Press archive for the year 2022

Extended press release of the Supply Chain Act initiative of 6 December 2022

Berlin, 06/12/2022. The European Union wants to oblige companies to protect human rights and the environment in their value chains. However, it is not clear how effective the so-called EU Supply Chain Act is. The relevant EU Council of Ministers agreed last Thursday in Brussels on a position that goes beyond the German supply chain law, but still contains numerous loopholes. Several EU governments, including Germany, continue to try to weaken the project. On the other hand, activists from the Supply Chain Act Initiative protested in Berlin today and handed over a petition addressed to Chancellor Olaf Scholz with 90,248 signatures.

Details: Category: Lieferkettengesetz; Published: 06 December 2022

Joint press release by FEMNET and ECCHR

Bonn / Berlin. Today, 24 November 2022, marks the tenth anniversary of the Tazreen fire, which killed more than 110 textile workers in Bangladesh. Exactly six months later, more than 1,100 people sewing clothes for international fashion companies died in the rubble of Rana Plaza. The ‘Bangladesh Building Safety and Fire Protection Agreement’ (Bangladesh Accord) It was a response to these tragedies and has successfully helped prevent such avoidable disasters in the apparel industry, where all other programs have failed. The Accord in Bangladesh is considered to be the most successful mechanism for improving workplace safety in the world. Nevertheless, to date, some of the leading companies producing in Bangladesh have not signed either the Bangladesh Accord or its successor, the International Accord, which provides for the extension of the agreement to other countries such as Pakistan.

Details: Category: Lieferkettengesetz; Published: 24 November 2022

On the occasion of the upcoming Zalando Annual General Meeting on 18 May 2022, FEMNET is asking critical questions to the online retailer.

Details: Category: Unternehmensverantwortung; Published: 16 May 2022

The state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia will take place on 15 May 2022. Almost all political parties have defined climate protection, environmental protection and social justice as goals of their policies. An important lever for achieving these goals is sustainable public procurement in the country and especially in the cities and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia. By signing the call, we want to send a clear signal that it is time to take effective policy action to achieve these goals.

Details: Category: Öffentliche Beschaffung; Published: 04 May 2022

Joint press release

Bonn/Cologne. April 24th is the world's most important day of action for fair fashion and the conclusion of the global action week Fashion Revolution Week. It will take place on the anniversary of the collapse of the ‘Rana Plaza’ building with several textile factories in Bangladesh in 2013. The Bonn-based women's rights organisation FEMNET e.V. therefore invites you to the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum (RJM) Cologne on Sunday, 24 April 2022 to conclude its solidarity and education campaign #eintshirtzumleben. At the same time, this marks the culmination of their cooperation in the context of the sustainability theme series ‘Rethink Fashion!’.

Details: Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen; Published: 12 April 2022

In April 2022, a new initiative in the textile and footwear industry is gaining momentum. The aim is to improve the health situation of the workers. The focus is on production regions in India and Indonesia as well as opportunities for action in Germany. The organizations FEMNET e.V. and SÜDWIND Institute initiate the initiative in Germany. “From the outset, we want to take into account the needs of all relevant stakeholders. These include local workers, local trade unions and other civil society organisations. At the same time, it is important for us to involve companies, existing initiatives and supplying companies", explains project manager Lisa Carl from FEMNET.

Details: Category: Gendergerechter Gesundheitsschutz; Published: 30 March 2022

Pipilotti Rist, Frank Schätzing, Marcel Odenbach, Pia Fries and 15 other renowned artists set an example for sustainability in the textile industry. They create works of art from their own T-shirts, which are now available in a Online gallery on display and ‘fairlost’ on Rana Plaza Memorial Day.

Details: Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen; Published: 01 March 2022

More than 100 companies and investors from Europe are in favour of a far-reaching EU supply chain law, which also calls for civil liability for companies. The European Commission will discuss this on 23 February.

Details: Category: Lieferkettengesetz; Published: 10 February 2022

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Tue, 01 March 2022: Home Online gallery with T-shirt artworks
Sun 24 April 2022: Exhibition and exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum

Bonn. From Tuesday, 1 March 2022, the Bonn-based women's rights organisation FEMNET e.V. will be showing 17 unique works of art from well-known artists from all over Germany (primarily from North Rhine-Westphalia) that have been donated online. The artworks address the T-shirt as a symbol of fast-paced cheap fashion and are the culmination of the five-month solidarity and education campaign #onetshirtto live by FEMNET.

Details: Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen; Published: 09 February 2022

Bonn/Cologne. Under the title ‘Klima & Klamotten’, LizzyNet gGmbH and FEMNET e.V. are launching a nationwide cross-media and education project. The project encourages young people to engage in climate-friendly alternatives to fast fashion. The three-year measure is funded within the framework of the National Climate Initiative (NKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment.

Details: Category: FEMNET-Pressemitteilungen; Published: 27 January 2022

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Press archive for the year 2022

Handing over of petitions: 90,000 people call for strong EU supply chain law - NGO alliance criticises German government's position

Supply Chain Act – now German companies must deliver: Human rights organizations threaten to complain about textile companies neglecting safety in factories

As Zalando's profits rise, workers in producing countries lose their jobs without compensation

Call “Implementing sustainable public procurement in NRW!”

Highlight of Fashion Revolution Week and thematic series ‘Rethink Fashion!’: Invitation to the exhibition #eintshirtzumleben and Fairlosung of sustainable T-shirt art

Focus on gender-responsive health: Launch of a new multi-stakeholder initiative in the clothing and footwear sector

Art instead of consumption: T-shirt art against disposable fashion

EU Supply Chain Act: Commission announces draft for February - more than 100 companies call for liability rule

Well-known artists donate artworks for sustainability and fairness in the global fashion industry

"Climate & Clothing" New Crossmedia Project for Young People Launched