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After Tianjin blasts, families struggle to piece their lives back together

Blog entry by Qian Cheng | 28 December, 2015 1 comment

Just before midnight on August 12 2015, two chemical blasts ripped through Tianjin, a major port city in northeastern China, about two hours away from the capital Beijing. So powerful were the explosions they could be seen from space ...

The North Face and Mammut can't take PFC pollution back

Blog entry by Mirjam Kopp | 2 February, 2016

Nature lovers and long-time customers across the globe are asking outdoor brands Mammut and The North Face to stop using hazardous chemicals to produce their gear. The past 4 days alone have seen almost 100 protests in 13 countries...

Great news for outdoor lovers: high performance without PFCs is possible

Blog entry by Chiara Campione | 28 January, 2016 3 comments

"Going PFC-free in one of the world's most extreme and challenging natural environments is possible. I can do it". This was the idea David Bacci – an Italian professional climber – submitted to us when we asked the outdoor community...

Every voice counts… even mine: how Fion Lam took action to detox the outdoors

Blog entry by Fion Lam | 9 February, 2016

One week, 150 actions, 21 countries. Outdoor lovers around the globe have taken to the streets, shops, fields, mountains and woods everywhere to ask The North Face and Mammut to stay true to their values of love and respect for nature...

We climbed one of China’s most beautiful mountains and did it in PFC-free clothing

Blog entry by Icey Tsui, A.M. and Deng Lin | 26 February, 2016 1 comment

The majestic Four Sisters Mountains, in Sichuan Province, Mainland China. On January 19, a rare meteorological event allowed a record cold current from the Arctic to slide south into Mainland China. As the frigid polar air kept...

How one woman galvanized a community to fight the landfills plaguing her town

Blog entry by Juraj Rizman | 18 April, 2016

The Goldman Environmental prize is one of the world's largest awards to recognise grassroots environmental activists. Its winners are people from around the world who have made significant efforts to protect the natural environment,...

A Gap between your Words and the Truth

Blog entry by Ashov Birry | 25 April, 2013 8 comments

Last week Greenpeace International released the results of an investigation, which revealed that Gap Inc. (the company behind global brands including Banana Republic, Old Navy and its namesake Gap) is in business with a polluting...

This is my walk, what's yours?

Blog entry by Jay | 17 June, 2016

My name is Jay and today I’m studying a map of Wales, as I prepare to walk across the country on Saturday for the Greenpeace Detox campaign . That’s my walk, #whatsyourwalk? Why walk across Wales? Not just because it’s there, but...

Moving the mountain

Blog entry by Mirjam Kopp | 13 July, 2016

The hardest part of any journey is getting started, taking that first step. It’s so much easier when you have your friends with you. The same is true of the Detox outdoor campaign. It started when we found that some brands making...

5 ways to transform your old smartphone into something new

Blog entry by Robin Perkins | 18 August, 2016

Take a look in your drawer at home. It’s likely you’ll have a hidden stash of old phones, just sitting there taking up space. Indeed, according to a recent survey conducted by Greenpeace East Asia, in the US people own on average...

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