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In recent months, we have already been able to implement a number of workshops on climate and clothing in schools: From Bonn to Koblenz, from grades 7 to 11, we were active in AGs, project groups and in the class association. In the new school year, too, we are pleased to hold numerous educational workshops with students, to raise their awareness of the climate impact of the textile industry and to hold inspiring discussions with them on the importance and future of clothing and fashion.

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Wages that come to life – this is what the EU citizens’ initiative calls for with its campaign ‘Good Clothes and Fair Pay” Currently, the majority of textile workers in the global apparel industry cannot afford to live in a decent home, eat a healthy diet or go to the doctor. The national minimum wage is often insufficient to cover the cost of living.

A living wage is not a luxury, it is a basic human right!

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Do you like to write or do you want to creatively put your thoughts on the topic of clothing on paper? Whether advanced or newcomer: Join our digital writing workshop!

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How can content on the climate crisis, production processes and associated climate impacts be excitingly packaged in educational contexts? Which ‘dead-killing arguments’ can education officers counter? How does the balancing act manage, on the one hand, to generate emotions and, at the same time, to avoid feelings of powerlessness? We discussed these and similar questions during the one-day training for the educational workshops in the project Klima & Klamotten.

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Already on the 5th. Sometimes FEMNET offers an up-to-date and attractive guide for conscious shopping in Bonn.

The buyer's guide shows shops that sell fair, ecological or clothing produced in the EU 15 (old EU countries). From boutiques to children's clothing to second hand shops, the brochure offers a good overview and helps you to find your way around the cash jungle. Also new is the app to the shopping guide. This allows consumers to quickly and easily search for ecologically and fairly produced clothing in shops in Bonn on the go.

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Two cities, two very different tenders, but one thing they have in common: Innovative processes demand significantly more sustainability than before. The city of Trier strategically addresses several product groups at the same time, municipal companies in Constance combine criteria on several levels of textile production and care.

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Gisela Burckhardt addressed critical questions for FEMNET to Zalando and Hugo Boss at their shareholder meetings in May 2022. Both events took place virtually, which prevents critical inquiries. Overall, both companies remained very inconclusive in their responses.

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