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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.

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The International German Gymnastics Festival 2025 cooperates with the Global Nature Fund as part of the ‘Fair Wear Works’ project. The aim of the cooperation is to provide clubs with practical information and assistance for responsible purchasing of sports textiles. During the gymnastics festival, there will be numerous information and workshops on sustainable sports textiles and the volunteers will receive GOTS-certified gymnastics bags.

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Joint press release from Global Nature Fund (GNF) and FEMNET

Purchasing is an essential aspect of a company's sustainability strategy. A club of the German Ice Hockey League is currently showing how companies can align it in a contemporary way: On Sports Day, the DEL-Club Adler Mannheim, supported by the FAIR WEAR WORKS project with its decision for sustainable procurement, is setting an example for improving working conditions and reducing the environmental impact of textile production along the supply chain.

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The Global Nature Fund (GNF) and FEMNET are launching a joint project to improve the procurement of textiles in companies. Through targeted Purchasing strategies are positively influenced by sustainable working conditions and environmental impacts along the supply chain. A survey for all interested companies is currently underway to determine the consulting needs.

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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.

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Joint press release by the Global Nature Fund (GNF), FEMNET and the Schäder Foundation

Bonn. Workwear, bedding or fabric bags – companies are wholesalers of textiles. At the same time, textiles are at the heart of the sustainability debate. How can the purchasing of this product group be made socially and ecologically sustainable and make its contribution as part of a company-wide sustainability strategy?

In order to raise public awareness of the relevance and feasibility of this lever for more global justice, Global Nature Fund and FEMNET, in cooperation with the Schäder Foundation, invite representatives from business, science and politics to Darmstadt. The conference discusses the challenges and opportunities of sustainable textile procurement, examines detection systems, presents best practice examples of previous companies and offers practical support for its own implementation. Be there too!

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Joint press release from Global Nature Fund and FEMNET

Fair Wear Works and Sporthandel Fair call on sports clubs to turn Black Friday into Fair Friday and to discount only sustainably produced fan articles. FC St. Pauli leads by example and participates in Fair Friday. The ‘Fair Wear Works’ project supports sports clubs and regional sports associations in making their textile purchases sustainable.

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Joint press release from FEMNET and Global Nature Fund (GNF)

Bonn. The German health sector contributes significantly to the environmental impact and is responsible for a considerable 5 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions. A critical analysis shows that about 60 percent of these emissions are caused by the prescription of drugs and another 23 percent by the purchasing sector. This also includes work clothes and bed linen. The Fair Wear Works project by FEMNET and the Global Nature Fund (GNF) starts right here and offers demand-oriented workshops for healthcare institutions.

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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.

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The Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Traditionsclub 1. FC Nürnberg have started a cooperation as part of the Fair Wear Works project. Together, they are committed to sustainable textiles in sports and merchandise as well as fair textile supply chains. The cooperation aims not only to promote ecological standards in purchasing, but also to strengthen social justice in the global textile industry.

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