36 textile alliance companies complete trial run for supply chain law Civil society members have a positive view of the established process, but criticise the exits of some companies. Berlin / Bonn / Munich. As part of the new review process, the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles is examining its member companies for the first time for the implementation of human rights, environmental and corruption-related due diligence obligations. The Supply Chain Act provides for similar obligations. As part of the review, independent experts have analysed the information provided by the companies and requested improvements in accordance with an OECD-compliant risk analysis and remedy. It became clear: In terms of risk analysis and measures, some companies still have a lot to do to comply with future legal requirements. As of today, the released reports will be made available to the public on the Alliance's homepage. More reports will follow in the coming weeks. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 15 November 2021 Read more …
FEMNET welcomes the new binding agreement on workers' safety On 25 August 2021, clothing companies and trade unions announced their agreement on a new international agreement on health and safety in the textile and clothing industry. This extends and expands the previous Accord for the Protection of Seamstresses. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 26 August 2021 Read more …
© Sascha Engst/Federal City of Bonn Federal Cross of Merit for FEMNET Chairman Gisela Burckhardt The Federal President has awarded Dr. Gisela Burckhardt the Federal Cross of Merit. In doing so, he honours the tireless commitment of the women's rights activist to a dignified and self-determined life of thousands of textile workers in the global South. Details Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen Published: 25 June 2021 Read more …
Lack of transparency: Campaign for Clean Clothes calls for improvements in the Textile Alliance Berlin/Bonn/Dortmund, 21.06.2021. The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) criticises the fact that member companies in the Textile Alliance are not obliged to disclose their supply chain. In a recent report, the CCC shows that very few member companies disclose their supply chains and adhere to the best practice standard. Transparency Pledge follow. Only with this transparency can human rights due diligence obligations be effectively and credibly implemented. The campaign for clean clothing also criticises the lack of binding requirements for human rights due diligence. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 21 June 2021 Read more …
Destroyed Rana Plaza building Change begins with you, OTTO - Sign the new binding security agreement! Press release of the Clean Clothes Campaign of 20.05.2021 On 15 May 2013, just weeks after the Rana Plaza collapse, which killed at least 1,134 people, brands and retailers, along with trade unions, signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord). This landmark, legally binding agreement expires in 10 days, on May 31, 2021, after the program has made 1,600 factories safer for over two million garment workers over the past eight years. The Clean Clothes Germany campaign calls on the 200 brands and retailers that are currently signatories to the Accord, including the Otto Group, to sign a new legally binding security agreement. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 21 May 2021 Read more …
Zalando and its suppliers: The online retailer has little concrete information when it comes to labour rights Joint press release by FEMNET and the umbrella organisation Critical Shareholders On the occasion of the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Zalando on 19 May 2021, Gisela Burckhardt, shareholder and CEO of the women's rights organisation FEMNET, poses critical questions to the online retailer. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 17 May 2021 Read more …
Critical Questions for Hugo Boss at the Shareholders' Meeting Joint press release by FEMNET and the umbrella organisation Critical Shareholders At the next Annual General Meeting of Hugo Boss on 11 May, FEMNET and the umbrella organisation of Critical Shareholders submitted critical questions to the fashion company. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 10 May 2021 Read more …
© Dieter Schütz - pixelio.de From blue man to fabric bag: Companies want support in sustainable textile purchasing Joint press release from Global Nature Fund (GNF) and FEMNET A survey by the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and FEMNET shows: Companies need more information about sustainable textile procurement. In a digital panel discussion on 20 May, the organisations will present the results and present proposals for effective sustainability management in the textile sector to companies, which they have jointly developed in the FAIR WEAR WORKS project. Details Category: Nachhaltiger Textileinkauf für den Privatsektor Published: 04 May 2021 Read more …
Gender Equality in Supply Chain Law? Misrepresentation! On the occasion of the International Women's Day, the Global Policy Forum, FIAN Germany, Women Engage for a Common Future, the Action Community Solidarity World, the CorA Network for Corporate Responsibility, FEMNET, the Marie-Schlei-Verein and TransFair / Fairtrade Germany point out that gender equality is not sufficiently taken into account in the present draft of a supply chain law. The compromise presented by the German government does not adequately reflect Germany's obligations to combat discrimination against women. Corrections are urgently needed in the upcoming parliamentary revision process. To this end, the organizations call on the members of the Bundestag. Details Category: Lieferkettengesetz Published: 04 March 2021 Read more …
‘The green button’: German state metaseal does not guarantee human rights protection Joint press release by FEMNET e.V. and Public Eye Zurich/Lausanne, Bonn. FEMNET and Public Eye have jointly analyzed the reporting of fashion companies whose products are certified with the "Green Button" of the German Ministry of Development. The sobering result one year after the start of the Green Button: Public reporting by many companies is inadequate. Standard and testing process have shortcomings, so that the Green Button does not deliver in practice, which many of them promise: Clothes and textiles produced without exploitation or pollution. Sealers and seal holders urgently need to improve. Details Category: Unternehmensverantwortung Published: 07 January 2021 Read more …
Preventing Violence in the Workplace - Implementation is stuck at EU level November 25th is Women's Violence Day. Convention 190 against Violence and Harassment in the Workplace was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in June 2019. However, despite the support of many countries, it has not yet been ratified in the EU. Individual states reject the agreement. FEMNET and the Clean Clothes Campaign CCC) now publishes a Position paperThat shows the urgency. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 23 November 2020 Read more …
© CCC Research Finds Exploitation in the Fashion Industry No living wages, overtime and gender discrimination. The report:Light into the dark: A Look at Exploitation in the Fashion Industry“ (PDF file) of the Clean Clothes Campaign highlights the need for a supply chain law. The report uses the latest data from the Online tool FashionChecker How little German fashion companies really pay their workers. Details Category: Existenzlohn jetzt! Faire Löhne für Textilarbeiter*innen Published: 07 October 2020 Read more …
