• VAUDE channel on platform X is shut down
• Advertising ban on social networks
• VAUDE speaks out clearly against fake news, hate speech and racism

March 21, 2024. VAUDE is leaving Platform X with immediate effect as of March 2024. "This is our response to the increasing misinformation, discriminatory and right-wing populist content and the increasingly aggressive style on X - we want to clearly distance ourselves from this," says Manfred Meindl, VAUDE Marketing Director. With a view to the super election year 2024, VAUDE expects a further escalation of the tone and content, especially on X, but also on other social channels. VAUDE no longer wants to advertise in this environment. The outdoor brand will therefore stop all paid advertising on

• Financial expert Melissa Wach joins VAUDE's senior management
• Sustainable financial management will continue to be expanded

12.01.2024 - Internationally seasoned financial expert, Melissa Wach, assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in VAUDE's management team in December. She succeeds Erwin Gutensohn, who retired after a successful 30-year tenure shaping VAUDE's financial management and establishing the groundwork for sustainable corporate financing. Melissa Wach is eager to play a strategic role in advancing sustainable practices and promoting 'Green Financing' at VAUDE. Joining CEO Antje von Dewitz, the top leadership team at VAUDE includes Jan Lorch who has overseen Sales & CSR (CSO) for many years, and Uwe Gottschalk, serving as Chief Product Officer (CPO).

• VAUDE: Germany's Most Sustainable Textile Company
• Special Award "Value Chain"  
• Prestigious Award Ceremony in Düsseldorf

27.11.23 - At the prestigious award ceremony of the German Sustainability Award (GSA) on November 23 and 24 in Düsseldorf, VAUDE proudly accepted two coveted Silver Balls. The outdoor brand secured the GSA 2024 in two categories: Value Chain and Textiles. VAUDE emerged victorious in the cross-industry competition for the special award in the "Value Chain" transformation field. Previously, VAUDE

23.11.23 - Usually, upcycled products are created by individuals for personal use or by businesses for resale. However, when a major corporation decides to embark on an ambitious upcycling project for the benefit of its own employees - and primarily for the environment - it grabs attention.

BASF, the world's largest chemical corporation headquartered in Germany, specialized in the development of monomers, polyamides, and high-performance plastics for industries such as pharmaceuticals, construction, textiles, and automotive. One of BASF's many facilities is located in Antwerp, Belgium, employing