All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 107
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News briefsOberalp group sets focus on chemicals, circularity and social responsibility
Italian Oberalp group (owner of brands Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca, Wild Country, Evolv and LaMunt) has released its annual sustainability report “Contribute” for 2020. Setting a focus on chemical safety, human rights and circular economy, the report highlights achievements made in the last year and news from within the group, such ...
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Teijin raises corporate CO2 reduction targets
As awareness of climate change issues rises in its home country of Japan, Tokyo-based Teijin Limited has announced stricter targets for reducing CO2 emissions from its own operations and the company’s entire supply chain starting in July 2021. The target for fiscal 2030 has been raised to 30 percent, up ...
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News briefsLatest #itsgreatoutthere grants revealed
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of the successful applicants for the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants in 2021. Launched in 2017, the #itsgreatoutthere grant program supports community-based projects that bring new participants into the outdoors, with a particular focus on younger and diverse audiences. Any nonprofit ...
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ArticlePurchase decisions: YouGov study sees animal welfare topics on the rise
According to a new study initiated by animal welfare organization Four Paws and executed by YouGov, there is a significant increase in awareness and sensibility among consumers worldwide regarding the use of animal products for fashion since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a measurable ...
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News briefsPrana to officially reach plastic-free packaging goal this fall
Carlsbad-based company Prana, owned by Columbia Sportswear, announced that it will be 100 percent plastic-free in its packaging solutions. The brand had launched the Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM) a year ago, a program developed to support an industry-wide change to sustainable packaging options. For many years, Prana has already used ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen moves to recycled stainless steel
California-based company Klean Kanteen, the provider of drinkware and food solutions, has announced the use of recycled stainless steel in its TKWide and Straw collections beginning with its 2022 product offering and plans to expand the program to 95 percent recycled steel by 2023. The share of ...
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News briefsRab to offer professional wash service for its Gore-Tex outerwear
British outdoor brand Rab, part of Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, has announced the launch of its specialist Gore-Tex Shell Wash Service. This new service, offered by the Rab Service Center, is available to end-users and retailers. Expert washing, drying and waterproofing of all Rab Gore-Tex waterproof garments by the service ...
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Scarpa to collect used outdoor equipment at The Big Gear Show
At the upcoming The Big Gear Show (Aug. 3-5) in Park City, Utah, Italian outdoor brand Scarpa will help distribute quality used outdoor gear to underprivileged athletes. During the event, Scarpa North America will, as an exhibitor at the show, provide and promote a drop-off point for used gear. With ...
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News briefsHoudini integrates connected Touchlink zippers into first garment
Source: Houdini W’s One Parka The Touchlink interactive zipper, which debuted in October 2020, is the result of a collaboration between outfitting manufacturer YKK and wearable technology company Lifekey. Using Near Field Communication (NFC), the same technology that enables the “tap-to-pay” function of smartphones, the Touchlink zipper ...
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News briefsColumbia publishes sustainability report for 2020
In its 2020 sustainability report, Portland-based Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC) reveals details on the success made within its four brands Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and Prana in terms of CSR topics and sustainability. The group responded to the challenges by Covid-19 with a “Catastrophic Paid Leave” in the U.S. and ...
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News briefsRepreve receives its first Higg MSI scores
Repreve, Unifi’s recycled fiber and flagship product, has received its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) scores, which concluded that the fiber offers lower carbon footprints than comparable materials on the market. The Higg MSI assesses the environmental impacts of materials used in consumer goods industries. Scoring takes into account ...
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Zeal introduces eco-friendly metal sunglasses
Zeal Optics has unveiled its new Metals Collection, the brand’s environmentally friendly metal sunglasses. From the frame to the lenses to the nose pads, the new sunglass collection uses eco-friendly materials such as recyclable stainless steel as well as Hexetate, an eco-friendly recyclable material that is BPA-free and lighter than ...
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ArticleOrthoLite pushes for zero waste in insoles
U.S. insole specialist OrthoLite, a supplier for over 350 footwear brands worldwide, has announced a widespread zero waste initiative to reduce the environmental impact of its products that are used in roughly 500 million pairs of shoes every year. The company’s commitment includes investment in a proprietary manufacturing system that ...
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ArticleEDM Interview Series #03-2021: Artilect
In part 3 of EDM’s new Interview Series, we spoke with Trent Bush, founder and Co-CEO of Artilect.
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News briefsWNDR Alpine moves away from petroleum with new ski line
WNDR Alpine, a ski brand launched as part of California-based advanced materials company Checkerspot, released a new ski lineup with improved material properties, increased biobased content and a powder-focused backcountry shape to create the Reason 120 backcountry skis. Utilizing industrial biomanufacturing techniques and materials science, Checkerspot grows microalgae to produce ...
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News briefsLenzing to build new wastewater treatment plant in the U.K.
Austrian Lenzing Group is investing roughly €23.3 million to build a new wastewater treatment plant at its site in Grimsby, England. The investment is part of the company’s plans to reduce wastewater emissions by 20 percent by 2022 (against a 2014 baseline). Once it has implemented this project, Lenzing will ...
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ArticleEarth Overshoot Day is almost back to pre-pandemic date
International research and sustainability organization Global Footprint Network has calculated this year’s date of Earth Overshoot Day being on July 29, which is the status of the years before Covid-19 kicked in and a temporary dip in carbon emissions was visible. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date ...
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ArticleNew legislation in the U.S. could help the environment – and boost e-bike sales
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (Democrats, Hawaii) and Ed Markey (Democrats, Massachusetts) have introduced the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act in the U.S. Senate, a bill that would prioritize electric bicycles as a zero-emission mode of transportation by making them more affordable and accessible to all Americans. If ...
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ArticleProvenance.org publishes opensource communication rulebook to avoid greenwashing
London-based software solutions company Project Provenance Ltd. has published an open-source rulebook to curb misleading communication. The Provenance Framework is an encyclopedia for communication on sustainability, developed to help brands communicate sustainability with integrity and avoid greenwashing based on the latest ESG standards. The framework comprises more than 50 consumer-facing ...
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Ocean Wise study reveals solutions to reduce microfiber pollution
A new study by Ocean Wise suggests easy ways for consumers and the apparel industry contribute to reducing microfiber sea pollution caused by shedding drastically. The study, “Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles,” was published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE on July 9. ...
