Levi Strauss employees walk through the lobby of the company's headquarters hemicals from its supply chain by 2020, Greenpeace said Thursday, claiming a triumph for its global Detox campaign. |
AFP -
Iconic US jeans maker Levi Strauss has committed to eliminating all hazardous
chemicals from its supply chain by 2020, Greenpeace said Thursday, claiming a
triumph for its global Detox campaign.
"The
commitment by Levi Strauss is a victory for the local residents of the
production plants directly affected by this pollution and also for the
countries where this label is found," the environmental group said in a
statement.
Levi
Strauss said this week that it was committed to "zero discharges of all
hazardous chemicals from the whole supply chain and all production
procedures".
To this
end, the giant manufacturer said 15 of its biggest suppliers, most of them in
China and Mexico, would make a public disclosure by June 2013 of hazardous
chemicals used, followed by another 25 suppliers by the end of the year.
Earlier
this month, Greenpeace said two Mexican factories that supply clothing for
fashion brands including Levi Strauss & Co, were dumping toxic chemicals.
The company
confirmed at the time that it worked with both factories but said it had
developed a Restricted Substance List to ban chemicals that could harm
consumers, workers or the environment.
Greenpeace
launched its Detox campaign in 2011 to put pressure on big clothing brands to
stop using textiles treated with chemicals that can be dangerous to health.
It urged
other brands Thursday to follow Levi Strauss' example.
Protesters present a "toxic" fashion show in front of Zara's store in Taipei. (Photo/Chen Chen-tang) |
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