WASHINGTON DC – Leading US fashion brands and retailers need to improve their toxic chemical management policies, according to a new report from the Green America initiative.
The ‘Toxic Textiles’ study provides a company-by-company breakdown of 15 major corporations and shows significant room for improvement on hazardous chemicals use, workplace conditions and transparency.
Key findings of the report – based on companies’ publicly available policies – include that Target is leading the field on chemical management but online retail giant Amazon is “lagging behind”.
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