Recherchetool für Materialien

Research Tool for Materials

The materials database contains media on our key topics of working conditions in the textile and clothing industry and the environmental impact of clothing. The types of media include studies, guidelines and reports, as well as films, podcasts and web tools.

 

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The country profile provides basic information on the clothing industry and wage situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In terms of wages, average wages, minimum wages and subsistence wages are discussed. The country profile shows wage-related labour and human rights violations and formulates demands on brands and fashion retailers. It summarizes the results of an on-site investigation and statements from interviews with workers and gives case studies.

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More than 75 million people worldwide work in the apparel industry, mainly women in developing countries. In textile factories, women without training in particular receive their own income for the first time. The textile industry can thus be an engine for economic development. At the same time, there is still a huge need for action to protect human rights and comply with the most basic social and environmental standards. Germany is the second largest importer of clothing in the world. If more and more customers attach importance to sustainably produced clothing, they can make an important contribution to improving social and environmental conditions in the producing countries.

The brochure informs about the challenges of the globalised textile industry and presents various measures taken by the BMZ, including the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles, the Green Button, cooperation with the BMZ partner countries, strengthening corporate responsibility and public procurement.

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“How can social and environmental criteria be integrated into the textile procurement of diaconal facilities?” This question is addressed in this feasibility study.

It provides a brief overview of social and environmental risks at the various processing stages of the textile value chain and presents current procurement practices.

of a total of eleven diaconal institutions that participated in a survey in July/August 2019. (On request, SÜDWIND will be happy to provide a market overview of suppliers of sustainable workwear and flat linen for the health sector.)

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Tomorrow’s successful apparel companies will be those that take the lead to enhance the apparel value chain on two fronts: nearshoring and automation. It cannot be just one of them and it must be done independently. [...]

The aim of this white paper is to help mass-market apparel brands and retailers embark on this journey. It clarifies the future demand-led apparel sourcing and production models, their current economic viability, and the future outlook. To develop this white paper, we collaborated with the leading textile technology and textile manufacturing research institute, the Institut für Textiltechnik of the RWTH Aachen University, as well as our Digital Capability Center Aachen (DCC Aachen) on analyzing current and potential automation technologies. We also worked with the economic think tank McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) to better understand the future of factor costs. Thus, we conducted interviews with a broad range of international experts and practitioners in apparel manufacturing and retailing as well as robotics and sustainability.

We also asked apparel sourcing executives and industry participants to comment on the industry disruptions of nearshoring, automation, and sustainability in a survey conducted in September 2018. Our white paper also provides guidance on where to start the journey based on transformation work we have conducted with international apparel manufacturers, brands, and retailers.

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