Jack Wolfskin joins fight against hazardous chemicals
18/09/2012
The aim of the ‘joint roadmap’, which is supported by Nike, adidas and Puma among others, is to phase out any use of hazardous chemicals, in the end product and supply chain, by 2020.
Christian Brandt, chief operating officer of Germany-based Jack Wolfskin, said: “The outdoor industry makes up only a small percentage of the textile market, comprises medium-sized companies and relies on extensive division of labour in production. Without an initiative like the ZDHC and its influential members, it would be impossible for us to achieve the aims of the roadmap.”
Jack Wolfskin has been regulating chemical thresholds for several years in a company list of hazardous materials. Long before the inception of the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, it was, for example, regulating the use of PFOA, with its targets based on the stringent guidelines of the bluesign standard. The process of replacing PFOA with alternatives will be completed in 2014.
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