Famous clothing brands condemned for pollution
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E-mail Xinhua, October 16, 2012
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Armani's flagship store at Sanlitun Village, Beijing. [File photo] |
The five Chinese NGOs members of the GCU, carried out a nine-month investigation last year on more than 6,000 dyeing enterprises violating environmental regulations, and traced polluters supplying 49 celebrated brands.
Marks & Spencer, the largest international retail group in Britain, once claimed to have verified all the "probable concerns."
However, research from environmental organizations later registered the contamination problem of Qing Mao Textile and Dyeing Ltd., Marks & Spencer's suspected supplier.
"It smells everyday," said a villager in Tangshui Town, a village near Qing Mao. "Many children have nose bleeds and dizziness because of the strong smell."
A member of staff from a local environmental organization told the Securities Daily that factories in nearby villages, which still operate under household production modes, often discharge polluted water directly into the river.
Wang Jingjing said that currently no rectifications have been carried out by polluting suppliers due to a lack of momentum, which should be urged by their brand owners.
"Kai Da Textile Ltd., Nike's supplier charged with environmental contamination, has been partly reformed because of Nike's supervision," said Wang.
"However, Kai Da was also a supplier of 361 Degrees, which was not so positive as Nike and has not yet replied to environmental organizations," added Wang.
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