On December 14, according to the official report of the international environmental protection organization Greenpeace, Levi's, the world's largest denim brand, issued a public statement that it is officially committed to eliminating all toxic and hazardous substances in its supply chain and products by 2020.

Greenpeace stated that Levi's was the fourth brand after ZARA, Mango, and Esprit to make a commitment after the Green Environmental Protection International Environmental Protection Group released the "Trends and Pollution" series of reports, and it is the 11th company worldwide since last year. Poison promised brand.

It is reported that Levi's promises to completely ban the use of perfluorinated compounds by 2015, and requested that the largest 15 suppliers in developing countries such as China and Mexico disclose the emission information before the end of June 2013, and increase it to 40 by the end of 2013. . This means that the public can obtain information on the emission of pollutants from these factories.

A few days ago, the reporter of "Daily Economic News" focused on "Greenpeace Textile City Survey: Daily tens of thousands of tons of poisonous water draining the Qiantang River" and focused on the Qiantang Industrial Park where Levi's, Calvin Klein and ZARA and other fashion brand suppliers were located. The discharge of toxic waste water from the river was reported. According to a report released by Greenpeace in a report on the "City of Textile City Pollution Report," LeviStrauss & Co acknowledged Zhejiang Huili Printing and Dyeing and Finishing Co., Ltd. in Linjiang Industrial Park, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, on its supplier list in its reply to Greenpeace. In addition, information on the official website of the Sanyuan Group shows that its Hangzhou Jimei Printing & Dyeing Co., Ltd., located in Dangwan Town, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, is a long-term supplier of Calvin Klein, Levi's and other brands.

In a report previously released by Greenpeace on fast-food brand hazardous substances, Levi's samples were tested to contain high concentrations of nonylphenol ethoxylate residues.

In another development, the Xiaoshan District Environmental Protection Bureau in Hangzhou made a public response this week to test the toxic and hazardous substances involved in the Greenpeace report and admitted that there are problems in the supervision of toxic and hazardous substances.

“We recommend that environmental protection departments at all levels gradually include the selected substances such as chlorobenzene and nitrobenzene as specified by the State in the routine monitoring scope, and start from substances that have already been regulated by aniline and other countries, and gradually eliminate toxic and hazardous chemicals from the source. ," Li Fang, director of the Greenpeace Pollution Textile Project, said: "The Measures for the Registration of Environmental Hazardous Chemicals Management issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection will take effect early next year. We hope the environmental protection departments of Xiaoshan and Shaoxing can take the lead in implementing the measures and effectively monitor the public emission information of enterprises. Only by the combination of government supervision and brand promise can we solve the problem of toxic and hazardous substances."