Phase-out pressure moves on to PFCs

As part of efforts to get the textile and clothing industry to invest in a toxic-free future, pressure is now on firms to eliminate perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) - use to make products water repellent - from their supply chains.

GERMANY: Greenpeace calls for ban on PFCs in outdoor clothing

29 October 2012

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace is calling on the outdoor clothing industry to ban perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from production after tests found the toxins in a number of leading brands.

UK: Marks & Spencer to cut hazardous chemicals from clothing

24 October 2012

Fashion retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) today (24 October) pledged to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from its entire textile and clothing supply chain by 2020, in a move that also paves the way for the development of new ways to produce its products

GERMANY: Jack Wolfskin to phase out water-repellent chemical

14 September 2012

German outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin plans to ban a chemical used in water-repellent coatings for textiles.

SWEDEN: H&M to ban PFCs from supply chain

4 September 2012

Fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz today (4 August) said it will ban the use of a chemical which creates water repellent effects as part of its efforts to reduce the use of hazardous substances.