Sustainability

We take our time in crafting one pocket companion, because it's made to last and be with you on a lifelong journey. It's crafted by hand from high-quality materials in our manufactory in Germany.

A Taschenbegleiter can last a lifetime. Sustainability comes naturally for us in many respects.

For us, sustainability means that we act mindfully and consciously when manufacturing our products.

The Taschenbegleiter is handmade in Germany, our office is powered by electricity from Greenpeace Energy. We produce high-quality products that are durable. We have no collections, no trend pieces, no sales, no surplus production, no destruction of merchandise, no free returns, no free shipping. Our choice is to use numerous materials for recycling and upcycling and we avoid single use plastic. The paper for the ROTERFADEN booklet assortment is recycled or FSC certified and is produced in reasonable runs. Only vegetable or chrome-free tanned leather is used for the Taschenbegleiter covers. In manufacturing our products, we are efficient and careful to minimize waste and reuse leftover materials. Our standards go beyond our own company. When we work with partner companies, we like to see eye-to-eye. We get to know the people and working conditions in the companies we work with. From ourselves and our partners we expect careful, thoughtful, and sustainable work in all areas.

SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILTY

Space for your ideas.

Recycling

We offer a selection of recycled materials for our pocket companions. The covers of our notebooks are made from recycled or FSC-certified paper.

Upcycling

We are interested in upcycling materials to use for our products. For example, we use used printing blankets as outer material for the bag companions, or tent material from the VAUDE repair workshop as lining material.

Commit to memory.  Keep it in the companion.

Repairs

There's actually not much that can break on a Taschenbegleiter. In some models, the rubber closure straps or pen loops need to be replaced after many years of use. We are happy to do this at cost.

Less plastic

We avoid plastic wherever possible. For packaging and shipping, we use transparent paper, paper tape, and packing tissue instead of foil and bubble wrap.

100% printed in Germany

Printed in Germany

Our range of booklets notebooks is printed and processed by medium-sized printers in Saarland and Thuringia. We exclusively use recycled or FSC-certified paper.

All ROTERFADEN booklets and notebooks are bound with a red thread by a traditional german bookbindery. With every new production run, we are thrilled to see the high quality.

Sustainability is in quality

For us, sustainability means that we act mindfully and consciously when manufacturing our products.