© Justice is Everybody’s Business
Together with the Supply Chain Act initiative, numerous organisations and civil society, we have been working for a long time to protect human rights, the climate and the environment in supply chains. On 1 June, MEPs in the European Parliament will be able to vote on their position on the EU Supply Chain Act. Together we want to make it clear to them once again: It is important to vote for the European Supply Chain Act now!
© FEMNET
On the occasion of the virtual general meeting of the online retailer Zalando on 24 May 2023, Dr. Gisela Burckhardt, Zalando stockholder and CEO of FEMNET e.V., asked critical questions. However, concrete answers to this were largely absent.
© Engagement Global / Compass Sustainability
In the future, buyers will be able to create interactive proof questionnaires for bidding companies using a new online tool without any Excel knowledge in order to check compliance with sustainability criteria. The proof questionnaire generator will be available free of charge from summer 2023 in the new ‘My Compass’ login area of the SKEW Sustainability Compass.
© FEMNET
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation published its strategy paper ‘Feminist Development Policy – Towards a Just and Strong Society Worldwide’ in March 2023, having already presented guidance on the topic at the beginning of 2022. FEMNET had commented critically. The new strategy paper now provides further elements to help tackle gender inequality. Can this improve the working conditions of workers in the clothing industry?
© FEMNET
What has changed since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building 10 years ago? – Together with the students of the Evangelical Student Community (ESG) Bonn and the ALANUS University of Applied Sciences (HS), FEMNET investigated this question on two film evenings followed by roundtable discussions.
© geralt ⁇ pixabay.com
Technical solutions for traceability of textile products could be an important tool to bring together verified information on sustainability in supply chains, products and companies. As part of a study, FEMNET examined how they could be applied in the demonstration of public procurement – and where there are currently still limits.
© FEMNET
Fast Fashion isn’t free. Someone, somewhere is paying.
(Lucy Siegle)
Under this motto, a day workshop was held on 22 April 2023 for the confirmands of the Evangelical Church Congregation Bonn-Beuel. Self-critical reflections on fast fashion consumption and creative solutions are the results of this day.
© Lavinia Muth
Fashion Revolution Week or #RememberingRanaPlaza, as those affected in Bangladesh call it remembering the collapse of the factory building on April 24, 2013, also shows ten years after the accident that, despite many advances, there can (yet) be no talk of a revolution in the textile industry. There are different reasons for this.
Joint press release by FEMNET, NGWF and ECCHR
"10 years after Rana Plaza, there are still factories in Bangladesh that produce clothing for international companies such as Amazon, IKEA or Tom Tailor, where there are hardly any security controls. We can no longer accept that," says Amirul Haque Amin, President and Co-Founder of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF).
FEMNET, ECCHR and NGWF submit the first complaint against Amazon and IKEA to a German authority, the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), on the basis of the Supply Chain Act, which entered into force in January 2023. This is based on a research carried out by the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) in Bangladesh in March 2023, which identified safety deficiencies such as lack of inspections, but also other labour rights violations such as lack of trade union freedom.
Workers at a NGWF trade union demonstration in Bangladesh
Ten years ago, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people. Building safety in factories has been improved by international agreements, such as the Accord. But what has happened in terms of working conditions? In February we were in Bangladesh and spoke with our partner organization NGWF.
From the fashion interACTION network will be fashion interACTION Lecture and discussion events.
fashion interACTION has changed its focus: We say goodbye to the intensive networking and focus on exciting formats of knowledge transfer. Whether expert input, skill share or career prospects - join us when we discuss topics relating to fashion and human rights with experts.
If you want to be informed about the upcoming formats, then sign up here for the fashion interACTION newsletter.
Subscribe to newsletter now...
On 27 and 28 March 2023, FEMNET organised two project days in the 8th grade of the Bobinger Realschule. A student reports from practice.
