Often we don’t even realise what a big impact every piece of clothing we buy has. The fashion industry has an impact on many different areas. Workers are underpaid and work in poor conditions, child labour is tolerated and the environment is also affected. In addition, there is the use of harmful pesticides and chemicals. […]
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Vegan logos%3$s>
Vegan seals are used to identify products that meet our ethical and sustainable values. These seals cover various aspects, including organic and vegan products, fair manufacturing conditions and ecological ingredients. They are helpful for vegetarian, vegan and allergy-conscious consumers. The seals apply not only to food, but also to cosmetics, clothing and accessories. The most […]
Child labour in the textile industry%3$s>
More than 2 billion items of clothing are piled up in German wardrobes, while we buy about 60 new pieces every year. Fast-changing trends and frequent collections from fast-fashion companies reinforce this behaviour. The victims of this industry are people and the environment. Worldwide, 160 million children still work in dangerous conditions, 79 million of […]
Natural fiber hemp%3$s>
Going way back to the 19th century, hemp was the most widely grown commodity crop in the world. At that time, the seeds of the plant were eaten or ground into flour, and the fibers were used to make paper or durable clothing, among other things. At that time, the progress of industrialization meant that […]
Toxic leather children clothes%3$s>
Again and again there are recalls for children’s shoes and other articles of clothing made of leather. The reason: they are contaminated with the carcinogenic chromium VI. The allergen is formed during the tanning process with chromium. A study by Öko-Test a few years ago found that not a single children’s shoe was free of […]
Fast fashion destroys the environment%3$s>
There are over 5 billion items of clothing hanging in Germany’s closets. According to a survey, we wear one in five of them almost never. Constantly new collections of brands, also called fast fashion, give consumers the feeling that we need new clothes regularly. The price we pay for this (depending on the brand) is […]
Exotic leather – the suffering of animals%3$s>
Exotic leather – the suffering of animals Animal leather products are often created from the hide of cattle, sheep and goats. Every year, several million exotic animals are killed for exotic leather. Among them are reptiles such as snakes, crocodiles, alligators, lizards and ostriches. Their skin is then made into belts, watch straps, bags, purses, […]
Is cotton better than synthetic fiber?%3$s>
Is cotton better than synthetic fiber? Often you hear that synthetic man-made fibers are much worse than cotton. But in which areas are they worse? Conventional cotton farming is very harmful to the environment for other reasons. And therefore probably not necessarily better than synthetic man-made fiber. Extreme water consumption The amount of water required […]
How agonizing the animal transport for leather goods is%3$s>
Animals continue to be transported over long distances of thousands of kilometers for meat, milk and leather production. As long as the export of leather is so lucrative for many fashion companies, nothing will change in these terrible conditions. Via global trade, the finished leather ends up all over the world and is processed into […]
How bad are synthetic fibers for the environment?%3$s>
More than half of all textile fibers on the world market are made of synthetic man-made fibers. So from plastics like polyester, polyamide or polyacrylic. The Ellen Macarthur Foundation reports that it will take about 300 million tons of oil to produce in 2050. Significant C02 consumption The textile industry has a massive share of […]