The Crisps

Ready for the EmpCo Directive? Check your sus claims now

From “climate-neutral” to “plastic-free,” vague sustainability talk is a legal risk. Here’s what’s banned, what’s not, and what’s next.

Oct 14 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

5

July 2025

So, what's up with the Green Claims Directive and PEFCR?

Diving into the EU GCD drama & introducing the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Apparel and Footwear

Jul 17 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

8

4

4

May 2025

Why zero waste is more than using deadstock material

From waste streams to wrong zero-waste claims and how to do it right

May 5 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

18

2

March 2025

The Wool Issue

From wool types to production processes and the right communication

Mar 18 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

10

11

1

December 2024

Bye bye, 2024!

Here's what's coming next for The Crisps

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

2

1

Make sustainability as much about people as it is about the planet

From measuring the social impact to more examples of social washing

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

3

November 2024

Unpacking misleading comms around packaging

From polybags to "biodegradable" packaging and the Forest Stewardship Council certification a.o.

Nov 18, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

1

How fashion companies cheat emissions reporting

A deep-dive into GHGP and an interview on loopholes with Action Speaks Louder

Nov 4, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

1

1

October 2024

Will DPPs create a new way of greenwashing?

Risks, challenges and potentials of the Digital Product Passports and a deep dive with retraced

Oct 16, 2024 • 

Lavinia Muth

 and 

Tanita Hecking

3

2

September 2024

The ins and outs of textile biodegradability

How textiles biodegrade, what influences the process and the differences between biodegradable and bio-based synthetics

Sep 24, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

7

3

From Farm to Fashion: A Leather Crash Course

Tackling myths about leather as a byproduct, vegetable tanning and more

Sep 6, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

2

August 2024

Take on decolonial perspectives in fashion

and learn from Cinthya Sopaheluwakan from The Big Picture

Aug 22, 2024 • 

Tanita Hecking

 and 

Lavinia Muth

3