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If not now, when? It is high time for climate protection! That's why we at VAUDE have decided that our company, including all of our products, will become climate neutral as early as 2022. In concrete terms, this means that we will completely offset all of our global greenhouse gas emissions.

In its annual Brand Performance Check, Fair Wear has confirmed VAUDE’s Leader Status for the 7th successive year. Leader Status is awarded to manufacturers from the textile industry that achieve the highest possible category due to their high level of commitment to compliance with social standards in the supply chain.

We condemn the military coup of February 1, 2021 and support the people of Myanmar in their peaceful protest against the arrests of the de-facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi and other leading politicians. Military violence against the people of Myanmar must end and all political prisoners must be released.

We at VAUDE engage in business based on our convictions. We want to sustain a world worth living in and are committed to ensuring that the manufacturing of our products is as sustainable as possible. Important issues include eliminating the use of harmful substances and the safe handling of the chemicals that are required for the production of functional products.

We offer products that are not only environmentally friendly but also manufactured under fair conditions. To ensure this, we rely on partnerships and long-term collaborations with the producers in our supply chain. The people who manufacture our products should have good working conditions and be paid fairly – no matter where they live on the planet.

Is sustainability only an issue when times are good? Is it destined to fade into the background in crisis situations such as the current coronavirus pandemic? Or is it possible that just the opposite is true? We at VAUDE have been dealing with these questions and now, six months into the coronavirus pandemic, we've come to some interim conclusions.

The outdoor specialist VAUDE has always set great store in ensuring that its products have the smallest ecological footprint possible and that they can be used and repaired over the long term. Now the outdoor outfitter is going one step further and systematically embedding reparability in its product development operations.

Intertek, an international testing and certification company, tested the enclosed air quality of our tents and found nothing but clean air.

Members of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles are working both individually and collectively with other stakeholders to mitigate the negative impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on textile supply chain companies and workers as well as to ensure stable relationships for the future.

In this interview Antje, Sonja, Manfred and Tina discuss why women are still less likely than men to have a career, how modern companies can change this and to what extent gender quotas make sense. Antje von Dewitz recalls her time as a young manager and explains how the management culture at VAUDE has progressed since that time.

Antje von Dewitz was introduced as Vice President of the EOG at a press conference at the ISPO Munich 2020. In this new role, she would like to focus the association's activities more strongly on nature conservation and sustainable action. Antje von Dewitz has been part of the EOG with VAUDE for years, most recently she was also a board member of the group.

Under the motto "Forever yours – give our products a long life" we give our customers specific tips on how they can use our products as long as possible.

VAUDE has set itself ambitious, science-based targets for the future climate-neutral production of all its products worldwide. With science based targets (SBT) VAUDE intends to do its part toward limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees in accordance with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

VAUDE is one of the first German companies to receive the new state textile certification seal "Grüner Knopf" (Green Button) for a large part of its product range. The strict criteria of the company's own Green Shape label were recognized and provided an important foundation for obtaining the certification.

Antje von Dewitz is Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). Our CEO, who has been a member of the DBU Board of Trustees for more than five years, has now been elected as deputy chairwoman for a further five years.

As a large joint project, we compile a comprehensive sustainability report every summer. In this we ensure transparency down to the smallest detail and provide deep insights into our work and the enormous motivation behind our sustained commitment.

The entrepreneur initiative “Bleiberecht durch Arbeit" (right of residence through work) was honored with the recognition award in the category "Companies and Associations. With this award, the state government is honoring the activism of various initiatives that are committed to integration and cohesion in Baden-Württemberg.

At the latest Brand Performance Check (BPC), the annual audit by the Fair Wear (FW), VAUDE achieved an excellent result and maintains its position as "Leader".

VAUDE has achieved the highest rating for a 1st place finish by the international comparison portal Rank a Brand for their Outdoor Ranking 2019.

In the nationwide ranking of sustainability reports, VAUDE achieved 1st place in the category "small and medium-sized enterprises" (SMEs) and was honored for best transparency regarding sustainability.