Live from the VISION SUMMIT 2008 in Berlin
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »Just freshly arrived with Noel from Karmakonsum at the Vision Summit conference on Social Business in Berlin. In the first speech, professor Werner, founder of the drugstore DM, makes a strong note for a basic income for everyone. This will stimulate ...
Coolest Designers of the Ethical Fashion Show
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Design, Fashion | No Comments »The Ethical Fashion Show 2008 is over again. For those who can't wait till the next edition, the Ethical Fashion Show is also opening in Milan and Rio de Janairo, as we heard when we spoke with Isabelle Quehe, founder ...
Fair Trade Week in Germany
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade | 1 Comment »From next week, it's Faire Woche (Fair Trade Weeks) in Germany. All over the country there are local events to promote fair traded products, and the events go from local charity groups that do an action, to lectures and festivals. In ...
Fashion Designers join Fair Wear Foundation collectively
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | No Comments »Elsewear, a Dutch initiative that promotes green fashion, organizes a joined membership of the Fair Wear Foundation for designers and smaller brands. On the 4th of September, during a meeting on Green Profit, the two organizations will sign a contract that ...
Free Tibet Shoes by Komodo
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products | No Comments »I just had a good long lunch with Gereon from Komodo and afterwards picked up these cool Free Tibet shoes at their new Berliner showroom in the Oranienstrasse. They are going to be on sale in February next year so ...
New Report by Clean Clothes Campaign: Sportswear Brands Still Violate Workers Rights
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »Unlike all new attems of companies like Adidas to become a "responsible" company, a new report by the Clean Clothes Campaign, published today, states that in the sports wear industry the situation is still inhuman. The CCC report shows that the ...
Womens Day & the Garment Industry: it’s Women’s Sweat on Your Shirt
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »About a billion people (!) are working in textile related industries worldwide. Many of them are women, working from home, in slum situated sweatshops or high tech factories. As known, the circumstances are not always that funky. Without drawing to all ...