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  • Italy's Textile District Pledges to Detox © Andrea Guermani / Greenpeace
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    Detoxing at the root of fashion

    Change is most difficult but also most effective when it happens at the root of a problem. This is why we are now working with Italy’s Prato region to Detox the companies that supply renowned fashion brands, including Gucci, Prada and Armani.

    Chiara Campione 2 min read
  • Ecological Produce at Farmers Market in Paris © Peter Caton / Greenpeace
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    Big news for bees

    As ecological farming and the market for organic food continues to grow across the globe, I’m heartened to see that the same is true in Spain, my home country, where we are going through one of the worst economic crises in recent history.

    Luis Ferreirim 2 min read
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    The North Face and Mammut can’t take PFC pollution back

    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.

    Mirjam Kopp 3 min read
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    Hazardous chemicals found in outdoor gear

    Most brands had to admit that they do use PFCs. But they didn’t tell us which products they were in. So we asked you which products you wanted tested.

    Mirjam Kopp 2 min read
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    Leaving Traces

    Greenpeace Germany tested a range of outdoor clothing and gear for hazardous per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and found chemicals that are hazardous to the environment and to human health.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read
  • Discounter Children Clothes © Fred Dott / Greenpeace
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    Report: Discounters’ clothes are getting cleaner

    Good news! It's getting a little easier to find clothes produced by environmentally conscious discounters. Our German office did the research and announced which supermarket chains are "Detox Trendsetters" and who made the "Detox Losers" list.

    Brian Adams 2 min read
  • Cattle Farm in the Amazon © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
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    Less meat, better for everyone

    The recent announcement from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which classified processed meat as a carcinogenic and red meat as "probably carcinogenic" (similar to Glyphosate in Roundup) shows that the amount and the frequency that we eat meat today should raise alarm.  

    Elena Danali 2 min read
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    Victories in Mexico for healthy food

    Let me share some good news! So far 2015 has been a promising year for our campaign for healthy food in Mexico. This doesn't mean that everything related to food and agriculture is now perfect in Mexico… far from it! However, I am now even more convinced that we can change attitudes, mobilize people and…

    Aleira Lara 3 min read
  • Crane with Nest in Germany © Markus Mauthe / Greenpeace
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    A pestiferous problem

    A new report on Europe's pesticide addiction addresses the thorny topic of ridding ourselves of pesticides for good.

    Dr. Dirk Zimmermann 3 min read
  • Europes Pesticide Addiction
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    Europe’s Pesticide Addiction

    Europe's dependency on chemical pesticides is nothing short of an addiction. Crops are routinely doused with a variety of chemicals, usually applied multiple times to single crops throughout the whole growing season. Industrial agriculture, with its heavy use of chemical pesticides, pollutes our water and soil and leads to loss of habitats and biodiversity.

    Greenpeace International 1 min read