Green Life

A) The German branch of environmental group Friends of the Earth（BUND）, had shortly launch a campaign to encourage German consumers to ask companies whether products contain substances of very high concern (SVHCs).

B) The Czech NGO Děti Země (Children of the Earth) sent letters by registered post to 24 retailers and a number of product manufacturers, including major multinationals like Tesco, IKEA and Panasonic as well as Czech firms, asking them whether their products contained any SVHCs.

C) The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) tested 27 plastic shoes bought in seven countries, including four bought in Sweden , to see if they contained phthalates, heavy metals, azo dyes, tin organic compounds or polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Reference & Source,

BUND activity

SSNC news release

Deti Zeme press release (in Czech) with company rankings