All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 100
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News briefsPyua pushes for circularity with new apparel rental concept
German sustainable apparel brand Pyua has launched a new apparel rental service to motivate consumers to expand the “sharing is caring” philosophy and lifestyle to their apparel use. Since Dec. 12, the Munich-based brand has been offering rental garments for snow sports and outdoor activities (insulation and hard shells) on ...
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ArticleFashion for Good launches new polyester recycling research project
Innovation platform Fashion for Good, based in Amsterdam, has launched the Full Circle Textiles Project – Polyester with the ambition to validate and scale promising technologies in polyester chemical recycling and to encourage financing and offtake commitments in the apparel industry. The project aims to bring together a consortium of ...
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Higg and Centric support sustainable product design
Higg entered into a partnership with Centric Software, a leading product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, to address the trend toward making product sustainability more transparent. After all, if the consumer goods industry can’t demonstrate data-driven reductions in environmental impact, Higg says, consumers will look elsewhere. As companies set quantitative sustainability ...
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ArticleSignificant progress in EOG’s supply chain decarbonization project
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has reported significant progress from a project that it is facilitating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy usage within the outdoor industry supply chain. The Supply Chain Decarbonisation Project (SCDP) is part of the EOG’s broader climate action program and a pre-competitive ...
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News briefsNGO coalition addresses delay of Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive in open letter to EU
In an open letter to the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, a coalition of civil society organizations addressed the delayed proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive which was initially expected for the first half of December. The directive, announced by justice commissioner Didier Reynders, would mandate human ...
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News briefsHigg appoints Chief Strategy Officer to lead platform expansion
Technology platform Higg has appointed James Schaffer as chief strategy officer to lead business development and partnerships in this new role. Schaffer brings more than 20 years of experience as a partner and technology leader to Higg, most recently as managing partner at Schaffer & Combs, the consulting firm he ...
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News briefsSateri Lyocell fiber production in Rizhao receives Oeko-Tex STeP certification
Chinese viscose fiber producer Sateri has received the qualification to carry the Made in Green by Oeko-Tex product label for the product coming from its Lyocell factory in Rizhao. The plant commenced operation in May 2020 and has an output of 20,000 metric tons of Lyocell fiber. The same site ...
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ArticleBetter Cotton Initiative publishes detailed impact report 2020
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has just published its impact report 2020, adding new sections to the report along with the farmers’ results for the 2019/20 cotton season. The new chapters in the 103-page report are set to give a more comprehensive overview of the NGO’s work to contribute to ...
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News briefsIsbjörn updates FW2022 range to 97% Bluesign-certified products
The Stockholm-based kids’ and teens’ outdoor brand Isbjörn of Sweden has revealed new facts and figures regarding its “Green Promise” for the fall/winter 2022 range: With the latest and updated collections, 97 percent of Isbjörn products will be Bluesign-certified. Furthermore, 100 percent of the range will be fluorocarbon-free, and all ...
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News briefsInov-8 donates proceeds of Green Friday campaign
British brand Inov-8 has just donated more than €25,000 to help protect and restore peatlands in the Lake District. The money was raised through a Green Friday campaign called ”For Peat’s Sake.” According to a press release, the sum donated will keep 220 acres (that’s the approximate size of 146 ...
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News briefsFinisterre donates more than £14,000
Finisterre’s alternative Black Friday promotion has raised £14,120 (€16,614-$18,717) for the Finisterre Foundation (CIC). The foundation, which campaigns for equal access to the sea for all and breaks down barriers for all to enjoy the water, donated £2.50 from every order placed over the Black Friday weekend. All funds go ...
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News briefsDeuter and manufacturer Vina Duke win sustainability award for global partnership
The fourth edition of the Global Business Partnerships Award (part of the German Sustainability Awards) went to German brand Deuter and its Vietnamese partner company Vina Duke. The jury honored the 30-year old corporate partnership between the two companies as outstanding in the industry. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, ...
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News briefsBergans’ Stranda V2 collection now even more sustainable
Source: Source: Hans Kristian Krogh-Hanssen Stranda V2 Insulated Anorak The second version (“V2”) of Bergans of Norway’s Stranda ski collection, which was first launched in fall 2018 and already designed with sustainability in mind, is now even more sustainable. The products are now designed to be ...
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ArticleLavalan introduces new insulation made from 100% European wool
The southern German wool specialist Lavalan, a brand of company Baur Vliesstoffe, presented its new wool insulation called Lavalan® pure made from 100 percent wool sourced in Europe at the (digital) Performance Days. Lavalan is a highly functional and natural alternative to synthetics and down. The properties of wool include ...
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News briefsPrana’s Responsible Packaging Movement well on track for success
PrAna, owned by Columbia Sportswear, reports that its Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM) has reached a significant milestone with the addition of more than 100 brands. The addition of partners such as Sephora, Sorel, Outdoor Research, Trek, Hoka and Burton demonstrates that the program is having an impact beyond the apparel ...
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News briefsYKK discloses progress on 2020 management strategies, sustainable growth and sustainability initiatives
YKK Corporation has published an integrated report entitled “This is YKK 2021.” The report contains both financial and non-financial information, including management and business activities based on YKK’s corporate philosophy of the “Cycle of Good,” as well as the company’s sustainability initiatives. In April 2021, YKK underwent a global restructuring ...
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ArticlePatagonia calls for moratorium on seabed mining
Together with Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank and Scania, Patagonia joined growing calls for a moratorium on emerging deep-sea mining. Along with other major companies such as BMW Group, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI, Google and Philips, the companies pledge not to use minerals from the deep sea in their products. The ...
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News briefsJoin Performance Days Loop on Dec. 1-2
Following the Covid-related cancellation of the physical Performance Days in Munich, The Loop allows visitors to digitally view and explore all fabric innovations for the H/W 2023/24 season, the focus topic Sustainable Nylon and the new color trends in the digital space on Dec. 1-2. In the Marketplace, visitors can ...
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ArticleExperts discuss different textile recycling options at meeting hosted by The Lycra Company
In the second global panel discussion of a row hosted by The Lycra Company, 28 apparel industry experts have evaluated the pros and cons of mechanical recycling versus chemical recycling and what is needed to make garment recycling a commercial reality. Mechanical recycling can also use materials from outside the ...
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News briefsDeuter employees donate to flood victims
After the German backpack specialist Deuter called on its employees to make a voluntary donation to a social institution in the area of last summer’s disastrous floods in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, €3,000 have now been handed over to the Levana School, a special education facility with a focus ...
