MELA PODCAST STEP INTO THE FUTURE

#24 Sustainability management in India: How Purecotz implements the Fairtrade textile standard

We met with Jan Eggers in the Purecotz office in Mumbai and talked about his work as a sustainability manager. How did he come to embark on the adventure of India? And what are the chall...

#23 Vaude: Why the German company is a role model in the outdoor equipment industry

Vaude is known as a sustainable mountain sports and outdoor equipment supplier. The company, based in Baden-Württemberg, which was founded in 1974 and is family-run in the second generat...

#22: Lemonaid Association: How can you provide development cooperation as a social business?

Lemonaid has become known as a social business with organic and fair trade certified drinks such as lemonade and ChariTea. In addition to their sustainable production, with Lemonaid &...

#21 RuR: How can waste be reduced in Mumbai, one of the biggest cities in the world?

Mumbai is with around 20 billion inhabitants one of the biggest cities in the world and yet without a functioning waste disposal system. This was exactly the problem the environmental en...

#20 Natural rubber: Interview with product designer Ruth Firsching

Along with organic cotton, natural rubber is MELAWEAR's most important raw material and is used for the soles of the sneakers and the padding of the backpacks. Product manager Ruth Firs...

#19 Interview with Amit Narke: Get to know our textile producers

Do you want to meet the face behind all MELAWEAR textiles? Amit Narke is the owner of Purecotz EcoLifestyle, a garment manufacturer from Umbergaon, Gujarat, India. Out of his passion for...

#18 Interview with Femnet: The voice of textile workers in India and Bangladesh

Through creative protests, the Femnet association repeatedly draws attention to abuses in the textile industry and tries to intercept and captivate people directly in city centers in fro...

#17 Opinions on the Green Button: Why we participate in the state textile label

Opinions are divided on the state textile seal "Green Button". We explain the "Green Button" from our point of view, explaining what it already covers and where improvements still need t...

#16 The Green Button: Insights from Anosha Wahidi from the BMZ

Just a few days before the launch of the state textile seal "Green Button" we had the opportunity to conduct an exciting interview with Ms. Anosha Wahidi. She is the head of department a...

#15 Viertel/Vor: How the sustainable online magazine reports on the pulse of time

In this episode, Marcus Werner from Viertel/Vor explains how a "laborious hobby" became a sustainable online magazine and why these topics "need to be brought more into the mainstream me...