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News briefsVoting for UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 now open
Online voting for the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 is now open. Participating voters will also be in with a chance of winning either a £500 (€572) Ellis Brigham Gift Card, or a pair of £100 tickets for the 2024 Kendal Mountain Festival. The public vote is the final ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter, Patagonia and Vaude triumph in German sustainability prize
Globetrotter, Patagonia and Vaude have triumphed in the 2023 German Sustainability Award (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis, or DNP). Globetrotter was nominated in the Sporting Goods Retailer (Sportartikeleinzelhandel) category, along with Bergzeit and Sport Conrad, for pioneers of sustainability in outdoor and sporting goods retail. Patagonia was nominated in the Sporting Goods category, ...
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News briefs21st Century Adventurer Award 2023 winner announced
Jonas Deichmann has been announced as the winner of the 21st Century Adventurer Award 2023. Deichmann swapped his office chair for a bicycle saddle and crossed Europe and South America, among other places, on his bike. Source: European Outdoor Film Tour Jonas Deichmann Most recently, he set ...
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News briefsUK Outdoor Industry Award finalists announced
The finalists for the 2023 UK Outdoor Industry Awards were announced on June 14 in a presentation at the 2023 Outdoor Trade Show Social. All award finalists, including products from Silva, Berghaus, Ortlieb, Petzl, Edelrid, Montane, Picture Organic, Exped, Gruezi Bag, Goal Zero and TentBox, can be viewed on the ...
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News briefsLatest winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award announced
The winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award spring/summer 2024 session were announced at this year’s OutDoor by ISPO. The international jury of outdoor journalists and outdoor gear specialists agreed that the overall prize should go to Nordisk for its Lodur rain-repellent down jacket, weighing in at only 300 grams. ...
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ArticleFirst 11 candidates for the French Outdoor Awards 2024 announced
The first entrants who stand a chance of winning the French Outdoor Awards 2024, organized by the french trade association, the Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), have been selected. Eleven products have been chosen, in this the first of three rounds. Two more test sessions will follow in the course of ...
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OpinionWhat makes the perfect industry award jury?
A long-standing member of many award committees in the outdoor industry world, Charles Ross explains what makes a good industry award jury
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News briefsThe winners of the Outdoor Retailer innovation Awards 2023
The winners of the fifth annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards were announced in a ceremony at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 11. WoolAid’s biodegradable adhesive bandages, made from merino wool, were honored as the Product of the Year. In addition, an independent judging ...
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News briefsDesign & Innovation awards 2023 for bike and outdoor products presented
The Design & Innovation Awards have been presented since 2017 and describe themselves as the “Oscars of the bike and outdoor industry.” For the awards, an international jury tested and identified the most outstanding products and trends of the new season in San Vigilio, Italy. The companies honored include Deuter, ...
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News briefsShe is Outdoors Awards Winter registration extended until Jan. 20
The #sheisoutdoors European award for women’s outdoor products announces its deadline for product entries related to the winter season 22/23 or 23/24. All submissions must be completed by Jan. 20, 2023. Samples will be needed until Jan. 25. Relevant categories for the next winter awards are outdoor professionals and expedition; ...
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News briefsLenzing rated AAA in annual CDP sustainability ranking
As one out of twelve companies rated with the highest ranking globally, Austrian fiber specialist Lenzing AG received the “AAA” grade from the nonprofit organization CDP. Each of the A’s ticks a box for the three pillars climate change, forests and water security. For Lenzing, this is the second time ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter joins jury of the French Outdoor Awards
German company Globetrotter is making its debut on the jury for the next French Outdoor Awards. Globetrotter’s business-development manager, Matti Heilmann, will be helping to judge start-ups, one of the four award categories. The award itself will be presented on Feb. 1, 2023, during the Sport Achat trade show by ...
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News briefsU.K. Outdoor Industry Awards 2022 winners announced
At its recent annual conference in Sheffield, the U.K.’s Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has announced the winning products of this latest U.K. outdoor industry awards. This year, the categories have been expanded to include “diversity and inclusion.” The other categories are accessories, backpacks, camping equipment, climbing, clothing, tech accessories, footwear, ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter nominated for German sustainability award
The German retailer Globetrotter is nominated for the German Sustainability Award in the “Resources” category. The prize is one of Europe’s best-known awards for ecological and social commitment and will be presented in December. Globetrotter has been picked as a nominee for a bundle of measures within its organization: The ...
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News briefsUnifi announces recipients of Repreve Sustainability Awards
Nike and Target both reached the milestone of transforming more than 2 billion recycled plastic bottles through the use of Repreve fiber this year. Polartec, Walmart and Texhong Textile Group transformed more than 1 billion bottles each. This year’s recipients of Unifi’s Repreve Champions of Sustainability awards helped turn a ...
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News briefsNew DITF carbon production technology gets awarded
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) was awarded for its HighPerCellCarbon fibers made from wood in a novel and sustainable process. The technology involves the wet spinning of cellulose fibers using ionic liquids as direct solvents. No waste gases or toxic by-products are produced during the ...
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News briefsLenzing launches Young Scientist Awards
The Lenzing Group, the Austrian specialist for wood-based specialty fibers, has created a new award to promote young scientists’ work in fashion and circular economy, textile recycling and the innovative use of biobased fiber: the Young Scientist Award. The award for outstanding research in the field of fibers and textiles ...
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ArticleOrtovox avalanche beacon wins #sheisoutdoors awards
Source: © KontraPixel / Miriam Mayer Avalanche beacon Ortovox Diract Voice is the overall winner of #she-is-outdoors winter edition In its first winter edition, the second round of the #sheisoutdoors gear awards found seven products worth being awarded for their innovative properties and women-specific design for ...
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ArticleThe winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award: Footwear at the forefront
After several outdoor tests, an international jury of outdoor journalists and equipment specialists selected the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award (SOA) for the upcoming fall/winter season. Established in 2005, the SOA aims to support Scandinavian outdoor product and design innovation. Sustainability once again emerged as a key concept, and ...
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News briefsFrench Outdoor Awards 2022 enter last judging round
The French Outdoor Awards 2022, organized by the Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) trade association, have entered their final stage: After the judgment of 18 products in June and September, twelve more aspirants are now undergoing the scrutiny of the testers. The candidates are: The smart glasses AR-1 by Altitude Eyewear, ...
