Browsing: Hazardous chemicals

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a collaboration of leading brands, value chain affiliates and associate contributors, has added four new contributors—Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Unione Nazionale Industria Conciara, Seri.co of Centro Tessile Serico and Covestro—for sustainable chemical management.

Processing itself is challenging as an industry. Yes it makes, gray fabric turn into beautiful colour and printed fabric, but the process involved in turning it is very cumbersome because it uses too much water and hazardous chemicals.

Hazardous chemicals have been found in childrens clothes and shoes made by major brands including Disney, Burberry and Adidas, according to a new investigation released by Greenpeace East Asia.