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 […]
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 […]
Our environment is not in good shape. After the oil industry, the textile industry is the “dirtiest” industry for the environment. In particular, the rapidly growing fast and ultra fast fashion exacerbates this problem extraordinarily. The production and further processing of textiles is largely carried out in low-wage countries – terrible social and ecological effects […]
The supply of sustainable alternatives to animal leather has increased significantly in recent years. As a result, consumers quickly lose track of what is available, and it is often impossible to judge whether the alternative listed is really better for the environment, animals and humans than animal leather. To keep you on the safe side, […]
The most common problems caused by the production of leather are known to many people: Killing of animals, often terrible working conditions in production facilities, pollution and factory farming. What many people are not aware of, however, is that devastating fires in the Brazilian rainforest occur time and again. Thus, every day our chance to […]
Often leather is justified as a waste product of the slaughter industry. As the most profitable by-product within the meat industry, leather is, as many preconceive, anything but a natural or waste product. It is firmly scheduled in the processing of animals. In fact, the slaughter of the animals becomes even more profitable due to […]
Hi there! Glad you found your way to us! In this blog post, we want to introduce you to the innovative teak material that we use for the production of our vegan leather material and our LEAF collection. It is astonishing that the means and raw materials that contribute seriously to reducing animal suffering and […]
Vegan leather vs. animal leather A lively debate has been going on in the fashion world for several years now. It is about the use of animal (e.g. leather and fur) and natural, vegan leather-like materials. This debate about the better leather material raises complex issues and is not easy to resolve, but the strong […]
