Karstadt supports campaign for biological diversity

On 19 May, the exhibition "Natur erleben" (Experiencing Nature) will open in Karstadt department stores in Dresden, Kiel, Mülheim, München am Bahnhof, and Wiesbaden. For the duration of one week posters will draw attention to the fact that conservation of the environment, consumer behaviour, and fair trade are closely linked. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the UN Nature Conservation Conference on Biological Diversity, which will take place in Bonn at the same time.

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Fair trade aims at improving the work and living conditions of disadvantaged producers - mostly farmers and plantation workers - in Asia, Africa and Latin America, strengthening the domestic economy of developing countries and reducing unfair economic structures worldwide. more

Strict regularly controlled criteria, which protect nature and humans, apply to controlled organic foods from plant and animal sources. These include, for instance, banning chemical pesticides and use of genetic engineering. more

In Germany alone, some 20 million used print heads and roughly 6.5 million toner modules are thrown away every year. However, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH sees its task not only in providing customers with new print heads, but also in taking back used print heads and toner modules in order to recycle them. more

It is above all increased energy costs that create growing public interest in information regarding efficient energy use. As part of its information and communication projects, Karstadt Warenhaus has already started consumer education some years ago.

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Whether on devices by Océ, Xerox or others: Numerous tests have shown that recycled paper can be used in printers and photocopiers without any problems or limitations. For many years, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH has used - with the exception of very few special applications - only recycled paper, a technically perfected and high-quality paper. more

In order to point out the importance of the environment and enable our school beginners and their parents to have an ecological start at school, our stationery departments call attention to ecologically friendly school stationery especially before the beginning of a new school year. more

In co-operation with the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland BUND ('German union for environmental protection and conservation'), BUNDjugend (BUND's youth organsation), and Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH a project was created that aims at promoting environmental consciousness in children, particularly in the age group from four to nine. The German colouring and reading book 'A day with Clemens Clever' (German title: "Unterwegs mit Clemens Clever"), which was created for this purpose, is to inspire children ... more