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That's why we at VAUDE consistently focus on recycling, innovative manufacturing processes and renewable alternatives - for durable products with the smallest possible ecological footprint.",{"id":969,"src":970,"width":971,"height":972,"caption":222,"alt":973,"copyright":222,"__typename":420,"small":974,"medium":978,"large":979},"144","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FS23_003211_VAUDE_Urban_Berlin_Martin_Erd.jpg",2621,1748,"Nahaufnahme Rücken einer Person mit hell gestreiftem Oberteil mit kleinem Etikett „Recycled Inside“ in schwarzer Schrift",{"src":975,"width":976,"height":977,"__typename":425},"\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FS23_003211_VAUDE_Urban_Berlin_.2e16d0ba.fill-960x860-c0.webp",960,860,{"src":975,"width":976,"height":977,"__typename":425},{"src":975,"width":976,"height":977,"__typename":425},[981,987,992,997],{"key":982,"copy":983,"disclosureRequirement":222,"disclosureDescription":984,"pageLink":985,"additionalExplanation":222,"externalReview":222,"__typename":986},"E5-1","Strategies related to resource use and circular economy","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"odnfk\">-\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"9wjt7\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Fphilosophy\u002Fproduct-philosophy\u002F\">Product philosophy\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"l7ui\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Fcorporate-strategy\u002Fcircular-economy\u002F\">Circular economy\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"c01rr\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Forganization\u002Fvaude-second-hand\u002F\">VAUDE Second Hand\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"1ejpl\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Forganization\u002Fvaude-rent\u002F\">VAUDE Rent\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"99ued\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment\u002Fcircular-economy\u002Fupcycled-by-vaude\u002F\">Upcycling & Revalue\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","ESRSType",{"key":988,"copy":989,"disclosureRequirement":222,"disclosureDescription":990,"pageLink":991,"additionalExplanation":222,"externalReview":222,"__typename":986},"E5-2","Measures and means related to resource use and the circular economy","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"nd60l\">-\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"ang0w\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Forganization\u002Fvaude-second-hand\u002F\">VAUDE Second Hand\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"4sqt6\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Forganization\u002Fvaude-rent\u002F\">VAUDE Rent\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"csols\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment\u002Fcircular-economy\u002Fthe-right-care\u002F\">Product care\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"dmr9f\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment\u002Fcircular-economy\u002Frepair-rather-than-throw-away\u002F\">Repair\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8n6jd\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fenvironment\u002Fcircular-economy\u002Fupcycled-by-vaude\u002F\">Upcycling & Revalue\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"key":993,"copy":994,"disclosureRequirement":222,"disclosureDescription":995,"pageLink":996,"additionalExplanation":222,"externalReview":222,"__typename":986},"E5-3","Objectives related to resource use and circular economy","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"782fd\">-\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"08in9\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fabout-vaude\u002Forganization\u002Fvaude-rent\u002F\">VAUDE Rent\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"key":998,"copy":999,"disclosureRequirement":222,"disclosureDescription":1000,"pageLink":1001,"additionalExplanation":222,"externalReview":222,"__typename":986},"E5-4","Resource inflows","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"nijww\">-\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"4m5cm\">-\u003C\u002Fp>","IntroSubTopicType",[1004,1011,1016,1032,1110,1143,1155,1185],{"__typename":1005,"modules":1006},"SectionType",[1007],{"__typename":1008,"copy":1009,"icon":1010,"subline":222},"StatementType","Responsibility begins with the choice of our materials. With carefully selected synthetic fabrics, we create innovative products that offer maximum functionality.","statement-speechbubble",{"__typename":1005,"modules":1012},[1013],{"__typename":1014,"headline":221,"size":221,"copy":1015,"esrsRef":221},"TextType","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"6hgpf\">Unlike natural materials, which inspire with their naturalness, synthetic fibers offer robust durability and quick drying - properties that are often decisive on intensive tours. While natural fibers such as wool and cotton convey closeness and naturalness, synthetic fabrics complement our equipment where the elements hit hardest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"e10cj\">These are properties that our products need. Because our products accompany us on intensive tours and reliably protect us from wind, rain and cold. Synthetic materials are convincing where high functionality and robustness are required. At the same time, we take responsibility by developing innovative solutions to produce these fibers in a way that conserves resources, is durable and in harmony with nature.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"__typename":1005,"modules":1017},[1018,1022,1025,1027],{"__typename":1014,"headline":1019,"size":1020,"copy":1021,"esrsRef":221},"Recycling textiles","h2","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"g55of\">With recycled materials, we avoid mountains of waste together and conserve our natural resources. This reduces environmental pollution and supports a resource-conserving, sustainable circular economy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"198p2\">Recycled products are already used in many areas of our lives, see the graphic Use of recycled plastics in Germany in 2021.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"__typename":1023,"headline":221,"size":221,"src":1024},"InfogramType","https:\u002F\u002Finfogram.com\u002F1p30gkl60pz6k2i03d39kdk0zgtddmwwxk5?live",{"__typename":1014,"headline":221,"size":221,"copy":1026,"esrsRef":221},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"65j3m\">The fact that textiles are not listed separately in this chart shows how great the untapped potential is in this area. Less than 1% of the textiles produced worldwide are currently recycled in the sense of textile-to-textile recycling. Instead, it is often cheaper and easier to use new materials - whether from primary raw materials or from recycled sources such as PET bottles. This linear system leads to a high consumption of resources, especially for fossil-based synthetic fibers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"18r6\">The low recycling rate makes it clear that there is an urgent need for action in the textile sector. Textile-to-textile recycling in particular is considered the key to a functioning circular economy - and at the same time one of the biggest challenges facing the industry. There is a lack of technologies for complex material blends, take-back and sorting structures and economic incentives for recycled fibers. Despite many years of effort, progress remains limited.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"__typename":1014,"headline":1028,"size":1029,"copy":1030,"esrsRef":1031},"For VAUDE: Reuse instead of throw away","h3","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"65j3m\">This is why VAUDE has been committed to \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fueber-vaude\u002Fim-dialog-mit-unseren-stakeholdern\u002Fverantwortung-ohne-ende\u002F\">recyclable solutions\u003C\u002Fa> for many years \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fueber-vaude\u002Fim-dialog-mit-unseren-stakeholdern\u002Fverantwortung-ohne-ende\u002F\">.\u003C\u002Fa> As early as 1994, we established an early take-back system for used textiles with the VAUDE Ecolog Recycling Network.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"1c76m\">In the meantime, we rely on recycled materials from various processes and renewable raw materials - with the aim of consistently avoiding fossil resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3t9fk\">\u003Cb>Our goal: By 2030, 90 % of all VAUDE products should contain more than 85 % recycled or renewable materials.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"key":993,"copy":994,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1005,"modules":1033},[1034,1037],{"__typename":1014,"headline":1035,"size":1020,"copy":222,"esrsRef":1036},"Which recycled materials we already use today",{"key":988,"copy":989,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1038,"headline":222,"copy":222,"items":1039},"AccordionType",[1040,1055,1060,1074,1088,1093,1105],{"title":1041,"content":1042,"__typename":1054},"Hard Back 2.0 Eco - hard shell backs made from plastic parts of scrapped cars",[1043,1046],{"__typename":1044,"text":1045},"SimpleTextType","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3j5he\">Innovative, climate-friendly and extremely stable - this is our new, sustainable material made from plastic parts of scrapped cars from Europe, which we are using for the first time for the back panels of our VAUDE panniers. New, stable raw material is produced from the collected plastic parts such as bumpers - this saves CO2e emissions in material production and conserves fossil resources.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1047,"__typename":1053},{"id":1048,"src":1049,"width":1050,"height":1051,"caption":222,"alt":1052,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"447","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FEinklinker_Wipelast.jpg",1357,1217,"Grafik Recycling","ImageItemType","AccordionItemType",{"title":1056,"content":1057,"__typename":1054},"Recycled material from fishing nets",[1058],{"__typename":1044,"text":1059},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3mu9r\">Another recycled raw material at VAUDE comes from discarded fishing nets and other nylon waste. These are collected, cleaned and mechanically or chemically processed into a high-quality recycled polyamide that can be used in a variety of ways in the textile industry - for example for durable clothing or backpacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"e2f0e\">VAUDE uses recycled polyamide from fishing nets specifically for functional outdoor products.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1061,"content":1062,"__typename":1054},"Mass balance recycling - polyamide thanks to used tires",[1063,1065,1072],{"__typename":1044,"text":1064},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3mu9r\">Used tires are difficult to recycle and usually end up being incinerated. VAUDE is breaking new ground: we are the first outdoor company to use a chemical recycling technology in the textile sector in which pyrolysis oil is extracted from used tires. This is used in a certified mass balance process to produce polyamide as an alternative to crude oil.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1066,"__typename":1053},{"id":1067,"src":1068,"width":1069,"height":1070,"caption":222,"alt":1071,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"451","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FGRI_Menschen_Produkte_Materialien_Mass-Balance-Recycling_DE.jpg",730,500,"Grafik Materialien Recycling",{"__typename":1044,"text":1073},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3mu9r\">As this alternative raw material is introduced into the production plant right at the start of the chemical value chain, the resulting products, such as our polyamide, have exactly the same quality as conventionally manufactured products. This has the great advantage that this material can be further processed in exactly the same way, meaning, for example, that the dyeing and other textile work processes do not have to be reworked, but existing processes can be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"e4sro\">In this way, we want to make a contribution to reducing waste and conserving valuable resources. Our innovative material is just as elastic, quick-drying and high-performance as conventional polyamide made from crude oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"acrd0\">It was first used in our collection in 2022, for example in the Farley Stretch and Yaras Pants for men and women. Since then, we have steadily expanded the range - materials from mass balance recycling are now among the most frequently used materials at VAUDE.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"ri4h\">All products with this material are labeled accordingly in the web store or on the model.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"59cbf\">This technology saves approx. 60 % of CO2e emissions during production*, conserves scarce resources and thus makes a valuable contribution to climate protection!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"9dj13\">\u003Ci>* Chemcycling, Environmental Evaluation by Life Cycle Assessment, BASF, November 2020 GaBi version 9.2 (2020), Sphera AG, Polyamide 6 granules\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"12anm\">Mass balancing is an established approach that can be used to track the material flow in the manufacturing process. The proportion of recycled raw material is mathematically allocated to the end products. The method is suitable for complex upstream production chains in which the initial raw material is mixed. The recycled raw material share is allocated proportionally to the end products. The mass balance approach contains a set of rules for allocating the recycled content to different products in order to claim and market the content as mass balance recycling.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1075,"content":1076,"__typename":1054},"From bottle to bag: PET recycling",[1077,1079,1086],{"__typename":1044,"text":1078},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"nowse\">Recycled PET bottles are an important source of raw materials for VAUDE. They are collected, cleaned, processed into granulate and spun into polyester yarn.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1080,"__typename":1053},{"id":1081,"src":1082,"width":1083,"height":1084,"caption":222,"alt":1085,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"452","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002Fe2e1caac01cc325gd49c180dc28ff415.jpg",525,300,"PET-Flaschen-Recycling-Kreislauf",{"__typename":1044,"text":1087},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"nowse\">PET recycling also helps to reduce the amount of global\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\u002Fthe-new-plastics-economy-rethinking-the-future-of-plastics\" class=\"link-external\">plastic\u003C\u002Fa>: Around a third of the plastic packaging produced each year ends up in the environment, with PET bottles making up a large proportion of this. Recycling them into textiles helps to solve this problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"4pg3i\">At the same time, this process is not without controversy. Environmental organizations such as Greenpeace criticize the fact that PET bottles should rather remain in the closed \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.greenpeace.de\u002Fpublikationen\u002FGreenpeace_Report_Greenwashing_Fast_Fashion.pdf\" class=\"link-external\">bottle cycle\u003C\u002Fa>, as textiles have hardly been recycled to date. We are aware of this criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"c6nm6\">We see PET recycling as a sensible interim solution, especially in regions such as Taiwan, where recycled PET can no longer be used for food packaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"3fti2\">In the long term, our goal remains clear: textile-to-textile recycling to create genuine closed loops. The EU is already discussing possible measures to keep recycled PET primarily in closed recycling loops in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1089,"content":1090,"__typename":1054},"Our coffee to go",[1091],{"__typename":1044,"text":1092},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"ifkvb\">Another material is S.Café® Recycled Polyester. Here, used coffee grounds are added to the spinning mass made from recycled, melted polyester granules.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"c6ks9\">The material is therefore partially renewable, quick-drying with UV protection and, as a bonus, has an antibacterial effect that prevents odors. This means we can dispense with chemical anti-odor finishes. This is a great thing, which is why we use this material in various models\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"653uo\">S.Café® is also used in membranes. \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fumwelt\u002Fmaterialien\u002Finnovative-materialien-und-verfahren\u002F\">Find\u003C\u002Fa> out more \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fumwelt\u002Fmaterialien\u002Finnovative-materialien-und-verfahren\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1094,"content":1095,"__typename":1054},"Increasing proportion of products made from recycled materials in the collection",[1096,1098,1100,1103],{"__typename":1044,"text":1097},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"aufky\">VAUDE wants to further promote the use of recycled materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8h70f\">You can check the exact recycled content of your product directly on the care label or in the material overview in our online store.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"__typename":1044,"text":1099},"\u003Ch3 id=\"\" data-block-key=\"ezf2e\">\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch3 id=\"anteil-produkte-aus-recyclingmaterial\" data-block-key=\"9cf6d\">Proportion of products made from recycled material\u003C\u002Fh3>",{"__typename":1101,"src":1102},"SimpleInfogramType","https:\u002F\u002Finfogram.com\u002F1p0k7rzq2g5nnwtemj6rjqgqv7inxwn9dwe?live",{"__typename":1044,"text":1104},"\u003Cul>\u003Cli data-block-key=\"07ryo\">\"Total\" includes all main product groups\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli data-block-key=\"b7vj0\">The following applies to all products: The proportion of all processed main materials from recycled material is over 50%. If the proportion of processed recycled material is significantly higher, the products are labeled Green Shape. In this presentation, we differentiate according to the proportion of recycled material, but not according to whether a product has Green Shape status or not. Green Shape takes different sustainability criteria into account, see \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fdaten-fakten\u002Fstandards-zertifikate\u002Fgreen-shape\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>",{"title":1106,"content":1107,"__typename":1054},"Certified recycled materials",[1108],{"__typename":1044,"text":1109},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"9l0nu\">All recycled textiles used by VAUDE comply with one of the following standards:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli data-block-key=\"79fbh\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftextileexchange.org\u002Frecycled-claim-global-recycled-standard\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">Global Recycling Standard (GRS)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli data-block-key=\"ch9ga\">\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftextileexchange.org\u002Fintegrity\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli data-block-key=\"9ftai\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iscc-system.org\u002Fcertification\u002Fiscc-certification-schemes\u002Fiscc-plus\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">ISCC Plus\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"1c6fl\">Our focus is clearly on the Global Recycling Standard (GRS), as it sets the strictest requirements. The GRS not only makes it possible to verify and trace the recycled content along the entire supply chain - from the raw material to yarn production, knitting or weaving, dyeing, laminating and making up to us as a retailer - but also includes binding criteria for environmental management and social responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"6gah1\">VAUDE itself has been GRS-certified since 2020. In close cooperation with our partners, we have created the conditions for products to be awarded the GRS label. This has been possible for the first time since winter 2024.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"djfvr\">The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) also confirms the use of recycled materials, but focuses exclusively on quantity-based traceability - without any social or ecological requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"daecs\">The ISCC Plus standard also certifies the use of recycled materials and mass balance approaches. This is intended to ensure transparency and traceability along complex value chains.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"__typename":1005,"modules":1111},[1112,1116,1119],{"__typename":1014,"headline":1113,"size":1020,"copy":1114,"esrsRef":1115},"Plastics from renewable raw materials","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"stl1i\">Recycling is at the heart of our materials strategy - renewable raw materials complement this approach where recycling reaches its limits. Not all materials can be recycled indefinitely or kept in closed cycles. We therefore also rely on plastics made from renewable raw materials to further reduce the use of fossil resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"avg2e\">Currently, many synthetic materials such as polyester, polyamide and polyurethane are still based on crude oil. By gradually replacing them with renewable alternatives, we are helping to achieve our ambitious material targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"dtle\">\u003Cb>Our concrete goal:\u003C\u002Fb> \u003Cb>By 2030, 90% of all VAUDE products should contain more than 85% recycled or renewable materials.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"key":982,"copy":983,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1014,"headline":1117,"size":1029,"copy":222,"esrsRef":1118},"We are already using the following plant-based materials:",{"key":988,"copy":989,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1038,"headline":222,"copy":222,"items":1120},[1121,1126,1131],{"title":1122,"content":1123,"__typename":1054},"Sugar tank - drinking bottle made from bio-based plastic",[1124],{"__typename":1044,"text":1125},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"peerd\">Organic ethanol can be extracted from the sweet sucrose juice of the sugar cane plant, which is used in the production of our VAUDE Bike Bottle Organic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"2qbac\">The raw material for the bottle is supplied by the Brazilian company Braskem, a specialist in bioplastics. The bottle is then manufactured by a plastics processing company in Wangen im Allgäu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"7ks53\">The material of the teether valve, lid and the bottle itself is made of bio-polyethylene. This is BPA-free and 100% recyclable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"33fbk\">Like any other green plant, sugar cane absorbs and binds large amounts of CO2 as it grows. The raw material is obtained from sustainable sugar cane cultivation in Brazil. The fourth and fifth harvests of existing agricultural land are increasingly being used, which would otherwise provide too little sugar content for the sugar industry alone. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbonsucro.com\u002Fwhat-is-bonsucro\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">BonSucro\u003C\u002Fa> production standard focuses on fair working conditions, resource efficiency and biodiversity and is compliant with EU agricultural directives. Genetically modified plants are taboo.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1127,"content":1128,"__typename":1054},"Coffee grounds make you waterproof",[1129],{"__typename":1044,"text":1130},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"peerd\">In our Ceplex Green membrane, we have succeeded in replacing fossil components with biomass.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"9t043\">This innovative technology replaces up to 25% of conventional polyurethane with s.Café®. The renewable material is obtained from recycled coffee grounds and then processed in our highly functional Ceplex Green membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"b9gbt\">You can find out all about our membranes \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fumwelt\u002Fmaterialien\u002Finnovative-materialien-und-verfahren\u002F\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1132,"content":1133,"__typename":1054},"Zippers and textiles made from castor oil",[1134,1136],{"__typename":1044,"text":1135},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"peerd\">Bio-based polyamides based on castor oil are a possible alternative or supplement to fossil plastics - for example for textiles or components such as zippers and buckles. The oil extracted from the beans of the castor oil plant can be processed into polyamides with a renewable content of over two thirds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"e1ak2\">The castor oil plant, also known as the \"miracle tree\", grows without additional irrigation on poor soils that are unsuitable for growing food - and therefore does not require competitive arable land.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"5s9ln\">Depending on the area of application and collection, we examine the use of such materials and evaluate them in terms of their ecological impact, technical suitability and availability.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1137,"__typename":1053},{"id":1138,"src":1139,"width":1140,"height":1141,"caption":222,"alt":1142,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"456","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002Fig-ma_biobased-plastic.jpg",800,492,"Grafik Biobased Plastic",{"__typename":1144,"copy":1145,"name":1146,"position":1147,"image":1148},"QuoteType","The castor oil plant does not need to be fertilized or artificially irrigated, grows in dry areas that are not suitable for other types of agriculture in the first place - and is a popular food for caterpillars, but inedible for humans and other mammals. The oil is made from the seeds, but unlike them, it is completely non-toxic.","René Bethmann","VAUDE Innovation",{"id":1149,"src":1150,"width":469,"height":495,"caption":222,"alt":1151,"copyright":222,"__typename":420,"small":1152},"80","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FRene_Bethmann_VAUDE_Material_Innovation_Foto_Hari_Pulko.jpg","Ein Portraitbild von einem Mann in einer blauen Jacke.",{"src":1153,"width":1154,"height":1154,"__typename":425},"\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FRene_Bethmann_VAUDE_Material.2e16d0ba.fill-160x160-c100.webp",160,{"__typename":1005,"modules":1156},[1157,1161],{"__typename":1014,"headline":1158,"size":1020,"copy":1159,"esrsRef":1160},"Bioplastics for durable products","\u003Cp data-block-key=\"iezio\">\u003Cb>Why does VAUDE use bio-based plastics?\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"2m23m\">By using renewable raw materials, we reduce the need for fossil resources. Bioplastics can have the same or even better properties than conventional plastics - such as lower weight or higher impact strength.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"key":988,"copy":989,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1038,"headline":222,"copy":222,"items":1162},[1163,1168,1173],{"title":1164,"content":1165,"__typename":1054},"Criteria and conflicting objectives - what are the challenges?",[1166],{"__typename":1044,"text":1167},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"mo54i\">Bioplastics are often based on plants such as corn, sugar cane or castor beans and require agricultural land. This can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feffective-project.eu\u002FAbout\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">compete\u003C\u002Fa> with food production and cause environmental impacts such as eutrophication or forest loss. According to industry figures, their cultivation currently only takes up around 0.02% of the world's agricultural land.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"j35t\">VAUDE takes care to use raw materials that are not in direct competition with food cultivation - such as castor oil, which grows on poor soils. We also evaluate whether edible plant parts or only by-products such as stems and leaves are processed. Every decision is based on a comprehensive environmental assessment in consultation with our suppliers - in accordance with our Material Policy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"2nt55\">You can find out more \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wwf.de\u002Fthemen-projekte\u002Flandwirtschaft\u002Fbioenergie\u002Fbioplastik?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"link-external\">here\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.umweltbundesamt.de\u002Fbiobasierte-biologisch-abbaubare-kunststoffe?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"link-external\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1169,"content":1170,"__typename":1054},"What is VAUDE's position on genetic engineering?",[1171],{"__typename":1044,"text":1172},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"mo54i\">We deal intensively with the topic of genetic engineering, both in the use of genetically modified plants and microorganisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"7h8qn\">Genetically modified microorganisms are already being used in closed fermentation processes, for example in the production of active medical ingredients. They also enable more efficient manufacturing processes with a better environmental footprint for bioplastics. Provided they are not viable outside the systems, we consider their use to be justifiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"d51ek\">However, we reject genetically modified plants. Their impact on ecosystems and biodiversity is difficult to assess. Studies also indicate an increased use of pesticides.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"9ml1e\">VAUDE therefore pursues the goal of not using genetically modified plants in products. Independent test certificates are currently not available due to global procurement structures. However, we require all suppliers to self-declare their GMO-free status - this is available for all bio-based materials used.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"bn7p0\">You can find out more about the VAUDE Material Policy \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fde\u002Fumwelt\u002Fmaterialien\u002Fmaterial-policy\u002F\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1174,"content":1175,"__typename":1054},"Bio-based or biodegradable?",[1176,1178],{"__typename":1044,"text":1177},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8tibw\">Plastics that are made from renewable raw materials instead of petroleum are particularly innovative. This bioplastic is often equated with \"biodegradable\" or \"compostable\". However, this is not always the case:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"4nil2\">\u003Cbr\u002F>Many bio-based plastics have exactly the same properties as conventional plastics. This usually includes their low biodegradability. At the same time, however, there are also conventional plastics made from petroleum that are biodegradable. This means that the origin of the material, bio-based or petroleum-based, is independent of biodegradation.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1179,"__typename":1053},{"id":1180,"src":1181,"width":1069,"height":1182,"caption":1183,"alt":1184,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"457","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FBiobasiert.jpg",450,"Quelle: Eigene Darstellung auf Grundlage von European Bioplastics: What are bioplastics? (http:\u002F\u002Fwww.european-bioplastics.org\u002Fbioplastics\u002F, Aufgerufen am 26.10.2017)","Grafik Biobasierte Kunststoffe",{"__typename":1005,"modules":1186},[1187,1190,1217],{"__typename":1014,"headline":1188,"size":1020,"copy":222,"esrsRef":1189},"Biodegradable plastics",{"key":988,"copy":989,"__typename":986},{"__typename":1038,"headline":222,"copy":1191,"items":1192},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"jffnn\">Clothing made from biodegradable materials must be disposed of or recycled accordingly at the \"end of life\" in order to enable a circular economy. However, this recycling is not yet feasible on an industrial scale. Does the use of biodegradable materials in our products still make sense?\u003C\u002Fp>",[1193,1198,1212],{"title":1194,"content":1195,"__typename":1054},"Does the use of biodegradable materials in our products still make sense?",[1196],{"__typename":1044,"text":1197},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8tibw\">As a sustainable outdoor manufacturer, we are actively addressing the question of whether \"biodegradable\" plastics are at all suitable for use in our products from an ecological perspective. In order to answer this question, the ecological added value of the biodegradability of plastics should be proven through tests under real environmental conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"ft72s\">In addition, the production of plastics - whether from crude oil or renewable raw materials - requires a great deal of energy. This is the only way to create a high-quality material with many functional properties. Before we think about the biodegradability of these materials, VAUDE first focuses on the durability and reusability of the materials used.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1199,"content":1200,"__typename":1054},"Degradable does not always mean biodegradable",[1201,1203,1210],{"__typename":1044,"text":1202},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8tibw\">Contrary to many representations, biodegradation does not occur through decay, fragmentation or the \"dissolution\" of the material. Influencing factors such as oxygen, UV radiation, temperature and moisture as well as mechanical effects play a major role.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"image":1204,"__typename":1053},{"id":1205,"src":1206,"width":1069,"height":1207,"caption":1208,"alt":1209,"copyright":222,"__typename":420},"458","\u002Farchiv\u002F2024\u002Fmedia\u002Foriginal_images\u002FGRI_Produkt_Materialien_Bioabbaubarkeit_DE.jpg",900,"Quelle: Eigene Darstellung auf Grundlage von IfBB (2017)","Grafik Materialien Bioabbaubarkeit",{"__typename":1044,"text":1211},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"8tibw\">The material is only biodegraded or mineralized once the individual components of the plastic have been completely metabolized into carbon dioxide, methane, water, biomass and heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"6s1jn\">The rate of degradation and the degradation products depend on the material. A distinction is made between aerobic (oxidative) and anaerobic (reductive) degradation. Aerobic degradation produces carbon dioxide, water and energy. Anaerobic degradation produces carbon dioxide and methane (but also H2, NH3) as well as energy. Environmental conditions such as humidity and heat influence the process.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"title":1213,"content":1214,"__typename":1054},"Is biodegradability the solution to fiber fragmentation in our products?",[1215],{"__typename":1044,"text":1216},"\u003Cp data-block-key=\"jz1xf\">It would be nice if plastic waste in the sea or on landfill sites simply degraded itself. Per se, this sounds like a promising solution for eliminating our plastic waste from the environment. However, biodegradation takes place in different habitats, zones and conditions. Temperature and bacterial activity differ greatly between water, soil, home compost and industrial compost. This means that a large number of test procedures are needed to simulate real environmental conditions as closely as possible. This is the only way to prove actual biodegradability.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"4l3r5\">During use, small particles can come loose from outdoor products, for example rubber from the sole of a shoe through abrasion or fibers from a fleece product when worn or during washing. One of our goals is to design these particles in such a way that they do not harm the environment. Biodegradability could be a solution to this, which is why we are also following the scientific debate on this aspect with interest. We also promote an active exchange on the usefulness of the various solution approaches in the funding priority \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bmbf-plastik.de\" class=\"link-external\">\"Plastics in the environment\"\u003C\u002Fa> and within the joint project \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftextilemission.bsi-sport.de\u002F\" class=\"link-external\">\"TextileMission\".\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"o3np\">This project has been completed and the topics are still being discussed in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic1.squarespace.com\u002Fstatic\u002F5aaba1998f513028aeec604c\u002Ft\u002F6201407a1ff01f0cbb15b908\u002F1644249210577\u002FTMC_Manufacturing_TMC+Position+Statement_Final.pdf\" class=\"link-external\">\"The Microfiber Consortium\"\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-block-key=\"do6ik\">You can read what the Federal Environment Agency has to say about bio-based and biodegradable plastics \u003Ca 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