In 2020, Adidas Promised To Eliminate Perfluorinated Products.

Adidas, the official sponsor of the World Cup soccer tournament, was exposed to toxic chemicals after being exposed to the world cup sporting goods. Adidas announced that it would disclose information on its emissions from factories in China and phase out toxic and harmful chemicals in products and production chains. By 2017, 99% of the products did not contain perfluorinated compounds and could be eliminated by 2020. < /p >
< p > < a > href= > //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp > > Adidas < /a > issued a statement. As the pioneer of textile chemicals management, the company will start from the two aspects of the right to know the public and the elimination of perfluorides. < /p >
< p > < strong > commitment to eliminate perfluorinated compounds < /strong > /p >
< p > it is understood that nearly half of the company's last exposure samples were produced in China, and China has always been Adidas's main overseas production base and consumer market. In 2013, Adidas's annual sales in China exceeded 1 billion 600 million euros. In this regard, Adidas group promised that by December 31st this year, its 99% dyeing and finishing plant in China will disclose pollution emissions information. < /p >
< p > "pollution from textile industry is one of the main sources of water pollution." Environmentally-friendly organizations say Adidas is willing to disclose its production of sewage information, which is good news for consumers and nearby residents. The transparency of pollution information in production chain is the first step to eliminate toxic and harmful chemicals. < /p >
< p > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > perfluorinated compounds < /a > are usually used for waterproofing and antifouling coatings on textiles, which are very difficult to degrade in the environment. Studies have shown that some perfluorinated compounds, such as perfluorooctanoic acid, have bioaccumulation and can accumulate in the human body through food chains, interfering with the endocrine system and injure reproductive organs. < /p >
< p > now, Adidas has made two commitments: first, to promote the innovation of chemicals. Adidas promises to eliminate the use of long chain perfluorocarbon (PFC) by the end of January 1, 2015, to ensure that its 90% products do not contain PFC before June 15, 2014, and that 99% products do not contain PFC before December 31, 2017. < /p >
< p > two is information disclosure. Adidas will disclose 99% of its wet FGD information in China on the IPE Detox platform by the end of 2014. The company promised to disclose 50% of all wet FGD in the global supply chain through the IPE Detox platform of the public environmental research center by December 31, 2015, and disclose at least 80% by July 1, 2016. < /p >
< p > < strong > establishing new strategic partner management < a href= > //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp > chemical > /a > /strong > /p >
"P" recently, Adidas announced its strategic partnership with blue label technology company. Undoubtedly, the introduction of strategic partners by Adidas will be conducive to the management of chemicals and the investigation of toxic substances. Frank Henk, vice president of Adidas global social and environmental affairs, has pointed out that Adidas has been implementing leading projects in chemical management for many years, and the cooperation with blue logo technology will upgrade our project to a whole new level. < /p >
< p > it is understood that Adidas held the launching ceremony of the world cup thematic event in Beijing, officially opening the theme event under the Adidas world cup for a month. < /p >
< p > for this event, Meng Shuman, vice president of Adidas sports performance and sports fashion brand in China, said Adidas is an indisputable leader in the field of football and has been pursuing innovation for sixty years. Adidas's products have witnessed countless Sports Legends. Today, we are committed to developing better products to help athletes perform better in the arena. As the official sponsor of the world cup, we have not only sponsored nine World Cup teams, but also used many ways to enable Chinese fans to have more opportunities to participate in the world cup. < /p >