MELA PODCAST STEP INTO THE FUTURE

#44 Team Introduction: Looking into the past to better predict the future

Andreas Damm has been working in our controlling department for six months and has been an indispensable part of our team since then. But most people don't really know what he does on a ...

#43 CIVIDEP and Femnet: How is the situation of Indian workers one year after the pandemic?

How is the situation of Indian textile workers one year after the start of the pandemic and the lockdown in India? How are they affected by the Indian Labor Law Reforms which provoked a ...

#42 Fashion and Gender: Why does the fashion industry still cling so strongly to the binary gender system?

Whether in online shops or at our trusted retailers, we can find a women's or men's department everywhere. Why does the fashion industry still cling so strongly to the binary gender syst...

#41 Soulbottles: A company that belongs to itself

Laura is a Wizard of Marketing and has been an integral part of the Soulbottles team for over 6 years. We wanted to know from her how it came about that every new employee at Soulbottles...

#40 Business meets development cooperation: Managing Mela's development project in Sri Lanka

Today is the beginning of a new series in which we talk with different team members about their jobs and responsibilities at MELA. In the first session we get to know Larissa Wood who is...

#39 MELA: Discounts and sustainability - how do they fit together?

Today we're talking about SALE. You may have already seen it on our website; we have some products discounted by up to 50%. In this podcast episode you'll find out why we, as a sustainab...

#38 MELA: Behind the Scenes

Today we're giving you a glimpse behind the scenes at Mela. Founder Henning Siedentopp talks about what makes Melawear special and how we're structured as a team and company. Back to E...

#37 MELAWEAR annual review

In this episode, we review the year. We talk about what this year dominated by Corona was like for MELAWEAR. Starting with the current Christmas business and our Black Friday campaign. M...

#36 With rough edges: Interview with founder Jessica Könnecke

Even in the sustainable sector, there are many products that cannot be sold due to small cosmetic defects and, in the worst case, end up in the trash. In the summer of 2017, Jessica Könn...

#35 Yarn Sustain: Interview with co-founder and activist Franziska Uhl

Franziska Uhl is an activist and journalist at FashionChangers, a textile engineer and co-founder of Yarn Sustain. At the beginning of this episode, Franziska gives us sustainability tip...