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Hohenstein becomes Green Button authorised certifier
Green Button applicants can choose Hohenstein as a single partner for the entire process, with or without Made in Green by Oeko-Tex as a pre-requisite.
5th February 2021
Textile testing provider Hohenstein has been authorized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to verify compliance for the Green Button, a German government certification for sustainable textiles. Now, in addition to certification for Made in Green by Oeko-Tex, a qualifier for the Green Button, Hohenstein certifies for the 46 Green Button criteria.
Hohenstein draws on decades of specialized textile testing, certification and auditing. A founding member and testing body of the Oeko-Tex Association, the company says it is firmly committed to consumer protection and product responsibility. Green Button applicants can choose Hohenstein as a single partner for the entire process, with or without Made in Green by Oeko-Tex as a pre-r
Companies that sign up to the initiative are scrutinised on 46 criteria
The German government has authorised testing services provider Hohenstein to verify compliance for its Green Button certification for sustainable textiles.
The Grüner Knopf (Green Button) textile seal was launched in September 2019 and indicates products that comply with 26 social and environmental requirements – from limits for chemical residues and a total ban on dangerous chemicals to minimum wages and no child or forced labour.
In addition, each company that signs up to the initiative is scrutinised on 20 other criteria, including: Does it disclose its suppliers? Do seamstresses have recourse to complaints mechanisms where they work and live? Does the company eradicate any shortcomings that are found?
February 4, 2021
BÖNNIGHEIM, Germany February 4, 2021 Textile testing provider Hohenstein has been authorized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to verify compliance for the Green Button, a German government certification for sustainable textiles. Now, in addition to certification for MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®, a qualifier for the Green Button, Hohenstein certifies for the 46 Green Button criteria.
Hohenstein draws on decades of specialized textile testing, certification and auditing. A founding member and testing body of the OEKO-TEX Association, the company is firmly committed to consumer protection and product responsibility. Green Button applicants can choose Hohenstein as a single partner for the entire process, with or without MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX as a pre-requisite.
Inclusive Vocational Training for Physically Disabled and Socially Disadvantaged Young people in Northern Ghana
By Prosper Bazaanah
1. Introduction and Background
Many countries in Africa and particularly sub-Saharan Africa, are recording alarmingly high numbers of unemployment, skill gap and socio-economic exclusion among disabled and deprived young populations.
This is particularly evident in large urban and rural districts/municipalities like the Northern Region of Ghana, where the prevalence of disability and youth unemployment has been reported to be between 13-40%.
Inappropriate school environments, lack of skills training, and access to labour market, coupled with socio-economic forces, compel these young people into the street begging for survival. There is a need for initiatives to close these skills and employment gap.