Etiket: sustainability
EU supervisory authority takes Zalando to task: misleading sustainability claims soon to be a thing of the past?
As it became known a few days ago, the European consumer protection authority has held the Berlin online fashion retailer Zalando accountable for misleading information on the subject of sustainability.…
Chinese BYD won an order from De Lijn purely on price: “Worse score on sustainability and guarantee”
The Chinese manufacturer BYD was at least 20 percent cheaper than the other bidders in the tender for De Lijn’s electric buses. This is evident from the award report, which…
Brax brings sustainability expert into the team
Brax appoints Tanja Kliewe-Meyer to the role of Head of Corporate Responsibility and Product Safety. In this position, she succeeds Astrid Schödel, who “took on a new challenge in her…
Zalando wants to remove misleading sustainability labels
According to the EU Commission, the online retailer Zalando has committed to removing misleading sustainability labels and symbols from its website. From April 15, 2024, symbols such as leaves or…
Prada Group joins sustainability initiative ‘Fashion Task Force’
The Prada Group is increasing its sustainable efforts in the fashion industry. By joining the ‘Fashion Task Force’, a subgroup of the ‘Sustainable Markets’ Initiative (SMI), the Italian company supports…
Households with fuel cars in South-East Drenthe more vulnerable to sustainability
Relatively many households live in Southeast Drenthe and may be vulnerable to policies aimed at more sustainable transport. This is the conclusion of research organization TNO. The study looked at…
Drenthe homeowners most often received subsidies for sustainability
3.7 percent of homeowners in Drenthe received a subsidy for making their home more sustainable in the first half of 2023. This made Drenthe the province in which relatively the…
Sustainability in the business community comes to a standstill: ‘Entrepreneurs are not helped enough’ | Economy
The pace at which the Dutch economy is becoming more sustainable is leveling off. Last year, 17.5 percent of companies were sustainable, one percentage point more than in 2022. MVO…
Düsseldorf Fashion Days: Pop-up on sustainability
Düsseldorf is hosting a pop-up on the topic of sustainability. As part of the winter edition of the Düsseldorf Fashion Days, fashion and design labels will present their sustainability aspects…
More discounts and transparency when it comes to sustainability
Even if the overall situation has improved slightly, the consumer climate in Germany remains clouded. German consumers still want to save on non-essential products. At the same time, they want…