Qian Tang's Day Row Of One Hundred Thousand Tons Of Poisonous Water, Whose Fault?

Yesterday, there were media reports. ZARA And other international brand suppliers are suspected of discharging one hundred thousand tons of toxic water to Qian Tang. Reporters contacted ZARA's parent company Inditex yesterday. The company replied that Inditex had formally committed to achieving zero emissions of harmful chemicals throughout the production process and cycle as of January 1, 2020.

　 Reported illegal emissions from suppliers such as ZARA, Levi&apos, s

In December 4th, environmental protection organizations released " Spin The report of the famous city pollution report said that the sewage treatment plant located in Binhai Industrial District of Shaoxing County of Zhejiang province and Xiaoshan Linjiang Industrial Park in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou Province, which contains toxic and harmful substances with reproductive toxicity and carcinogenicity. Many factories in these industrial parks are international. clothing Brand ZARA, Levi&apos, s and other suppliers.

"In clothes The residue is only a small part of the harmful substances used in the textile production process, and more toxic and harmful substances are discharged in the production process. The report says.

Prior to this, the environmental protection organization has found in the survey, ZARA, Levi&apos, s and other international well-known brands of clothing containing "toxic" chemicals. Of the 141 sample garments, two ZARA jeans were detected with aromatic amine released from azo dye. These chemicals interfere with the endocrine system, resulting in a decrease in male sperm count or female infertility, and may cause cancer.

　　 ZARA promises transparency

According to the above report, ZARA's parent company Inditex acknowledges in its reply to environmental protection organizations that it has business contacts with three companies in Shaoxing, including Binhai hat industry Co., Ltd., Shaoxing Nan run import and Export Co., Ltd. and Shaoxing BELLE Heng dyeing and Printing Co., Ltd.

In response, yesterday, the reporter called ZARA, and her parent company Inditex official responded that Inditex had carried out a dialogue with the above-mentioned environmental protection organizations since last May. And in November 29th, based on the dialogue between two sides, Inditex has formally committed to achieve zero emissions of all harmful chemicals in the entire production process and cycle as of January 1, 2020.

In addition, Inditex promises to increase the participation and transparency of the public in its restricted substances list and audit process, and to establish a public disclosure system for harmful chemicals in the supply chain.

ZARA is the largest in the world. Clothes & Accessories The sub brand of retailer INDITEX group has entered China since 2006. ZARA brand stores account for only 1/3 of the total number of INDITEX stores, but sales account for about 70% of the group's total sales.

　 ZARA frequency sink "storm"

8-12 months in 2009, Shanghai city commerce and Industry Bureau [micro-blog] and Beijing Consumers Association were detected separately, Ms. ZARA cool. shoes The quality is unqualified, the overcoat is 10%.

In January 2010, the Shanghai city commerce and Industry Bureau found that the color fastness of a ZARA baby coat was not up to standard.

The monitoring results released by Harbin industry and Commerce Bureau in January 2010 showed that the quality of ZARA products was unqualified and the pH value exceeded the standard.

In March 2010, some products such as "moisture fastness to rubbing fastness" and "instructions for use" were not found to meet the requirements of ZARA in Zhejiang industrial and commercial bureau.

In December 2010, the Beijing consumer association found that the ZARA coat label contained a 70% down coat coat. The actual cashmere content was only 51%, and the error was greater than the indication value.

In April 2011, the Consumer Association of Beijing detected the quality problems of ZARA for the third time. "Color fastness to moisture and rubbing" and "instructions for use" were once again unqualified.

In June 2012, Shanghai Quality Supervision Bureau informed the children's clothing product quality supervision and spot checks in Shanghai in 2012. 17 batches of products were unqualified, and ZARA ranked among them.