DRESSES WITH HOOKS - Case study on global environmental use through the production of our clothes Production of our clothing requires resources, whether the parts are made of cotton fiber or synthetic. Cotton cultivation in particular consumes an enormous amount of water. Numerous chemicals are used in the processing. All of this happens mainly in emerging and developing countries, because our clothing is hardly ever made in Germany. This case study examines and describes the global environmental impact of our clothing. Mehr Details
Sustainability is sustainable: Representative Greenpeace survey on buying behaviour, wearing time and use of alternatives to buying new fashion This report compares the results of this year's representative survey on Germans' handling of clothing with surveys from 2015 and 2019. Consumers between the ages of 18 and 69 were surveyed. Mehr Details
Recycled polyester fibers in the apparel industry Many of the major players set themselves the goal of using only more sustainable and recycled materials by 2030. That's great to hear, but is it possible? Because these quantities cannot be borne by fibres of natural origin, even from the required cultivation area alone. The shift from raw materials to recycled resources for the production of new textiles requires that manufacturers have access to large quantities of high and consistent quality recycled textile fibres. Mehr Details
Voluntary Commitment - A Fashion Fairytale about Green Fast Fashion This report reviews whether, following the Detox My Fashion campaign, companies continue to take seriously their commitments to avoid hazardous chemicals in their supply chains by 2020 and to establish transparency on the detection of toxic substances in the effluents of their factories. The 29 international brand companies and retail chains of the Detox Group have been ‘hiddenly’ verified on the basis of up-to-date self-statements and publicly available data. Read more …
Away morality – profits against human rights: The calculated foul play of the sports industry Higher, faster, further – almost everything is developing in this direction in the sports industry, especially in professional football: From player salaries to sponsorship issues to the numbers of sports and fan articles produced. The human rights of the tens of thousands of workers, who often toiled in Asia or Central America under unworthy working conditions and to starvation wages for the major sports brands, fall by the wayside. With this brochure, we look behind the scenes and show from different perspectives how the sports industry and sporting goods manufacturers exploit people. Mehr Details
