Sustainable Outdoor Clothing & Gear
with their different activities, that you can see in the more detailed sections below, the brand makes positive changes in the indicated areas
Companies or Products can become certified in different ways, click on the different certificates to learn more about it
GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is an international, voluntary standard that set requirements for third-party certification of recycled input and chain of custody.
The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is a voluntary program that helps sheep farmers meet consumer, retailer, and brand demands. The standard certifies they meet rigorous animal welfare and land management requirements.
Green Shape is VAUDE’s label for products that feature special ecological manufacturing.
BLUESIGN is a system that provides safer and more sustainable environments for people to work in and everyone to live in.
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Fair Wear was founded in 1999 with the ambitious mission to improve labour conditions in the garment industry. Progress has been made since then, but significant challenges remain. Now is the time to accelerate this progress and push the industry to a tipping point.
The Development and Climate Alliance is a strong community for climate protection and sustainable development. More than 1,400 supporters from business, industry, the public sector and civil society, as well as individuals, advocate for coupling climate change mitigation strategies with their development impact.
The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles advocates for a social, environmental, and corruption-free textile and garment industry - one that respects the rights of all workers, protects the climate and the environment, and operates with integrity and within planetary boundaries.
ECG is an economic model, which makes the Common Good, a good life for everyone on a healthy planet, its primary goal and purpose.
At the heart of this concept lies the idea that values-driven businesses are mindful of and committed to:
Human Dignity Solidarity and Social Justice Environmental Sustainability Transparency and Co-Determination Such businesses gain a competitive advantage in this new economy
The German Sustainability Code supports organisations in establishing a sustainable development strategy and represents a way in to sustainability reporting. Regular reporting affords greater visibility as to how a company develops over time. To comply with the Sustainability Code, user companies must compile and publish a declaration of conformity on the 20 Code criteria as well as supplementary non-financial performance indicators in the database.
Fur Free Retailer is the world’s leading program to connect fur-free companies to consumers seeking ethical goods. The online Fur Free Retailer list provides consumers accurate information about a retailer’s fur policy, allowing them to make an informed choice when shopping. The program specifically aims to encourage companies to go fur-free and further the spirit of ethical consumerism. Run in over 25 countries the Fur Free Retailer program is an international initiative of the Fur Free Alliance, a coalition of more than 50 leading animal and environmental protection organisations worldwide, representing millions of supporters around the world. Fur Free Retailer recognizes the international ISO 26000 guidelines of corporate social responsibility.
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) is an industry association that represents the outdoor sector across Europe.
These Labels are created by the brand themselves, we added these to reduce the confusion often happening when there are so many labels attached to a product and to create transparency about what they actually mean ( we provide a link directly to the label if you click on it )
Green Shape is the VAUDE label for sustainable clothing and gear.
With an official sustainability report a company reports on its performance on sustainable development, creates transparency and shows accountability towards all stakeholders for their actions. It should be published regularly ( annually ) to also show how performance changed - to the better or the worse
Our planet needs action. And outdoor gear shouldn't add a burden to the environment. Green shape is our proof that this is possible: Eco-friendly. Fair. And functional.
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Fair Wear was founded in 1999 with the ambitious mission to improve labour conditions in the garment industry. Progress has been made since then, but significant challenges remain. Now is the time to accelerate this progress and push the industry to a tipping point.
The Development and Climate Alliance is a strong community for climate protection and sustainable development. More than 1,400 supporters from business, industry, the public sector and civil society, as well as individuals, advocate for coupling climate change mitigation strategies with their development impact.
The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles advocates for a social, environmental, and corruption-free textile and garment industry - one that respects the rights of all workers, protects the climate and the environment, and operates with integrity and within planetary boundaries.
ECG is an economic model, which makes the Common Good, a good life for everyone on a healthy planet, its primary goal and purpose.
At the heart of this concept lies the idea that values-driven businesses are mindful of and committed to:
Human Dignity Solidarity and Social Justice Environmental Sustainability Transparency and Co-Determination Such businesses gain a competitive advantage in this new economy
The German Sustainability Code supports organisations in establishing a sustainable development strategy and represents a way in to sustainability reporting. Regular reporting affords greater visibility as to how a company develops over time. To comply with the Sustainability Code, user companies must compile and publish a declaration of conformity on the 20 Code criteria as well as supplementary non-financial performance indicators in the database.
Fur Free Retailer is the world’s leading program to connect fur-free companies to consumers seeking ethical goods. The online Fur Free Retailer list provides consumers accurate information about a retailer’s fur policy, allowing them to make an informed choice when shopping. The program specifically aims to encourage companies to go fur-free and further the spirit of ethical consumerism. Run in over 25 countries the Fur Free Retailer program is an international initiative of the Fur Free Alliance, a coalition of more than 50 leading animal and environmental protection organisations worldwide, representing millions of supporters around the world. Fur Free Retailer recognizes the international ISO 26000 guidelines of corporate social responsibility.
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) is an industry association that represents the outdoor sector across Europe.
These Labels are created by the brand themselves, we added these to reduce the confusion often happening when there are so many labels attached to a product and to create transparency about what they actually mean ( we provide a link directly to the label if you click on it )
Green Shape is the VAUDE label for sustainable clothing and gear.
"SDG's" stands for Sustainable Development Goals - When a company publicly declares or mentions on their website to work towards one or several of these United nations Global Goals (2030 Agenda for sustainable development) this will be shown here.
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*
The Steps taken on Product level section is where you can find all the cool and eco-friendly features the brand applied to or included in the products
The Included Material category showcases which materials or substances are intentionally included in products or brands. This maybe valid for all, some or just a few products of this brand, you can get more information by hovering over the materials tag.
Materials or substances purposely not used in the brands product(s). This maybe valid for all, some or just a few products of this brand, you can get more information by hovering over the materials tag.
Different Materials occur as waste during manufacturing processes in all types of industries. Very often these are just thrown away. We believe that one brand's trash can be another brand's treasure! That's why we highlight which brands are doing their part to reduce waste by reusing their own or others' waste.
With an official sustainability report a company reports on its performance on sustainable development, creates transparency and shows accountability towards all stakeholders for their actions. It should be published regularly ( annually ) to also show how performance changed - to the better or the worse
Our planet needs action. And outdoor gear shouldn't add a burden to the environment. Green shape is our proof that this is possible: Eco-friendly. Fair. And functional.
Learn moreThis is a list of all products or services the brand carries or provides - sometimes its nice to see what else they have ;-)
