More and more consumers’ purchasing decisions are influenced by sustainability and ethical concerns, a development that is directly impacting the retail sector.
In a highly diverse market, it is often difficult to find one’s way around. This is where the Ethical Style program of Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld comes in: for 10 years now, it has been bringing together a curated range of offers and demand for a sustainable product portfolio.
In 2025, a total of 354 exhibitors at the trade fair trio will be part of the Ethical Style platform. Below are some of the participants.
Ambiente Dining: Studio Poemi
Poemi is a ceramic micro-manufacturer in the heart of Transylvania. It designs and produces tableware and functional items. The company uses stoneware and ecological glazes, which are mostly developed inhouse, with wood ash being the main ingredient. All residues are recycled and reused to produce new glazes.
Ambiente Living: MADE51
MADE51 brings refugee-made products to the international market. Brought to life by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), this initiative connects refugees with social enterprise partners to design, produce and market artisanal products around the world. The collection combines modern design with a variety of craftsmanship techniques.
Ambiente Giving: Flexbook/The Writing Fields
With ‘I love Cactus and ‘Ecosmiles’, Flexbook/The Writing Fields has launched two innovative eco-notebooks with sustainable vegetable leather covers. The cover of the former is made from the leaves of the easy-care Nopal cactus, while that of the latter is made from agro-industrial waste products from coffee, olives, almonds and lavender.
Ambiente Global Sourcing: CRC Exports
Sustainable, ethical and fair: the Craft Resource Centre (CRC) in Kolkata, India, provides income for marginalised micro-producers and is a member of the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO). The CRC’s connection to the fair-trade market improves the quality of life of the producers and their families. Many have been able to become self-employed thanks to the support they receive. The artisans process a variety of environmentally friendly materials into quality fashion, home accessories and textiles, stationery, gift and decorative items.
Christmasworld: Piovaccari
Packaging that inspires: with over 10,000 items for the decoration market, family-owned Piovaccari, based near Florence, places a high value on making a positive contribution to society and the environment with its portfolio. Every year, Piovaccari expands its collection to include more sustainable products made from biodegradable materials such as paper, jute, cotton and linen and works with OEKO-TEX-certified products and recycled yarns.
Creativeworld: Favini
Good by tradition: Favini, a paper manufacturer from Italy that was founded in 1736, is committed to uncompromising sustainability. Since the 1990s, the company has been dedicated to developing papers that respect the principles of the circular economy, applying more sustainable and environmentally friendly processes and raw materials. The approaches are manifold: the portfolio includes paper goods made from alternative fibres such as seagrass and from renewable non-wood biomass. In addition, the company also uses pre- and post-consumer recycling techniques for new paper goods lines: ‘the underlying idea is to create an ‘echosystem’ of ecological papers and practices’.
Ambiente and Christmasworld are held from 7 to 11 February 2025, Creativeworld runs from 7 to 10 February 2025.
