© rawpixel Fair4Ju: Sustainable textile procurement in youth education centres Fair4Ju is committed to eco-fair textile procurement in youth education centres (JBS) in North Rhine-Westphalia. Both the sponsoring associations of the facilities and adolescents and young adults are addressed. The aim is to change procurement practices and promote sustainable consumption decisions. Description Youth education centres (JBS) in North Rhine-Westphalia are large buyers of textiles. For many of these institutions, there are often no fixed requirements for eco-fair procurement by their respective sponsors. Fair4Ju wants to start right here and sensitize a broad mass of these institutions to sustainable procurement. Comprehensive information as well as consulting and training offers are provided. At the same time, Fair4Ju is aimed at adolescents and young people. Through workshops in the youth education centres and various activities on social media, they are to be sensitised to the effects of their consumption decisions. The workshops provide information on the production of textiles, fair alternatives, the complexity of global supply chains and the impact of fair textile procurement. In order to structurally anchor sustainable procurement, networking with the sponsoring associations of the hospitals is an important component. They are supported in examining their options for action and firmly anchoring the topic of eco-fair procurement. . Goals Sensitization of a broad mass of youth education centers in NRW to the topic of eco-fair procurement. Strategic advice and intensive support of a youth centre for eco-fair textile procurement. Concrete purchasing advice for youth education centres based on preliminary and market research. Development and implementation of training courses for procurers and decision-makers. Interactive workshops for young people to educate and raise awareness of sustainable consumption. Structural anchoring of sustainable procurement through networking and cooperation with sponsoring associations. Fair4Ju relies on information, advice and networking to promote sustainable textile procurement in youth education centres and to raise awareness of eco-fair consumption. Our activities Support for a pilot project: A youth education centre in North Rhine-Westphalia is receiving strategic advice on eco-fair textile procurement over several months. The results and experiences serve public relations work and are intended to sensitize a broader public to the topic. Purchasing advice Through extensive preliminary research on bed capacities and purchasing structures of JBS in NRW as well as market research, the Fair4Ju team offers the houses concrete assistance in eco-fair textile procurement. Training of procurers Development of an educational concept that imparts basic knowledge about fair trade and eco-fair textile procurement. The aim is to raise awareness among procurers and decision-makers and to communicate strategically important factors. Workshops for youth groups Interactive workshops inform young people about the production of textiles, fair alternatives and options for sustainable consumption. This is accompanied by a social media campaign. Networking with associations Sponsoring associations are asked about their procurement and made aware of the offers of Fair4Ju. A direct approach will be made in order to explore possibilities of structurally anchoring eco-fair procurement practice. Results and findings will be taken up in public relations work and presented at events such as the German Protestant Kirchentag 2025. At one glance - Subject:Sustainable textile procurement- Country:Germany- Contact:Kenza Podieh back
