People

#Consumption

Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy more. Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let’s buy less, live more.

Unsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it’s not making us happy.

We have to work to make sure that our human economies function within nature's limits. Let’s define ourselves, not by what we own but through our experiences and relationships. Not by what we consume but by what we contribute.

By working together we can turn a vicious cycle into a virtuous one, giving both the planet and peace a chance.

Things you can do

We want you to take action because together we’re strong.

#Consumption Stand against plastic pollution!

We need companies to join the Reuse Revolution!

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#Consumption #Oceans Call for a Plastic-Free Future

We are calling on people around the world to create a “Million Acts of Blue”.

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#Consumption #Food Eat less meat, more plants, tell your friends

The meat and dairy industry’s relentless quest for profit is putting all of us at risk.

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#Climate #Consumption #Food Reconnect with food

Right now, most of us don’t know where our food comes from.

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#Consumption Detox My Fashion

Global fast fashion brands are churning out more clothes than the planet can handle.

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Publications

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A Crisis of Convenience: The corporations behind the plastics pollution pandemic

October 2018

To what degree are global FMCG companies doing to address the environmental and social impacts of their plastic packaging and waste?

Destination Zero – Seven Years of Detoxing the Clothing Industry

July 2018

A new Greenpeace Germany report shows the progress of global clothing brands and suppliers in detoxing from hazardous chemicals, as well as identifying future challenges for all stakeholders

Microplastics in the Antarctic

June 2018

In early 2018, Greenpeace undertook an expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seabed submarine dives exploring little known benthic ecosystems and sampling for microplastics and persistent…

Less is More
Less Is More

March 2018

Reducing meat and dairy for a healthier life and planet — the Greenpeace vision of the meat and dairy system towards 2050.

Fashion at the Crossroads
Fashion at the Crossroads

September 2017

Since 2011 Greenpeace has been calling on major brands to eliminate the uses and releases of harmful chemicals from their production chain, through their Detox commitments, without which the circular…

After the Binge the Hangover

May 2017

Consumers are no longer shopping because they need something. On the contrary: younger people in particular shop despite already having too much, longing for fulfillment and encouraged by social media…

PFC Revolution in Outdoor Sector

February 2017

PFCs are used in many industrial processes and consumer products, and are well known for their use by the outdoor apparel industry in waterproof and water-repellent finishes.

PFC Pollution Hotspots

November 2016

The manufacture of hazardous per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) is leading to contamination of the local environment, including surface water, drinking water, groundwater as well as air and dust.

Hidden in Plain Sight

July 2016

A recent investigation by Greenpeace has found hazardous poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the indoor air of stores selling outdoor gear in Europe and East Asia. Samples were taken in the…

Leaving Traces

January 2016

In this latest investigation Greenpeace tested a range of outdoor gear for hazardous per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). The study reveals that not only outdoor clothing and footwear but also…

Footprints in the Snow

September 2015

Outdoor brands and their suppliers rely upon stunning natural images of lonely, pristine mountain lakes and remote snowy mountain ranges climbed by famous outdoor adventurers for their advertising. Yet the…

Food and Farming Vision
Ecological Farming: The seven principles of a food system that has people at its heart

May 2015

We are living with a broken food system. It needs to be replaced urgently for the benefit of all people, and the planet. Greenpeace’s Food and Farming Vision describes what…

Clicking Clean

May 2015

While there may be significant energy efficiency gains from moving our lives online, the explosive growth of our digital lives is outstripping those gains. Publishing conglomerates now consume more energy…

Green Gadgets: Designing the Future

September 2014

Today, more and more people around the world rely on laptops, phones and tablets as an essential part of their everyday lives. However, the rate at which they purchase and…

A Red Card for sportswear brands

May 2014

This study follows on from several previous investigations published by Greenpeace as part of its Detox campaign, which identified that hazardous chemicals are present in textile and leather products as…

Plan Bee
Plan Bee – Living Without Pesticides

May 2014

The drastic decline of wild and managed bee populations recorded in recent years in Europe and North America is alarming given our reliance on these insect pollinators for biodiversity and…

Your Online World: #ClickClean or Dirty?

April 2014

From social media to music, streaming video, email and commerce, we are increasingly moving much of our lives online. But which companies are storing all of that data, and how…

A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie

February 2014

A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children’s clothing and footwear produced by eight luxury fashion brands.

A Little Story About the Monsters In Your Closet

January 2014

A new investigation by Greenpeace has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children’s clothing and footwear across a number of major clothing brands, including fast fashion, sportswear and…

Cool IT Leaderboard
Cool IT Leaderboard

April 2013

The Cool IT Leaderboard evaluates global IT companies on their leadership in the fight to stop climate change. The IT sector possesses the innovative spirit, technological know-how, and political influence…

Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise
Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise

April 2013

Greenpeace International has commissioned a new investigation that delves even further into the hazardous chemicals used in the production of high street fashion, going beyond previous investigations in China and…

Toxic Threads: Under Wraps
Toxic Threads: Under Wraps

December 2012

Water is considered sacred in Mexican culture, yet it is under threat from many environmental pressures, including pollution to such an extent that people suffer from water scarcity. More than…

Toxic Threads: Putting Pollution on Parade
Toxic Threads: Putting Pollution on Parade

December 2012

How textile manufacturers are hiding their toxic trail. A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a wide range of hazardous substances in the effluent of communal wastewater treatment plants…

Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up
Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up

November 2012

Spurred on by the success of Greenpeace’s Detox Campaign, which exposed the links between textile manufacturing facilities using toxic chemicals and water pollution, the investigation was expanded to include 20…

The Toxic Truth
The Toxic Truth

September 2012

This is a story of corporate crime, human rights abuse and governments’ failure to protect people and the environment. A joint report by Amnesty International and Greenpeace Netherlands.

Apple Clean Energy Road Map
Apple Clean Energy Road Map

July 2012

The following analysis updates our evaluation of Apple to account for its recent clean energy announcements, and outlines the additional steps Apple should take to fulfill its laudable ambition to…

How Clean is Your Cloud?

April 2012

How much energy is required to power the ever-expanding online world? What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to the IT sector? This report takes a look at…

Dirty Laundry: Reloaded

March 2012

Water is essential for life, but it is also the world’s most threatened essential resource. It is imperative that solutions are found to stop poisoning the precious resources we have…

Dirty Laundry 2: Hung Out to Dry

August 2011

Research commissioned by Greenpeace International has revealed that clothing and certain fabric-based shoes sold internationally by major clothing brands are manufactured using nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). NPEs — which are used…

Dirty Laundry

July 2011

A new investigative report from Greenpeace, ‘Dirty Laundry’, profiles the problem of toxic water pollution resulting from the release of hazardous chemicals by the textile industry in China. The investigations…

Hidden Consequences
Hidden Consequences

May 2011

Industrial pollution is a severe threat to water resources around the world, particularly in the Global South where the view prevails that pollution is the price to pay for progress.

Defining Ecological Farming
Defining Ecological Farming

May 2011

Ecological Farming ensures healthy farming and healthy food for today and tomorrow, by protecting soil, water and climate, promotes biodiversity, and does not contaminate the environment with chemical inputs or…

How dirty is your data?

April 2011

“How Dirty Is Your Data?” is the first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies including Akamai, Amazon.com (Amazon Web Services), Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft,…

Green Electronics Survey #3

January 2011

Greenpeace congratulates the electronics industry on making progress the many technical hurdles it has been facing – but we also show that the industry hasn’t finished finding green solutions just…

Toxic Transformers Briefing
Toxic Transformers Briefing

February 2010

This briefing summarises a recent report from Greenpeace that pulls together evidence demonstrating the human health and environmental impacts of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that contain brominated and chlorinated…

Switching On to Green Electronics
Switching on to Green Electronics

December 2009

It’s time for the electronics industry to green-up: this report details the problems with toxic components, recycling and energy policies, explaining what the industry needs to do to lessen its…

RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTES IN CHINA & INDIA
Recycling of electronic waste in India and China – Summary

August 2005

Expansion of the global market for electrical and electronic products continues to accelerate, while the lifespan of the products is dropping, resulting in a corresponding explosion in electronic scrap.