The most important in a nutshell: In a leaflet, we have put together the most important seals that you should pay attention to when buying clothes.
The seal overview can be separated from the leaflet and stowed in a purse or wallet for the next clothing purchase.
One guide, 144 pages, one thousand information: In addition to an extensive shop directory, store and designer portraits, interviews, reports and reports give new insights into the world of sustainable fashion in Cologne.
FEMNET e.V. and AMD Akademie Mode & Design, Department of Design at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences are the co-creators of this first Fair Fashion Guide for Cologne.
The pictures show Cologne's joie de vivre and make you want the green lifestyle.
The clothing industry produces 8% of all greenhouse gases – more than global aviation and shipping combined. Nevertheless, clothing hardly plays a role in the climate debate so far.
The factsheet identifies the production steps responsible for the largest emissions and presents alternative materials and consumption patterns. Since almost a third of the CO2 emissions are generated during the use of clothing, we can positively influence our textile footprint by even small behavioral changes.
Sustainable fashion is attractive. This proves the Fair fashion guide (PDF file), which first appeared on 22.4.2017 and was republished in January 2020
"The Fair Fashion Guide is a plea for the wardrobe of the future and wants to encourage fashion to live with a clear conscience. With interviews, fashion routes and tips for restyle, in a visual language familiar to the young target group from magazines without using them without criticism," says Friederike von Wedel, editor-in-chief.
On 34 pages, professional models show fair fashion, which was produced under human rights responsible conditions. There are also tips for sustainable consumption: from clothing care to sharing and swapping to up-cycling.
FEMNET e.V. is the publisher of this brochure, which is an up-to-date and attractive guide to finding through the money jungle and buying eco-fair clothing in Bonn.
There are 20 shops in Bonn that run fair, ecological or fashion produced in the EU 15 (old EU countries): From chic boutiques and tailoring shops to children's clothing stores to the outdoor segment, as well as 19 second-hand shops and 37 change tailoring shops.
For the first time, the guide appeared in four languages: in German, English, Turkish and Ukrainian.
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