Greenpeace study

Textile suppliers for Levi Strauss Co, Zara and many other global clothing brands are likely to dump a wide range of hazardous chemicals into China s wastewater systems, aeeording to a Greenpeace study. 

The report says that, according to data from China s Ministry of Environmental Protection, industry accounted for 38.5 percent of the volume of wastewater discharged into water in 2010. 

Many international brands souree their produets from facilities in these industrial zones, but identifying whether individual suppliers are releasing hazardous substances in their effluent is almost impossible. In an attempt to link brands to the so-called textile town, Greenpeace sent letters to a 

Levi s - whieh provides a list of its global suppliers - and Zara both acknowledged that they used companies on Greenpeace s list. 

Greenpeaee says, aceording to its own research via Chinese suppliers website, several other global brands source their textiles from facilities in the industrial zones. However, according to the report, this information does not give any indication about hazardous chemicals used or released by these specific facilities. It says transparency of information between suppliers and brands - and a full hazardous substance use inventory - is needed to eliminate dangerous chemicals and substitute them with safer alternatives. 

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Numerous studies, including by Union Carbide itself, acknowledge the presence of contamination and toxic wastes on and off site. A 1999 Greenpeace study confirmed the presence of persistent organic pollutant chemicals, such as DDT... 

They have specific labels and are easy to spot in our shops, the company says on its site. Hojsik is urging Zara to do more. As the world s largest clothing retailer, Zara needs to take the lead and take mgent, ambitious and transparent action to detox their clothes and supply chains. For the Greenpeace study, a total of 141 items of clothing were purchased in April 2012 in 29 countries and regions worldwide from authorized retailers. 

A new Greenpeace study released recently has revealed traees of water-polluting substances in the apparel products of several luxury brands -including Versace, Louis Vuitton and Dolce Gabbana - partieularly those made for children. 

For medical professionals, vinyl medical products are essential life-saving tools. Over the last several years, however, activist groups like Greenpeace and its affiliate Health Care Without Harm have attempted to discredit the use of vinyl by alleging health and environmental risks through its use and disposal. The fact is vinyl has been used safely in medical products for over 40 years, and hundreds of studies and billions of real-world patient exposures are a testament to its track record of safe use. The benefits and proven safety of vinyl medical products are described, and the validity of activist allegations is addressed. 

Teske, S. (ed.) (2000) North Sea Offshore Wind - A Powerhouse for Europe, Study, Greenpeace e.V., Germany. 

The most far-reaching study, commissioned by UK Department for International Development, Bread for the World and Greenpeace (Germany), audited 208 projects involving 4.4 million farmers from 52 countries all over the developing world. (Pretty and Hine, 2001). It concludes ... 

H M has pledged to create more sustainable fashion, and a number of projects have been undertaken by the company to do so. Even though articles tested in both studies came back positive, Greenpeace s Catwalk Report identified the company as a leader for promising to phase out eleven different chemicals and enhancing transparency. Other leaders identified were ... 

This is not the first time Greenpeace has targeted the clothing industry. A study published last month said hazardous chemical residues have been found in clothing made by global brands, and were criticized earlier this year in a Greenpeace report on chemicals found in clothing. 

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