Earth Day 2021

Earth Day: day of appreciation for our earth

22 April is International Earth Day. This day aims to draw attention to the infinite wonderful facets of our Earth and to show it the appreciation it deserves.

22 April is International Earth Day. This day aims to draw attention to the infinite wonderful facets of our Earth and to show it the appreciation it deserves.

Earth Day 2021

In times of global crisis, we realise once again that we are all human beings and can only overcome such a crisis together. We are all in the same boat and can only pull ourselves to the saving shore with cooperation, solidarity and mutual forbearance. But Corona is by no means the only challenge our generation has to face - the change of the global climate, the sustainable use of resources and the preservation or protection of vital natural environments are also tasks we can only tackle and master together. On 22 April, International Earth Day, more than 175 countries worldwide now want to strengthen appreciation for the diverse natural environments of our planet and draw attention to problems. On Earth Day, environmental campaigns take place around the globe to give something good back to the earth and to draw attention to grievances.

Origin of the international Earth Day

Earth Day has been around for over 50 years. The name and the concept were first proposed in 1969 at a UNESCO conference in San Francisco. The founder was John McConnell, a US peace and environmental activist. The first Earth Day was to be celebrated on 21 March 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day was later manifested by the UN as a global day of action. Earth Day then merged with an annual environmental action day on 22 April, which drew particular attention to the problems of consumerism. Since 1970, environmental actions have thus always taken place on 22 April. On the first Earth Day in 1970, around 20 million people took part in such actions, at that time only in the USA and today around the globe.

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What does Earth Day want and what can you do?

On the international Earth Day, actions take place all over the world that support the climate, but also science and education, people and communities, conservation and restoration, and against plastic and pollution. Earth Day also aims to motivate every single person to rethink their personal consumption behaviour and to make it more sustainable in the future. If everyone reduces their own ecological footprint, so much has already been done. You can find more information about the international Earth Day here.

How big is your ecological footprint and what can you do to reduce it? Find out with this test.

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We act in the spirit of Earth Day

As a sustainable clothing and lifestyle brand, we appeal to you to also pay attention to sustainable materials and production when buying clothes and accessories and not to let yourself be blinded by cheap offers of environmentally polluted fast fashion.

We stand for fair and sustainable materials and production of our products. The vast majority of our products are manufactured in Europe, which prevents long and environmentally damaging transport routes. We use sustainable alternatives to conventional materials wherever possible, as evidenced by various sustainability certifications, which we also disclose transparently. We use tree-free paper (made from waste from the sugar cane industry) in our everyday life and proper recycling is also a particularly high priority for us.

The latest product in our shop are the TreeShoes SlipOn - they are super comfortable, totally trendy and above all more sustainable than many conventional shoes.

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