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Researchers Find Apparel Industry Accounts for 14 Percent of Global Plastic Pollution
Synthetic materials, like polyester, were some of the biggest offenders of plastic waste and leakage, the…
EPA Unveils $4 Billion Port Pollution Plan
The plan is part of the Biden administration's efforts to bolster U.S. infrastructure, a key pillar of the…
Nike and These Retail Giants Are Big-Time Ocean Pollution Offenders
Research from Ship it Zero investigates which companies were behind major carbon dioxide emissions and the…
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Will Fashion Care About ESG if it Knows Investors Are Watching?
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“Too Dirty to Wear” Campaign Calls on Levi’s to Increase Climate Commitments
Environmental group Stand.earth’s “Too Dirty to Wear” campaign calls out Levi Strauss & Co. to step up its…
China Shutters 80,000 Factories in Pollution Crackdown
China has been cracking down on pollution in an effort to improve the country's poor air quality, and now…
Locals Blockade Uniqlo Factory in Vietnam Over Pollution Concerns
Vietnamese villagers who want Pacific Crystal Textiles shuttered for polluting their environment haven't let…
H&M, Zara, Levi’s Slammed for “Dirty” Viscose Production
A new report from the Changing Markets Foundation, “Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles…
China to Shut Hundreds of Factories Before G20 Summit
As many as 600 Shanghai-based textile factories will be closed starting in August, ahead of G20 in Hangzhou…
Greenpeace Wins Wastewater Discharge Lawsuit Against Indonesian Government
Environmentalists have called it the most polluted waterway in the world, but it soon could lose that moniker.
EPA Ups Emission Restrictions to Protect Public Health
Based on scientific evidence of the negative impact ground-level ozone pollution or smog has on public health…
High Chemical Levels Found in Ethiopian Waterways Near Hawassa Textile Industry
High chemical and alkaline levels have recently been found in Ethiopian waterways, Tikur Wuha River and…
The Dire Consequences of India’s Textile Industry, Detailed
A damning report recently published in Newsweek charts the "devastating consequences" India's knitwear…
Chinese Target Textile Mills with New Water Protection Plan
The textile dyeing and finishing industries will be hardest hit by the Chinese government's recently released…