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The government-run textile label, the Green Button, was initiated in September 2019 by the German Development Ministry. Its goal is to protect people and the environment throughout the textiles value chain – from the fibres to the clothes hanger. The Green Button helps consumers find ethical textiles. The Green Button will be highly visible – in the form of a symbol – either on the price tag, on the product itself or on the packaging, therefore making it easy to spot.

The countries of Africa have set themselves a highly ambitious agenda for the socio-economic transformation they need to accomplish. In order to help Africa realise this development agenda, we need an entirely new kind of collaboration, a political partnership between equals which offers support for Africa's own agenda. Africa needs African solutions. Therefore, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has taken a new direction in its cooperation with Africa.

Global energy consumption is set to grow by 50 per cent by 2050; in developing countries and emerging economies it will increase by as much as 70 per cent. This means that green hydrogen is absolutely essential to a successful energy transition and to achieving international climate goals. It can be used, among other things, to produce climate-neutral fuels. They are called Power-to-X products (PtX). Green hydrogen can also be used to store energy. That makes green hydrogen a key commodity in a successful energy transition.