H&M and Zara use Cotton Linked to Environmental Damage in Brazil.
According to a report by Earthsight the world’s largest fashion brands, H&M and #Zara, use cotton linked to land grabbing, illegal #deforestation, violence, #humanrights violations and corruption in #Brazil.
Unlike in the #Amazon, deforestation in the Cerrado is getting worse. The #biome is home to five per cent of the world’s species. Many face #extinction due to habitat loss if current deforestation trends are not reversed.
The tainted #cotton in H&M and Zara’s supply chains is certified as ethical by the world’s largest cotton certification scheme, Better Cotton, which has failed to detect the illegalities committed by SLC and Horita.
Posted on 21 August 2024