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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
...this is the name of the network for students and other interested parties who are involved in the field of fashion and human rights.
We are transforming the apparel industry, pooling our expertise and providing an opportunity for regular exchange. With the help of a digital platform, we create a space for information, training and networking events as well as opportunities for skill and resource sharing. Because together we can move more: With more networking, more knowledge, more action, more solutions, more activism, we strongly ensure more social justice and more protection of natural resources.
On 27 and 28 March 2023, FEMNET organised two project days in the 8th grade of the Bobinger Realschule. A student reports from practice.
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The close contact and regular exchange with our partners and local seamstresses forms the basis of our commitment to strengthening rights, due diligence and fair purchasing practices in the Global South.
Gender equality and health and safety at work need to be considered together, especially for textile and footwear factories where women are predominantly employed. Launched in December 2021 Multi-stakeholder partnership (MAP) We have started implementing gender-responsive health and safety at work. A lot has happened since then!
