

We're starting with Carter’s children's clothing, which is a leader in the industry, but a laggard in ending toxic textiles.
Children are more susceptible to the health impacts of harmful chemical exposure. When comparing exposure to body weight, children take in more water, food and air per pound than adults, so air pollution, tainted resources, and exposure to toxic chemicals can cause more problems for children than adults. And, some of the most commonly used dyes are known carcinogens.
Tell Carter’s to end toxic textiles!
You made Carter's improve. Now more consumer pressure is needed!
When we launched the Toxic Textiles campaign in 2019, Carter’s shared very little information about its sustainability efforts publicly. Since then Carter’s has taken a number of steps:
This progress is thanks to the over 30,000 individuals who have called on Carter’s to step it up, but there is still a lot of room for improvement!
Disclose Restricted Substances List (RSL)
Issue a sustainability report
Disclose a Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)
Phase out highly hazardous chemicals
We're asking Carter's to adopt a strong, public chemical management policy that will protect workers and consumers, starting by disclosing what chemicals are being used in its supply chain.
Building the green economy is about being informed about corporations AND actually supporting businesses that follow green practices, grow local economies, and pay suppliers fairly. Where you shop and what you buy when you do sends a direct message.
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43 million tons of chemicals are used to dye and treat our clothes every year AND there are 8,000 different chemicals used to manufacture clothing as noted in our 2019 Toxic Textiles report.
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