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Umbiko weGreenpeace: Uphawu lwekhwalithi yezingubo ebhentshini lokuhlola 

Ngaphezu kwengxenye yamapuleti amalayisense ahloliwe awathembekile - IGreenpeace ifuna umthetho oqinile we-EU ngokumelene nokuwashwa okuluhlaza kanye nokuqaliswa ngokushesha komthetho we-EU supply chain.

 IGreenpeace inikeza ukuqondiswa ehlathini lamamaki ekhwalithi: Embikweni othi "Sign Tricks III - Umhlahlandlela wekhwalithi yezingubo" (https://act.gp/45R1eDP) inhlangano yezemvelo yabhekisisa amalebula angu-29 ezimpahla zokugqoka. Umphumela othusayo: ngaphezu kwengxenye yamamaki ekhwalithi ahlaziywe awathembekile. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, amalebula okusimama kwezinkampani ezinkulu ezifana H&M, Primark noma Zara awe ngokusebenzisa. Ukusabela ekuwashweni okuluhlaza okwandile, iGreenpeace ifuna imihlahlandlela ecacile ye-EU yokukhangisa okuluhlaza kanye nokusetshenziswa okungaguquki komthetho we-EU supply chain.

“Ngomhlahlandlela omusha wekhwalithi yezimpahla zokugqoka, siletha ukukhanya ehlathini le-quality mark. Amaketanga emfashini asheshayo emhlabeni jikelele ikakhulukazi azama ukuzinikeza isithombe esiluhlaza, kodwa ibhizinisi lemfashini lihlala lingcolile futhi lingalungile. Abasebenzi emhlabeni wonke basasebenza kanzima ukuze bathole amaholo aphansi. Imicu yepulasitiki, ukungcola okuphezulu, amakhemikhali ayingozi kanye nezintaba ezinkulu zemfucuza yizimpawu zemboni. Sihlinzeka ngokuqondisa futhi sibonise ukuthi yimaphi amamaki ekhwalithi agcina lokho akuthembisayo futhi okuyi-PR emsulwa yokuwasha ngokuluhlaza.” kusho uLisa Tamina Panhuber, uchwepheshe wezomnotho oyindilinga eGreenpeace e-Austria. Ngesikhathi sokuhlola, ochwepheshe beGreenpeace bahlole ikakhulukazi umthelela kwezemvelo, ukungafihli kanye nokulawula amamaki ekhwalithi. Izilinganiso bezisekelwe kusistimu yokukhanya kwethrafikhi enezigaba ezinhlanu ukusuka kokwethenjwa kakhulu kuya kokungathembeki nhlobo. Kuyamangaza ukuthi alukho uphawu lwekhwalithi elenza imininingwane ebophezelayo yokwehlisa izinga lemfashini esheshayo. Izitayela zesikhashana, amaqoqo amasha angenakubalwa kanye nemodeli yebhizinisi "yemfashini elahlayo" kuyinkinga enkulu yemboni yezemfashini. 

Kumalebula angu-29 ahloliwe, iGreenpeace ihlukanise amahlanu njengaluhlaza, ayisishiyagalolunye njengaphuzi nangu-15 njengawolintshi noma abomvu. Amalebula okusimama amaqembu emfashini afana ne-Primark Cares noma i-Zara Joyina Life enze kabi kakhulu. Amalebula amahlanu enza kahle ocwaningweni lweGreenpeace, ikakhulukazi amalebula anikezwe izikhungo ezizimele. Ngakho-ke, ngokusho kweGreenpeace, amalebula afana GOTS futhi I-IVN engcono kakhulu, kodwa futhi nohlelo lomkhiqizo UVaude - Umumo oluhlaza othembekile. Izigxivizo ezisemthethweni zokugunyazwa njenge-EU Ecolabel kanye nemizamo yomuntu ngamunye yangasese yenza izinyathelo ezinhle zokuqala, kodwa kusenezikhala ekulawuleni amakhemikhali ayingozi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemicu yemvelo. Cishe uhhafu wamalebula wehluleka ngemizamo engemihle, ukuntuleka kokubonisa izinto obala noma izindlela zokulawula ezibuthakathaka, okuhlanganisa uphawu lwekhwalithi olwaziwayo Initiative Engcono Yokotini. Ikakhulukazi, amalebula okusimama amaqembu amakhulu emfashini njenge-H&M, i-Primark, iMango, i-C&A futhi Zara babuthakathaka futhi abathembekile. Isibonelo, nge-Primark Cares ayibonakali uma umkhiqizo uthola ilebula futhi nge-Zara Joyina i-Life uchungechunge lokunikezela alubonisi ngale. 

“Amamaki ekhwalithi nokukhangisa okuluhlaza kudume kakhulu embonini ngoba kuthuthukisa ukudayiswa. Imiphumela ivame ukuba yinhlekelele, ngoba izingubo ezikhiqizwa ngemali ephansi zivame ukulimaza abasebenzi kanye nemvelo. Esikhundleni sezithembiso ezingamanga, okudingekayo manje yizindinganiso eziphakeme zemvelo nezenhlalo eziqinisekisa ukuthi kukhiqizwa izingubo ezincane ezihlala isikhathi eside. Lena ukuphela kwendlela yokuvikela ngokwethembekile imvelo namalungelo abantu,” kusho uPanhuber. IGreenpeace ifuna umthetho we-EU omelene nokuwashwa okuluhlaza ovimbela izinkampani ekwenzeni izithembiso ezingenalutho nezidukisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthetho we-EU supply chain kumele usetshenziswe ngokushesha. "Inketho evumelana kakhulu nemvelo ihlale isetshenziswa ngesandla, ukushintshanisa izingubo, uzilungise futhi uzigqoke isikhathi eside," kuphetha uPanhuber.  

den I-Quality Mark Guide "Sign Tricks III" kusuka kuGreenpeace e-Austria ingatholakala ku: https://act.gp/3qMGcWT

Umbiko "Umkhonyovu welebula” kuzimpawu zekhwalithi ezingutsheni zingatholakala lapha: https://act.gp/43StXXD

Photo / Video: USarah Brown ku-Unsplash.

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