{"id":17739,"date":"2018-07-12T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T07:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=17739"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:48:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:48:07","slug":"greenpeace-report-clothing-industry-shows-progress-in-cutting-hazardous-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/17739\/greenpeace-report-clothing-industry-shows-progress-in-cutting-hazardous-chemicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace report: clothing industry shows progress in cutting hazardous chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Industrial wastewater containing hazardous chemicals discharged into the Cihaur River, a tributary of the Citarum River.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hamburg, Germany \u2014 The new Greenpeace Germany report launched today \u2014 Destination Zero: seven years of Detoxing the clothing industry<\/a> \u2014 shows how 80 fashion companies that committed to cut hazardous chemicals from their clothing production by 2020 have all achieved significant progress.<\/p>\n

The report comes seven years after Greenpeace launched its Detox campaign securing industry pledges to stop polluting rivers and oceans. It maps for the first time the major steps taken by all the companies across fashion, sportswear, luxury, retail and outdoor brands as well suppliers. Together, these companies represent 15% of global clothing production.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made great progress in phasing out hazardous chemicals that pollute our waterways and environment \u2014 there has been a major paradigm shift in the clothing industry triggered by the Detox campaign, which now takes responsibility for their production instead of just their products,\u201d said Bunny McDiarmid, Executive Director of Greenpeace International.<\/p>\n

Major advances covered in the report include:<\/p>\n