Clothing giants H&M and C&A abjure use of down, leather

Animal welfare organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has welcomed the decision of clothing retailers H&M and C&A, respectively, to ban the use of down and the use of leather and newly plucked down in their products. A report on PETA India’s website earlier this month said C&A announced its new animal welfare policy during the publication of its latest sustainability report on October 10, while H&M—the world’s second-largest clothing retailer—confirmed to PETA...