Sport Fair Modified: Leipzig Gymnastics Festival awards associations for creative ideas on social-ecological transformation Whether in competitive or grassroots sport, active athletes know the power of change in their discipline. The competition for ideas has this energy Sports Fairly modified As part of the Leipzig Gymnastics Festival 2025, sports clubs were invited to submit their concepts for a social-ecological transformation. Details Category: Nachhaltiger Textileinkauf für den Privatsektor Published: 02 October 2025 Read more …
© joyful - depositphotos.com Mitigation instead of implementation: An overview of the state of play of the European Supply Chain Act On 3 September 2025, the Federal Cabinet decided to significantly weaken the German Supply Chain Act: The reporting obligation is suspended and sanctions are only provided for in the case of serious infringements. While this eliminates central instruments of national law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) also threatens to be diluted at European level. Negotiations are ongoing in Brussels – time to take a look at the state of play. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 05 September 2025 Read more …
© Midjourney LkSG complaint against KiK: Systematic violations of fundamental labour and trade union rights 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. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 19 June 2025 Read more …
Fair Wear Works web seminar series: Sustainable impulses for textile purchases in sports and health care 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. Details Category: Pressemitteilungen Published: 06 June 2025 Read more …
© MinkusImages Focus on fairness: Fair Wear Works project sends a signal for sustainable sport at Turnfest Leipzig 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. Details Category: Nachhaltiger Textileinkauf für den Privatsektor Published: 28 May 2025 Read more …
© AI-generated 285 organizations around the world are calling for: Pay Your Workers – Respect Labour Rights 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. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 14 May 2025 Read more …
© Initiative Supply Chain Act Chancellor Merz attacks supply chain law - Civil Society Alliance of over 90 organisations launches petition 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!” Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 13 May 2025 Read more …
Planned weakening of the Supply Chain Act: Sharp criticism of the coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD FEMNET is a member of the Supply Chain Act initiative. Here we publish the joint statement of this initiative on the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD published on April 9, 2025. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 10 April 2025 Read more …
Turnfest Leipzig 2025: Kick-off for the ideas competition as part of the fairness campaign "Sport Fairändert" The International German Gymnastics Festival Leipzig 2025 sends a strong signal for sustainability in sport. As part of the fairness campaign "Sport Fairändert - Our club, our values. For a fair future", a competition of ideas was launched, which encourages sports clubs to develop innovative projects for greater social and ecological commitment in the field of textile products. Details Category: Nachhaltiger Textileinkauf für den Privatsektor Published: 13 March 2025 Read more …
The hidden costs of fashion: Structural change needed for women's safety and health in clothing and footwear factories International Women's Day 2025 is celebrated internationally. Motto #AccelerateAction It is therefore crucial to address the systemic and structural gender biases embedded in global supply chains. Women in clothing and footwear factories continue to face an increased risk of gender-based violence and health threats. Nevertheless, their specific needs are consistently overlooked in legal frameworks, corporate guidelines and workplace structures. The Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) on Gender and Health in the Clothing and Shoe Industry, consisting of Cividep India, TURC Indonesia, FEMNET and SOUTHWIND, seeks to address these injustices through political advocacy and worker-oriented solutions. The findings highlight the urgent need for gender-responsive occupational health and safety (G*OSH) guidelines to address both physical and mental health issues. Details Category: Gendergerechter Gesundheitsschutz Published: 06 March 2025 Read more …
© Initiative Supply Chain Act Broad resistance to dilution of the EU Supply Chain Directive In an appeal published today, more than 70 politicians, companies, economists and civil society organisations call for the protection of the EU Supply Chain Directive. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 26 February 2025 Read more …
A Thai worker holds up a sign saying 'Otto - Help us to get our wages back' Workers in Thailand produced clothes for Otto Group brands – they have been waiting for their wages for five years "I want to say to OTTO that we have been making clothes for ten years," says Hnin Hnin*, a worker from Myanmar who made clothes for OTTO brands in the Thai Royal Knitting factory. “We have been harmed and feel hopeless, but we want help to get the money we deserve.” In April 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the management of the Royal Knitting Factory in Thailand dismissed Hnin Hnin and a further 208 employees without notice. More than 90 percent of those affected are women from Myanmar. Their employer unlawfully refused them wages for work done and severance pay. Almost five years later, and despite the Thai court ruling against Royal Knitting, the 209 workers are still waiting for over $1,000,000 in unpaid wages and severance payments. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 13 February 2025 Read more …
