's farmers

Thirsty coal poses risk to India's farmers

Feature story | 7 August, 2012 at 14:00

Farmers in India's Vidarbha region are struggling with drought and limited access to irrigation while plans by India's government to build 71 new coal-fired power plants will place an extra strain on water resources.

A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China

A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China

Feature story | 23 January, 2014 at 14:30

A team from Greenpeace East Asia's Detox campaign recently discovered an unsettling sight off the coast of South Eastern China. Next to the city of Shishi, a centre for children's clothing production, they discovered a huge black plume of...

The global water crisis – The elephant in the room

The global water crisis – The elephant in the room

Blog entry by Iris Cheng | 22 March, 2015 1 comment

Why are so few talking about coal's impact on already scarce water resources? Despite the global water crisis being identified as the top risk to people across the globe, very few are taking a stand to protect dwindling water...

7 reasons to claim water for life, not for coal

7 reasons to claim water for life, not for coal

Blog entry by Helena Meresman | 1 September, 2014 2 comments

Safe, affordable and accessible water is one of our planet's scarcest natural resources. Many people don't have access to fresh water for sanitation, agriculture, or even to drink. Yet, global water consumption by the power sector...

The unquenchable thirst of an expanding coal industry

The unquenchable thirst of an expanding coal industry

Blog entry by Kumi Naidoo | 4 April, 2014

Article originally published in the Guardian. An oasis is a body of water, ringed by greenery and beyond that, a lifeless, endless landscape that coughs up dust and sand whenever the wind touches it. It is a globally understood...

Puma overtakes competitors Adidas and Nike in race to drop toxic pollution

Press release | 26 July, 2011 at 2:46

Beijing, 26th July 2011 - Puma, the world's third-largest sportswear brand, has responded to a Greenpeace challenge to 'detox', by publicly committing to the elimination of all releases of hazardous chemicals from its entire product lifecycle,...

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