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Ulrich Plein

Ulrich Plein – Green Button

As branch manager of Green Button in Berlin, Ulrich Plein has been the "master" of the first and only state textile seal in Germany since 2020.

Nach einer leitenden Position bei einer deutschen Handwerkskammer, Manager einer nachhaltigen Stiftung und Berater bei der Deutschen Handwerkskammer hat es den diplomierten Geographie- und Umweltwissenschaftler Ulrich Plein in die Ferne gezogen. Fast 15 Jahre lang war er in Entwicklungsprogrammen des Privatsektors in Äthiopien tätig. Sein Fokus? Der Textil- und Bekleidungssektor. Seine umfangreiche Expertise bringt er seit 2020 in die German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), genauer, das staatliche Siegel Grüner Knopf für ökologisch und sozial verträgliche Kleidung ein.

After a leading position at a German Chamber of Crafts, manager of a sustainable foundation and consultant at the German Chamber of Crafts, Ulrich Plein, a qualified geography and environmental scientist, was drawn into the distance. For almost 15 years he was involved in private sector development programs in Ethiopia. His focus? The textile and clothing sector. Since 2020, he has been contributing his extensive expertise to the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), more precisely, the state seal of the Green Button for ecologically and socially compatible clothing.

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