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Armedangels
ARMEDANGELS is a fashion label located in Cologne, Germany which was founded in the year 2007. The company designs a variety of apparel products made from textiles such as organic cotton and sells them via their online shop as well as in boutiques and major retail stores across six countries. The label creates and produces sustainable fashion that aims to be both ethical and fashionable, while attempting to appeal to the LOHAS demographic. According to the company, they are attempting to change the perception of eco-friendly clothing from being "hippy like" and not fashionable to it being perceived as 'hip', 'chic' streetwear. Furthermore, ARMEDANGELS aims to make a social statement about fashion and works exclusively with socially responsible companies that are certified as being fair trade. The main goal of their community is to raise awareness about the fashion industry and what they perceive injustices that arises as a result. The German press has referred to ARMEDANGELS as bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is generally defined as cotton that is grown organically in subtropical countries such as India, Turkey, China, and parts of the USA from non-genetically modified plants, and without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides aside from the ones allowed by the certified organic labeling. Its production is supposed to promote and enhance biodiversity and biological cycles. In the United States, cotton plantations must also meet the requirements enforced by the National Organic Program (NOP) from the USDA in order to be considered organic. This institution determines the allowed practices for pest control, growing, fertilizing, and handling of organic crops. , 265,517 bales of organic cotton were produced in 24 countries and worldwide production was growing at a rate of more than 50% per year. In the 2016/2017 season, annual global production reached 3.2 million metric tonnes. Ecological footprint Cotton covers 2.5% of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairtrade
A fair trade certification is a product certification within the market-based movement fair trade. The most widely used fair trade certification is FLO International's, the International Fairtrade Certification Mark, used in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Fair Trade Certified Mark is the North American equivalent of the International Fairtrade Certification Mark. , there were more than 1,000 companies certified by FLO International's certification and a further 1,000 or so certified by other ethical and fairtrade certification schemes around the world. The Fairtrade International certification system covers a wide range of products, including banana, coffee, cocoa, cotton, cane sugar, flowers and plants, honey, dried fruit, fruit juices, herbs, spices, tea, nuts and vegetables. How it works Fair trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. It aims to create greater equity in the international trading system. It creates social and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse. Extinction Rebellion was established in the United Kingdom in May 2018 by Gail Bradbrook, Simon Bramwell, and Roger Hallam, along with eight other co-founders from the campaign group Rising Up! Its first major action was to occupy the London Greenpeace offices on 17 October 2018, which was followed by the public launch at the "Declaration of Rebellion" on 31 October 2018 outside the UK Parliament. Earlier that month, about one hundred academics signed a call to action in their support. In November 2018, five bridges across the River Thames in London were blockaded as a protest. In April 2019, Extinction Rebellion occupied five prominent sites in central London: Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Marble Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-shirt
A T-shirt (also spelled tee shirt), or tee, is a style of fabric shirt named after the T shape of its body and sleeves. Traditionally, it has short sleeves and a round neckline, known as a ''crew neck'', which lacks a collar. T-shirts are generally made of a stretchy, light, and inexpensive fabric and are easy to clean. The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century and, in the mid-20th century, transitioned from undergarment to general-use casual clothing. They are typically made of cotton textile in a stockinette or jersey knit, which has a distinctively pliable texture compared to shirts made of woven cloth. Some modern versions have a body made from a continuously knitted tube, produced on a circular knitting machine, such that the torso has no side seams. The manufacture of T-shirts has become highly automated and may include cutting fabric with a laser or a water jet. T-shirts are inexpensive to produce and are often part of fast fashion, leading to outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Padberg
Eva Padberg (born 27 January 1980) is a German fashion model, singer, and actress. Early life Padberg was born in Bad Frankenhausen and grew up in Rottleben, Germany. In 1995, she applied for ''Bravos ''Boy & Girl'' contest; she made it among the best ten models and gained the opportunity to do a test shooting for Louisa Models in Munich. In 1998, after having finished her Abitur, she started her professional modelling career. Eva worked in Paris, Tokyo, and New York City, e.g. for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein and walked for different Prêt-à-Porter shows. Career Besides the catwalk and the photo shootings, she became a frequently sought model for commercials and advertising campaigns: Since 2003, she has been the face of the world-renown make-up-brand Astor. In May 2005, she appeared in the TV commercial of the candy brand "Gletscher Eis" and in September of the same year she became not only the new face of the Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors, but also the new c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collien Fernandes
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes (born 26 September 1981) is a German TV presenter, VJ, actress and model. Early life Fernandes was born in Hamburg, Germany to a father of Goan Indian origin and a German mother. She has one younger sister, Elaine. Aged 15, Fernandes moved out from home to begin her career as a model. Fernandes was interested in music and started singing with the band ''Yam Yam''. She went to dance schools in Hamburg and London. Career Fernandes featured in a number of music videos as background dancer for artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Dieter Bohlen's band Modern Talking. Producers took note of this, and she soon signed a record contract with BMG. Fernandes began her TV career in 2000 presenting a number of shows and in the autumn of 2001 became the new presenter of '' Bravo TV'' on RTL2. This followed with guest appearances by The Dome and TV total. Since 2003, she has been a presenter of a number of shows on the music television channel VIVA and DSF's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosma Shiva Hagen
Cosma Shiva Hagen () is a German-American actress and voice actress. Although she speaks English, her acting roles have been largely confined to German-language films and television productions. She also starred in an Irish film called ''Short Order'' (2005). Personal life Born in Los Angeles, California, Cosma Shiva Hagen is the daughter of German singer Nina Hagen and Dutch musician Ferdinand Karmelk. As a child, she lived in London, Berlin, Paris, Ibiza, Lüneburg and Hamburg. Her grandmother was actress Eva-Maria Hagen and her step-grandfather is the East German dissident writer and singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann. Hagen's unusual name was picked by her mother, who claimed she saw a UFO while pregnant. "Cosma" is a reference to the cosmos, and "Shiva" is a reference to the Hindu god Shiva. Hagen's great-grandfather Hermann Carl Hagen, a German-Jewish banker and economist, was murdered at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1945. Her non-Jewish great-grandmother Hedwig Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Con Agua De Sankt Pauli
Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli (english: Live with Water) is a Charitable organization, charity founded in 2006 in the Hamburg Quarter (country subdivision), quarter of St. Pauli. Viva con Agua is a network of people and organizations committed to establish access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation for all humans worldwide. Creative and joyful activities raise awareness for the global issues water, sanitation, and hygiene (short WASH) and simultaneously raise funds for worldwide water. The Non-governmental organization, NGO started with a friend circle from Hamburg. Now their offices and locations are not just in Germany, but also in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Uganda and since 2020 in South Africa and California. History In 2005 Benjamin Adrion, at the time a midfield player for the regional league football club FC St. Pauli, returned from a training camp in Havana. There he had seen how poor the supply of fresh drinking water was in Cuba. Back in Hamburg aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratham
Pratham is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India. It was co-founded by Madhav Chavan anFarida Lambay. It works towards the provision of quality education to the underprivileged children in India. Established in Mumbai in 1994 to provide pre-school education to children in slums, Pratham today has interventions spread across 23 states and union territories of India and has supporting chapters in the United States, UK, GermanySweden anAustralia Pratham's founder and Ex-CEO, Madhav Chavan, was the 2011 recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, Pratham received the 2013 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Development Cooperation, as a result of successfully catering to the learning needs of tens of millions of disadvantaged children for over twenty years. In doing so, it has designed and implemented new methods that accelerate reading acquisition, using a grassroots approach in which pupils are grouped by actual leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a charitable organization (and of charity) varies between countries and in some instances regions of the country. The regulation, the tax treatment, and the way in which charity law affects charitable organizations also vary. Charitable organizations may not use any of their funds to profit individual persons or entities. (However, some charitable organizations have come under scrutiny for spending a disproportionate amount of their income to pay the salaries of their leadership). Financial figures (e.g. tax refund, revenue from fundraising, revenue from sale of goods and services or revenue from investment) are indicators to assess the financial sustainability of a charity, especially to charity evaluators. This information can impact a char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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