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10 years after the devastating fire in the Ali Enterprises factory in Karachi, the International Accord for Pakistan was finally announced on Wednesday, 14.12.2022. The agreement is based on the Bangladesh Accord, which was signed in response to the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in 2013. It provides for essential mechanisms to improve safety standards in factories that are legally binding on the signatory brands. Trade unions and NGOs celebrate the announcement of the agreement as a great success.

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For the technical companies (TBK) and the waste disposal companies (EBK) of the city of Konstanz, sustainability has long been relevant in purchasing. In the joint re-tendering of a framework contract for rental work clothing with laundry services, FEMNET's municipal own businesses were supported in integrating sustainability criteria on several levels.

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It was adopted at the end of September – the General Assembly on 30 November 2022 launched the implementation of the new concept for the Textile Alliance. In the future, the work of the alliance will focus on three basic elements. Member companies are obliged to provide information on production sites and supplier data in their own supply chain and to engage with concrete projects on site in the textile production countries. The Textile Alliance wants to achieve greater impact on the ground with the help of projects.

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With the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, textile companies reduced their orders and suppliers in the producing countries stopped paying wages and dismissed workers. Two years later, most countries have relaxed or repealed measures to combat the coronavirus. How has the pandemic changed the labour and human rights situation in the Indian clothing industry?

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The report of the ARD magazine Monitor clearly shows how behind the scenes economic and political actors are influencing and trying to dilute the proposal for an EU supply chain law. A loophole for businesses. Because if they join certain industry initiatives, such as the Textile Alliance, or use state-approved certifications of due diligence, they should only be liable for damages that they have committed intentionally or grossly negligently.

"Such a dilution of the EU draft would render the law toothless and must under no circumstances exist", says Gisela Burckhardt, CEO of FEMNET. The Supply Chain Act initiative, in which FEMNET is a member together with 130 NGOs, comments on the report of the ARD policy magazine and the Federal Government's attempt to influence the EU Supply Chain Act.

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It's time: To date, too little attention has been paid to the potential of sustainable public procurement in practice and also in the media. A new initiative wants to change that. More than 60 public figures in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have already joined, including Rosa Grabe on behalf of FEMNET.

The initiative wants to give a face to the common cause and communicate this commitment in all areas. Your vision: By 2030, sustainable procurement will become the standard in around 30,000 public procurement agencies in Germany. In their daily work, they then contribute to achieving the 1.5-degree climate target and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Germany.

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