More and more consumers want to know how products are made. As a result of this rethinking, the subject of sustainability is also becoming increasingly important for many companies. Nordstil has been picking up on this megatrend with "Ethical Style by Nordstil" as a trading centre for sustainably produced consumer goods.
Whether recyclable materials, biodegradable ingredients or reduced packaging: The Special Interest Ethical Style by Nordstil marks suppliers who achieve remarkable things in the area of sustainability. It offers visitors orientation through the separate labelling of the selected exhibitors in the exhibitor and product search and on site at the exhibition stands.
The application phase for 2025 is closed. Applications for Ethical Style by Nordstil 2026 will be possible from September 2025.
Environmentally friendly materials
Products made from environmentally friendly materials such as renewable raw materials with low environmental impact throughout their life cycle or organically certified products.
Resource-saving production
Efficient, resource-friendly production processes e.g. in the energy, water or waste sectors.
Fair & social responsible production
Products that are manufactured in social facilities and/or under socially responsible conditions and/or fair trade conditions and that promote social and/or cultural development in the producer countries.
Re/Upcycling Design Products whose raw materials are designed for recycling or that are processed into new products from used or no longer usable waste materials.
Handmade Manufacturing
Products that are handmade and that maintain and promote craft skills.
Sustainable Innovation
Products that through their innovative nature (process, material, solution) help to conserve resources, e.g. quantity of raw materials, waste, energy and water.
Sabine Meyer, side by side, Caritas Wendelstein Werkstätten
Mimi Sewalski, Sustainability Expert
‘Each of our consumer goods fairs has its own focus on sustainability. Ethical Style helps to make these more visible. Where, if not at trade fairs, can so many companies present their sustainable products to an international audience at the same time?’
Nordstil in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
Nordstil is increasingly taking up the theme of sustainability with the special interest "Ethical Style by Nordstil". In addition, it is aligning its activities with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and gradually expanding its own initiatives in this area.
