All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 114
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News briefsLenzing releases its Sustainability Report 2020
The Lenzing Group has presented its Sustainability Report 2020. The document, titled “Stand up for future generations,” was released on Earth Day. The Covid-19 pandemic dominated FY2020. This extraordinary situation led to short-term measures to safeguard the company’s business operations and mitigate the effects of fiber prices and demand, which ...
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News briefsSchöffel releases 2020 sustainability report
In its 2020 sustainability report, Schöffel is emphasizing the learnings from the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences for the German family-owned outdoor company. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, one focus of Schöffel’s CSR efforts in 2020 has been continuous and responsible collaboration and communication with all production partners worldwide. ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft P.U.R.E. insulation now also used in footwear
Kodiak Boots, a Canadian footwear brand founded in Ontario in 1910, announced that it is the first footwear company to use PrimaLoft P.U.R.E. insulation. PrimaLoft P.U.R.E., short for Produced Using Reduced Emissions, is an insulation made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic that reduces carbon emissions by at least 48 ...
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News briefsElevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025
U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and divided ...
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News briefsThule’s momentum continues through Q1
Everything is going well for Swedish Thule Group. In an interim report, it published sales for the first quarter that soared by 45.5 percent from the year-ago quarter to 2,538 million Swedish kronor (€250.7m-$301.6m) or by 56.0 percent in constant currencies. Net income jumped to SEK 447 million (€44.2m-$53.1m), from ...
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Teijin, JGC and Itochu sign licensing deal for polyester chemical recycling technology
Japanese companies Teijin Limited, JGC Holdings Corporation and ITOCHU Corporation have signed a joint agreement for the licensing business of polyester chemical recycling technology from discarded polyester textile products. The agreement brings together Teijin’s proprietary chemical recycling technology with JGC’s expertise derived from its global engineering business and Itochu’s network ...
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News briefsHaglöfs aims for net zero in 2030; points out deliberate blurring in communication
On this year’s Earth Day, Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs joins the growing number of companies calling themselves “climate neutral” by unveiling their new climate strategy: Aiming to reduce their emissions by 50 percent over the next decade and reach net zero by 2030, while taking “full responsibility for remaining emissions ...
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News briefsPolartec’s parent company releases third annual sustainability report
Milliken & Company, the owner of Polartec, has released its third annual sustainability report, titled “Together for Tomorrow.” The report, which analyzes Milliken’s performance through the lens of its holistic sustainability efforts, highlights progress toward the 2025 sustainability goals the company set for itself in 2018. As a materials science ...
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ArticleThe North Face plans 100 percent sustainable face materials by 2025
In its latest sustainability press release, The North Face (TNF) commits to 100 percent of its apparel face materials being either recycled, renewable or regenerative by 2025. Improving the footprint of sourcing synthetic materials is a particular focus, as material-related emissions for polyester account for 53 percent of TNF’s total ...
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News briefsAllbirds releases open-source version of its Carbon Footprint Calculator
On April 22, with the celebration of Earth Day, U.S. shoe manufacturer Allbirds will release an open-source version of its Carbon Footprint Calculator on freethefootprint.com. “For too long, many brands have focused on marketing sustainability rather than actually implementing holistic, high-impact solutions — and to an extent, it’s worked,” ...
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ArticleInfinited Fiber plans to invest €220 million in regenerated textile fiber factory
Infinited Fiber Company, a Finnish circular fashion and textile biotechnology group founded in 2016, is currently looking for a site in Finland to build a flagship factory to produce its regenerated textile fibers for the global market. Infinited Fiber said it will decide on the site by September. Total investment ...
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News briefsEOCA launches 2021 online conservation fundraiser
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has launched its first online fundraiser of 2021 to coincide with Earth Day on April 22 and raise funds for vital conservation projects around the world. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “restore our earth,” which fits with EOCA’s recently launched five-year ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine promote Earth Day litter pick campaign
Source: Equip Equip employees at an earlier trash pickup event near the global head office British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine are organizing a social media campaign under the hashtag #RabLitterLift to mark this year’s Earth Day on April 22. The global challenge is an inclusive ...
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News briefsOrtovox supports the protection of the Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania
From its new summer 2021 Tarkine capsule of two T-shirt styles, available exclusively at retailers, German merino specialist Ortovox is donating 5 percent of the sale price of each shirt to the Bob Brown Foundation, a local NGO whose goal is for the Tarkine Primeval Forest in northwestern Tasmania to ...
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News briefsOrigin Materials and Primaloft collaborate to develop carbon-negative insulation fiber
Origin Materials and Primaloft have announced a strategic alliance to develop carbon-negative insulating fibers. Primaloft has agreed to a capacity reservation agreement with Origin Materials to provide the textile industry with novel sustainable material solutions. The collaboration will focus on the development of fibers made from carbon-negative PET and next-gen ...
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News briefsPeli supports Red Cross in Rome
Peli Products has partnered with Red Cross volunteers from District 2-3 in Rome to support them in their unique “CRI in Bici - Squad” (direct link to Facebook) initiative. To help the population during the pandemic, as part of the Italian Red Cross’ “Time of Kindness” program, volunteers from the ...
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News briefsBergfreunde joins Science Based Targets Initiative for climate action
German online outdoor retailer Bergfreunde GmbH (bergfreunde.de) has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to set and track targets for a science-based reduction of its CO2 footprint. Bergfreunde is one of the first German online stores to use the SBTi to work alongside global players such as Arc’teryx, Under ...
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News briefsEurofins joins The Microfibre Consortium as a new third-party lab member
After recently approving SGS as its first third-party laboratory member (as previously reported), The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has now approved Eurofins Scientific as a new third-party laboratory member. Eurofins’ membership will further support the development of practical solutions for the textile industry to minimize fiber fragmentation and release to the ...
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ArticleCanada Goose sees itself well on track to achieve sustainability goals
In its second sustainability report, Canada Goose has provided an overview of the progress for the social and environmental responsibility agenda set in 2019 and introduces a few future projects. The detailed 33-page report (link for direct PDF download) provides insight into all relevant areas, from social responsibility to emissions ...
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News briefsSummitLynx supports reforestation with One Tree Planted
Austrian company SummitLynx New Media is partnering with U.S. NGO One Tree Planted for a new reforestation project through the SummitLynx map and tour app. For every hundredth entry made by a user in SummitLynx’s digital tour book, a tree will be planted in one of the reforestation projects One ...
