BEIJING – NGO Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) has revealed that C&A and Carrefour are the latest retailers to join its Green Supply Chain (GSC) map – an online transparency tool that monitors pollution incidents in China.
This brings the total number of apparel retailers using the IPE tool to 12, alongside the likes of Puma, Levi Strauss, Gap and Nike.
C&A and Carrefour will now link their public supplier lists to the map, where users can see previous environmental violations; whether these suppliers have responded via public explanation or on-site audit; whether they’ve published annual water, energy and chemical use data and whether their real-time air and water emissions comply with local standards.
