The textile supply chain and jeans production in China
The video (in German language) shows the manufacturing of jeans made for German discounter kik as well as for big brands, in Guangdong province of China.
More challenges in the Greenpeace detox campaign
The Greenpeace detox campaign gets to a higher gear. In this article we outline some technical challenges of particular concern related to possibly critical contaminants in reactive dyes, disperse dyes and in indigo.
Relaunch of StepChange Innovations science & technology blog
The science & technology blog of StepChange Innovations GmbH has been relaunched in a new design with many more attractive features.
Slow progress in the Greenpeace detox campaign
Meanwhile a series of famous big brands have joined the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a response to the detox campaign initiated by Greenpeace in 2011. However, the speed of progress has been criticised by Greenpeace. We put some lights on the reasons why.