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Tesco publicly commits to Detox its textile production, as retailers start tackling...

Press release | 14 July, 2017 at 12:27

Hamburg, 14 July 2017 - Tesco, one of the world’s largest retailers has today announced they will immediately begin the process of eliminating hazardous chemicals from the supply chain of their garment brand F&F;, sold in 2,300 stores trading out...

And the "winners" are…

Blog entry by Mirjam Kopp | 29 October, 2015

We asked you which outdoor clothes and kit to test for dangerous chemicals (PFCs). Votes poured in for cherished brands such as Columbia, Patagonia, Jack Wolfskin, Mamut and Haglöfs, with The North Face topping the charts. In...

Detox Outdoor, let's build the campaign together!

Blog entry by Edyta Sitko | 5 November, 2015 1 comment

People are at the heart of Greenpeace, and this couldn't be more true for the Detox Outdoor campaign. Protecting nature and providing a toxic-free environment is all of our goal, and it especially should be for the companies that...

Burberry commits to toxic-free fashion

Press release | 28 January, 2014 at 23:00

London, 28 January 2014 - British luxury brand Burberry today made a commitment to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 1 January 2020 [1].

Shopping doesn’t make us happy

Blog entry by Frances Lo | 8 May, 2017 5 comments

Do your clothes make you happy? Or, after the excitement of the shopping spree fades, does your new stuff tend to lose its in-store magic by the time it’s reached your wardrobe?   A new survey of international buying habits has...

Greenpeace launches Twitter Fairy Tale to give toxic nightmare a happy ending

Press release | 14 January, 2014 at 12:04

Amsterdam, 14 January 2014 – Starting today at 08:00 CET and added to every hour, on the hour, Greenpeace is pioneering a new way of delivering its environmental messages by posting a 12-part “Detox Fairy tale” from its Twitter, Facebook and...

A Little Story about the Monsters in your Closet

Blog entry by Nadia Haiama | 14 January, 2014

Today we told the world a story, a story about the Little Monsters in children's clothes and shoes. As the mother of a young daughter this is one story I had to read and one that revealed a shocking truth about the clothes we buy for...

Why is H&M; burning new clothes?

Blog entry by Kirsten Brodde | 7 November, 2017 1 comment

Journalists in Denmark have  revealed  that H&M; are burning new clothes. Since 2013,  12 tonnes of clothing  has been burned per year in Denmark alone.   You might remember that H&M; has been heavily promoting its recycling...

Why you shouldn't buy anything on Singles' Day

Blog entry by Lu Yen Roloff | 10 November, 2017

120,000 mobile phones sold in a minute, 1 billion things sold in one day - this is the reality of Singles' Day. It's the world’s biggest online shopping day and it's happening on November 11.   Created by the Chinese company,...

New study finds toxic monsters lurking in children’s clothing

Press release | 14 January, 2014 at 8:44

Beijing, 14 January 2014 – Hazardous chemicals have been found in children’s clothes and shoes made by major brands including Disney, Burberry and adidas, according to a new investigation released today by Greenpeace East Asia [1].

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