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Brown algae, which are harvested in the fjords of Iceland, serve as a raw ­material for alternative fibres that may someday ­replace cotton.

Fibre raw materials

Alternatives to cotton

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by Marina Chahboune
Over a million people – including many Muslims – rallied in defence of France’s republican values on 11 January.

Comment

Clashes within civilisations

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by Hans Dembowski
Remembrance in Indonesia in 2104. The murders did not stop. At the end of last month, ISIS killed the Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist.

Media

Dangerous job

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
At Fashion Company Sahel in Tunisia, the denim fabric from the weaving factories is cut and sewn into jeans. The factory has been audited on behalf of Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) since ­December 2013.

Organic jeans

Slow fashion

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by Monique Voorneman
by Eva-Maria Verfürth

In brief

News of the week

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Gerd Müller on a visit to a Chinese textile factory.

Decent work

Quality criteria

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by Gerd Müller
Worker producing eco-jeans in a Tunisian factory.

Editorial

Made by human beings

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Burkina Faso dealer sells pesticides in village market. Farmers often use wrong quantities, damaging the soils.

Study

Soils need more protection

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by Katja Dombrowski

In brief

News of the week

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