Sustainable School Supplies: Products at a Glance
School bags, pens and notebooks — we've researched materials and durability for everyday school life and summarise what matters, in our assessment.
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Affenzahn
Deutschland
Affenzahn shares Ergobag's sustainability foundation (same maker, FOND OF GmbH): recycled PET materials, PFC freedom, Fair Wear Foundation 'Good' status. The shoes with a flexible natural-rubber sole are a sensible feature for healthy foot development. Open point, as with Ergobag: living wages in Asia not yet fully implemented.
Last reviewed: June 2026
Read assessmentPartly sustainable
Ergobag
Deutschland
Ergobag has been consistently geared towards recycled materials since its founding — no retrospective greenwashing. bluesign and OEKO-TEX are solid evidence on the materials side. Fair Wear Foundation: FOND OF reaches the 'Good' category with 82 points — meaning serious efforts, but not the top 'Leader' status (held by Vaude, for example). Open point: living wages in Vietnam and China are, according to the company's own report, not yet fully achieved.
Last reviewed: June 2026
Read assessmentMostly sustainable
Vaude
Deutschland
Vaude is the most comprehensively documented outdoor brand in the German-speaking region. Ten years of Fair Wear Leader status, a full PFAS phase-out, Green Shape on almost all products — all verifiable in a public sustainability report. If you buy outdoor gear and want evidence rather than promises, you're in good hands here.
Last reviewed: June 2026
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