Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Detox-Report-Launch-27MZIFVPOE6X.htmlConceptually similarChina Wastewater Report LaunchGP04FFMCompleted★★★★Dirty Laundry Reloaded ClipreelGP03T8PCompleted★★★★'A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie' Detox Report - ClipreelGP0STO7YACompleted★★★★★★Detox: How People Power is Cleaning Up FashionGP04WC2Completed★★★★★★★Detox: How People Power is Cleaning Up Fashion - Clean VersionGP04WJJCompleted★★★★★★Detox Fashion Animation - English VersionGP04DABCompleted★★★★"Detox" Striptease in BeijingGP03QZ7Completed★★★★'Little Monsters' Detox Report ClipreelGP0STO6P0Completed★★★★★★★River Pollution in West JavaGP04JNSCompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP04DAIDetox Report LaunchHigh street fashion brands, including Zara, Metersbonwe and Calvin Klein, are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone-disrupting or even cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, according to a report by Greenpeace International. Includes general views of shops, a "fashion show" on a makeshift runway and scientist at the Greenpeace Exeter Lab.The global environmental organisation is calling for fashion brands commit to zero discharge of all hazardous chemicals by 2020 and require their suppliers to disclose all releases of toxic chemicals from their facilities to communities at the site of water pollution.Locations:Beijing-China-East Asia-Exeter (Devon)-United KingdomDate:17 Nov, 2012Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:2m9sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :NEWS ACCESSKeywords:Calvin Klein (fashion brand)-Asian ethnicities-Chemical industry-Chemicals-Cities-Clothing-Detox (campaign title)-Educational and research equipment-Fashion-Fashion events-Greenpeace Exeter Lab-KWCI (GPI)-Masks (protective)-Meters/bonwe-People-Pollutants-Science-Scientists-Shops-Testing-Textile industry-Toxics (campaign title)-Water pollution-Zara (fashion brand)Shoot:Detox Fashion LaunchHigh street fashion brands, including Zara, Metersbonwe and Calvin Klein, are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone disrupting or even cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, according to a report by Greenpeace International. Greenpeace organises a ‘fashion show’ on a makeshift runway, during the launch of the report, “Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up.” Investigations found hazardous chemicals in clothing from 20 leading fashion brands, that contribute toward toxic water pollution both when they are made, and when they are washed.Related Collections:Report: 'Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up' (Photos & Videos)Year in Pictures 2012 - Broad Edit (All Photographers)
