Thursday, 28 August 2008

Grass Routes Publishes New Website

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Dear readers of this blog, I am proud to present you our new Grass Routes website and blog . The old blog (this one) will soon dry up, and...
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Green Fashion Stores by Oxfam

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In London, NGO Oxfam has redesigned it's stores to become eco-fashion hotspots. Located in trendy areas, they sell donated designer ite...
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Monday, 21 July 2008

Eco Fashion Network Meeting in Berlin

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Last weekend during the Berlin Fashion Week we organized a network meeting with Karmakonsum for the German eko fashion scene. 35 designers,...
Thursday, 17 July 2008

Korrekte Klamotten: Meeting the German Eco-Fashion Scene

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Under the name Korekte Klamotten a group of German eco-fashion labels have started a collective blog to share their news about new collecti...
Thursday, 10 July 2008

DDT Threatens Organic Cotton in Africa

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In Uganda spraying of the highly controversial insecticide DDT has spoiled organic crops in Uganda. As Ecotextile News states in their rep...
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Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Greenpeace Goes Grey!

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We all know Greenpeace from their mediagenic actions against Walehunting and other environmental crimes. Over the last couple of years, the...
Thursday, 3 July 2008

Upcycling Goes Big with Kraft

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Greenwashing or not, Kraft Foods stepped in to a cooperation with Terracycle , a creative upcycling company that takes packages and materia...
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Monday, 30 June 2008

Cool eco-streetart or smart soap commercials?

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What's all those 15 year old kids running around with buckets and spouses by night? It's the new graffiti hype, stupid. Having a res...
Friday, 27 June 2008

Berlin Citizens Discover Direct Democracy

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Mediaspree Versenken from Pappsatt A group of activists against privatisation and gentrification gathered the highest amount of signat...
Thursday, 19 June 2008

Carrotmobs: Flashmobs of Consumer Power

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Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo . If shops and corporations do not react fast enough on our demand for ethical product...
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Clothingbrand Tchibo Print their own Anticommercials

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"This T-shirt is sewn by a child for Tchibo" stands on the shirt. Clothing company Tchibo offers a new print-on-demand service, wh...
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Monday, 9 June 2008

ÖkoRausch & Sommerkiosk: Events for Eco-Design

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While we at Grass Routes are still clearing the details for the next Fair Fashion in Berlin, the Bureau Gruen in Cologne comes with a conc...
Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Reviewing Karmakonsum Greencamp

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This weekend I visited the Karmakonsum LOHAS Conference and Greencamp. Most of this kinds of events mix in some green washing elements withi...
Friday, 30 May 2008

Karmakonsum Conference: It is not Easy being Green

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I am right now on the Karmakonsum Conference on LOHAS Marketing in Frankfurt, and in a few hours discussions hit the podium and heat up the...
Saturday, 24 May 2008

Eco Luxurious Fashion by Fin

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Eco luxurious lifestyle? Check out the sleek and original presentation of the Norwegian luxurious eco fashion brand Fin (yeah, a bit confu...
Monday, 19 May 2008

My Encounter with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Brandenburger Tor

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Today me and my daughter Gaya went to see his Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. We were not the only ones, about t...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Sounds of Sirens: How to Link Consumerism and Holistic Principles?

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For some time I met Lars Schmidt, together with his partner Steffa Roth running their project Art & Ecology Education . Because of the n...

Canadian Athletes to Olympics with Eco-Friendly Uniforms

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The Canadian athletes going to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will wear sport clothing made from organic cotton, bamboo and Cocona , made fr...
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Thursday, 8 May 2008

Engagement2.0: Sexy Online Charity

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Yesterday I was at a meeting organized by the German sustainability network 3plusX on "Engagement 2.0". Five fresh German online ...
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Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Organic Jeansbrand NAU Gives Up

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With all the good news of growth for fair trade and organic products, and especially with the hype around green fashion, one can hardly beli...
Monday, 5 May 2008

Treches by JBR: New Organic Streetwear Label from Berlin

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It's getting a hot spring for eco-fashion in Berlin. We choose a good time to kickstart our own label Pamoyo . Yesterday we where on th...
Sunday, 4 May 2008

Evening with Grass Routes Moved to 15th of May

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Yes, we are a dynamic organization. For all wishing to come to the Event "Change the World with Style", please note that it we cha...
Thursday, 1 May 2008

Pamoyo: New Green Fashion Styled With Heart

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We launched the new Pamoyo site and Pamoyo collection during a short trip to The Netherlands, making it a truly nomadic clothing label. An...
Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Grass Routes at the SelfHub in Berlin

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The SelfHub is a 'club for people with ideas'. It fuses the best of grounders centre, library, cafe and office lounge. The SelfHub ...
Monday, 28 April 2008

"Change the World with Style": Presentation by the Grass Routes Foundation

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Dear friends and all interested, We invite you to a special evening on Thursday the 15th of May in the SelfHub in Berlin, where we will pr...

Berlin Eco Fashion Labels on TV at ARTE's Lifestyle Magazine Chic

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Tomorrow, Tuesday 29th of April 13.30 GMT+1 the Berliner Eco Fashion labels Pamoyo , Slowmo and Magdalena Schaffrin will be on the Europea...
Friday, 25 April 2008

Looking for a Ride from Berlin to the Karmakonsum Green Camp

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On May 30 there is a LOHAS marketing Conference in Frankfurt (Germany) accompanied by a Green Camp on the day after. I'm at le...
Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Ladak: Dutch Designer Blankets from Recycled Materials

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Ladak is Dutch brand creating chic designer blankets recycled material. The base is a tough blanket, with processed old sweaters, blankets,...
Monday, 21 April 2008

New Report by Clean Clothes Campaign: Sportswear Brands Still Violate Workers Rights

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Unlike all new attems of companies like Adidas to become a "responsible" company, a new report by the Clean Clothes Campaign , pub...
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Saturday, 19 April 2008

La Mode Ethique: Guide to Ethical Fashion

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La Mode Ethique is an international guide of ethical fashion brands and designers. The website, which is still in development, lists a good...
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