Overcoming boundaries: Fredericke Winkler brings sustainability into fashion!

Fredericke Winkler, an experienced textile expert with a strong focus on sustainability, has positioned herself as a “professional boundary crosser”. Under her leadership, creative processes are designed that promote sustainable development in the fashion industry. In addition to being a researcher and consultant, she is also a sustainability lecturer at AMD and has also gained experience as head of sustainability at Zimmer + Rohde. In her role on the TW Green Expert Council, Winkler deals intensively with topics such as corporate culture and sustainable processes.

Winkler began her career with her own concept store in Berlin-Mitte and then held various positions in the industry, including project manager for TW Home. Despite her diverse experiences, she has difficulty clearly naming her priorities in the TW Green expert group, which illustrates the challenges she faces in the industry Textile industry reported.

Sustainability in the fashion industry

The fashion industry faces a variety of challenges in the area of ​​environmental protection. According to Andrea Roxin, Senior Sustainability Strategist at Quantis, clothing impacts the environment at various life cycle stages, especially during manufacturing. Textile dyeing and finishing is responsible for around 20% of global water pollution. In addition, global clothing production has more than doubled since the turn of the millennium, leading to high CO2 emissions during transport.

Roxin further emphasizes that clothing wear time has decreased by over 36% in the last 15 years and recycling clothing also presents challenges. She will speak at the 2024 Fashion Changers conference about integrating environmental protection into sustainability strategies, at a time when companies must set specific climate and environmental goals to measure their carbon footprint and take necessary actions, such as Fashion Changers reported.