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How can sustainable procurement be achieved at the municipal level? In Hamburg, FEMNET, together with Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH) and other stakeholders, has further developed strategies for anchoring eco-social criteria in purchasing. A workshop shows: The will is there – and the knowledge is growing.
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Berlin/Karachi. Pakistani textile workers, the Pakistani National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) point to serious evidence of violations of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) by the textile discounter KiK. They therefore lodged a complaint with the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) against KiK.
Every year in June, many fashion brands are particularly colorful. But is there real solidarity behind the rainbow collections or just marketing?
In the so-called Pride Month, many fashion companies advertise with rainbow flags, ‘Love is Love’ slogans and queer designs. What looks like progress at first glance often turns out to be pinkwashing on closer inspection: The targeted marketing of queer symbols without assuming structural responsibility.
The Fair Wear Works project expands its educational offer with a new web seminar series, which is specially designed for actors in the sports and healthcare sector. The series aims to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable textile purchases as an integral part of a comprehensive sustainability strategy.
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This International German Gymnastics Festival in Leipzig continues to think of fairness – far beyond sporting competition. As part of the major sporting event, the Fair Wear Works project sets the idea of fairness in motion with a large-scale campaign – and puts the challenges of the textile industry in the spotlight. The message: Fairness does not end at the edge of the field.
“Because each working day is stressful, I usually cry when I get home from work.” This is how a woman working in Indonesia’s footwear industry described her daily life. On the other side of Asia, a garment worker in Bangalore shared how intense production pressure affects not just her health, but her sleep and appetite.
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Doughnut Economy, Plural Economics, Earth4All – the fashion interACTION Action Meeting on 10 May 2025 was all about alternative economic models that combine social justice and environmental sustainability.
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From 30 April to 4 May 2025, we were able to attend the Evangelical Church Congress in Hanover – and the impressions are still having an impact. For three days, FEMNET was in the Centre of Youth represented with a stand.
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Amsterdam/Florence/Cologne. The campaign for clean clothing, shareholders for change and the umbrella organisation of critical shareholders call on Adidas AG to comply with workers' rights in the global supply chain before the Annual General Meeting on May 15. Workers in Myanmar and Cambodia report human rights violations such as wage theft, illegal layoffs and obstruction of trade union activities.
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Berlin. On his inaugural visit to Brussels last Friday, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced his intention to abolish the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG). He also spoke out clearly against the planned EU Supply Chain Directive (CSDDD). A broad civil society alliance reacts with strong protest – and launches the petition “No profits without conscience - protect human rights and the environment!”
The 2024 annual report is entitled 'Together we are strong'. In these challenging times, this commitment is important. It is to be feared that the shift to the right in Europe and Trump as US President will have a negative impact on women's rights. It is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve change as political and financial challenges increase. This makes it all the more important for us, as a civil society, to stick together and stand in solidarity against adversity.
On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, collapsed. More than 1,100 people died and more than 2,500 were injured. For the first time, the world looked at the devastating conditions in the global fashion industry, but only for a moment. The grievances persist. How we make them visible and encourage companies to act.
