By Jasmin Malik Chua, Source: Ecouterre

Adidas is returning onside. Two weeks after the FIFA World Cup sponsor received a a red card from Greenpeace for lagging behind on its commitments toward creating a toxic-free supply chain, the sportswear giant announced on Wednesday key milestones that will steer its efforts back on course. As part of the new agreement, Adidas will phase out 99 percent of all polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)—a class of environmentally persistent, hormone-disrupting chemicals used primarily to repel dirt and water in shoes and outerwear—by the end of 2017, leading up to full elimination by 2020.

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