Greenpeace | the CITIZENS of FASHION

Join Greenpeace The Naked King, Demand toxic-free fashion campaign

February 17, 2014 by The CoF

Greenpeace The Naked King, Demand toxic-free fashion campaign demands children clothing without harmful chemicals Greenpeace organization seriously took up fashion: several luxury brands have been criticized for the use in the production of clothing of harmful chemicals. Not so long ago we were told that Greenpeace accused several brands of use of harmful chemicals to create children clothing. Now they launched a global campaign to make brands to stand for safe,ethical production. The initiative is called Detox . The Detox campaign is powered by […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Detox, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Greenpeace, Louis Vuitton, Versace

Greenpeace : Let’s Clean Up Fashion!

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

We have asked 15 luxury fashion brands to answer 25 questions about their production processes and policies, deforestation and the toxic pollution of our Planet’s water resources. Some of the brands have risen to the challenge: here are the results of the duel. The 25 questions are focused on three issues. Leather-purchasing policies: is the leather used by fashion brands coming from cattle linked to Amazon destruction? Pulp purchase policies: to assess if paper pulp used to make luxury packaging is produced by corporations like […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Armani, Christian Dior, Fashion, Greenpeace, Gucci, Indonesia, Pulp and paper industry, Sumatran tiger, Valentino

Greenpeace-Levi’s Agree on Toxins

December 14, 2012 by The CoF

Levi Strauss & Co. said it will accelerate its detoxification timetable and provide greater transparency in its supply chain to settle recent differences with Greenpeace International. According to an agreement reached between the parties late Wednesday, Levi’s will require, and publicly disclose, information on wastewater discharge from 40 suppliers in Mexico, China and other markets by the end of 2013, with disclosures for 15 of these producers initiated by June of next year. Several of these manufacturers operate multiple facilities. […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Blake Jorgensen, Calvin Klein, Electronic Arts, Greenpeace, Levi Strauss & Co, Mexico, Supply chain, Wal-Mart

Greenpeace Detox Campaign:Don’t Be A Fashion Victim

November 23, 2012 by The CoF

Tommy Crawford, strategic communications manager at Greenpeace, highlights the dangers of the toxic chemicals contained in the clothing we wear and urges action. BEIJING, China — Nobody wants to be a fashion victim. Desperately chasing the ever-elusive ‘cool,’ fashion victims are generally perceived as ‘try-hards,’ those who sport the latest trends and buy into transient fads, regardless of fit or personal style. These so-called victims, slaves to the vagaries of a few, have a soft spot for fast-fashion and designer labels. […]

Categories: Beauty, Contact • Tags: Amancio Ortega Gaona, Calvin Klein, China, Contact, Dangerous goods, Fashion, Greenpeace, Lifestyle, Marks & Spencer, Zara