ARMEDANGELS

Round 4: Introducing our newest showroom addition in beautiful Hamburg. 'Newest' because in April 2024, we made a big move… just across the backyard into the building opposite. But we already feel right at home! In this 200-square-foot space, our dedicated Area Sales Managers present our meticulously crafted four collections each year to approximately 200 points of sale. And our personal favorite part (besides the clothes)? The cutest little colleague, Pepe. 🐶❤️

With more people voting than ever, we have the power to strengthen democracy. In Germany, upcoming elections present a chance to stand against division and support a future of openness and respect. ARMEDANGELS, together with Studio Yukiko, has created a t-shirt celebrating the values of a diverse, democratic society. 100% of the profits go to 'Augen auf E.V. - Zivilcourage zeigen,' an NGO actively promoting tolerance and standing against hate, division and right-wing extremism in eastern Germany. Let’s unite for a positive, inclusive future. Vote #unrechts! #landtagswahlen2024 #democracy #madetomakeadifference

It’s World Humanitarian Day. A moment to celebrate humanity’s unsung heroes. A time to support health and aid workers across the globe. The changemakers caring for those who need it the most. We can’t all be on the frontlines but we can all make a difference. There’s loads of amazing organizations to support. Here’s 3 close to our heart: 🟦 UN Women Deutschland: Supporting the global work of UN Women for gender equality and the empowerment of women. 🟧 SOS Humanity: Search & rescue in the mediterranean sea. 🟥 Deutscher Kinderverein e.V.: child-centered approach to child protection, one that has the ability to empathise with and understand a child's inner world. "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." (Aesop) #ActForHumanity

Transparency is key. At ARMEDANGELS, we believe in bringing our community with us on our journey toward a more sustainable fashion industry, sharing all of the successes, innovations, lessons, and failures we encounter along the way. We don't want to bullshit, we don't want to greenwash. That's not what this planet deserves, and it’s certainly not what our customers deserve. When you choose an ARMEDANGELS product, we want you to know exactly what you are getting, where it comes from and who made it. We'd love to know: What aspect of transparent communication from brands do you appreciate most? For all the nitty-gritty details, feel free to check our Action Report! Action Report 2023 (armedangels.com)

Though we are technically in the fashion business, like all organizations, we are fundamentally in the people business. Beyond the 150 people who work directly for ARMEDANGELS, thousands farm the plants, process materials, assemble products, and transport them - not forgetting all the other individuals essential to making the supply chain function. Therefore, advancing human rights is central to our culture. Across our supply chain in 2023 we continued to implement the eight labour standards established in the The Code of Labor Practices of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) deriving from the International Labour Organization Conventions and the UN’s Declaration on Human Rights. #armedangels #madetomakeadifference #actionreport #laborpractices

No way, our baby is already turning 1. Oh, how the time flys. They grow up so fast. One entire year with our wonderful Changemakers in our CHANGEMAKERS CLUB. 🎂 No “silver or gold status”, no points collection or bonus system. With our CHANGEMAKERS CLUB we always wanted to inform, inspire and give back to our community. With enabling content, opportunities to join events, test products and yes, sometimes also some exclusive promotions, we designed our CHANGEMAKERS CLUB to keep in touch with the people who believe in the same things we do. Let's reminisce, shall we? Check out everything our Changemakers got up to this past year.

Carbon. It’s on everyone’s lips (literally, since we’re all made of it). There are lots of ways a business can reduce its carbon footprint but in recent years many corporate carbon offset schemes have proven to be ineffective or worse. Our focus has always been reducing emissions: the less we emit, the less the environment needs to offset. But how do we know if we’re hitting our targets - if we’re actually treading lighter? We partnered with Carbonfact to measure our carbon footprint on a granular level - leaving no shirt unturned. Accurately & transparently assessing our carbon footprint across our entire supply chain is a big accomplishment. For a fashion producer, the vast majority of our carbon footprint arises from Scope 3 emissions. And now for the big reveal. When we sum up everything we produced last year including everything required to maintain a business, the company’s total carbon footprint (the amount of CO2e we added to the atmosphere) is 19,959 tonnes CO2e. This includes emissions from all 3 Scopes: raw materials, processing, assembly, packaging, transportation, product use, end of life and corporate emissions. #armedangels #madetomakeadifference #carbonfootprint #actionreport

If this post speaks to you, you are either a passionate knitwear designer looking for a new job, or a grandma. Either way, we are looking for you if you are: -Ready to transform the fashion world with your creative knitwear designs. -Passionate about analyzing trends, researching yarns, and crafting standout collections. Join our vibrant team as a Junior Designer Flat Knit (human) at ARMEDANGELS in Cologne (and yes, calm down, of course we offer a fruit basket). Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dbJWg3iH

Get to know one of the newest additions to our wonderful People & Culture Team: Nico Weichert. He has only been with us for a month, and we are already challenging him with the toughest questions we've got. What do you think? How did he do? 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Nico 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Head of People & Culture / People Business Partner 𝐀𝐭 𝐀𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞?: 01.07.2024 𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭?: 1st floor to the left, last desk, PC in the middle  -> next to the amazing People, Finance and IT Teams. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐥?: Both! (depends on the workload and the circumstances😎)   𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐣𝐢?: 🎉 and 🚀 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞?: Improve my absolutely bad acoustic guitar skills. 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞? Definitely COFFEE! 3 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡? Josefine Bahrs as the organizational talent, always knowing where to find it and to how to do it; Milena Swoboda as the busy bee, solving every complicated problem you could think of; Lena Nora Fischer as the empathic voice of the team, distracting Zombies with the latest Taylor Swift Song.

It’s time for the annual reality check. But August 1st is sooner than we’d expect on our calendars. EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY marks the moment when our annual resource consumption exceeds the planet’s capacity to regenerate them. This is our yearly wake-up call. 🌍🚨 An eco-alarm to remind us of the urgent need for change. The moment human demand on nature exceeds the planet’s biocapacity - meaning civilization needs the resources of 1.7 Earths to sustain it. This is why we hold principles like net-zero, zero-waste and circularity as key factors for a prosperous, healthy future for all. Our present shapes our future.