All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 116
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News briefsVibram’s “Repair if you care” campaign continues
Vibram’s “Repair if you care” campaign, which focuses on the concept of reuse and repair as a sustainable approach, is entering a second round. The company, for which repair has played a central role for the past 80 years, underlines in it once again the importance of reprocessing shoes and ...
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News briefsVF Foundation announces $5.5 million in community investments
The VF Foundation, the private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corp, announced that it has donated $5.5 million to 60 organizations worldwide this year. Grant recipients were selected based on their innovative contributions to creating a more equitable and sustainable future. Of the total $5.5 million awarded, nearly $3 million ...
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ArticleEOCA partners with Business for Nature global coalition
By joining Business for Nature, a global coalition bringing together forward-thinking companies and conservation organizations, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) wants to encourage businesses to act now to reverse nature loss and advocate for greater policy ambition. The coalition is aiming to amplify business voices calling for governments during ...
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News briefsBergans releases second edition of futurelabs.anorak from Collection of Tomorrow
Bergans has released a new edition of the Bergans.futurelabs.anorak, which sold out almost immediately after its first launch in February. The new 05.D anorak features a new fabric by Spinnova, Bergans and Halley Stevenson and the bright new color “Wake up Orange.” For all who buy the new anorak, ...
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News briefsPatagonia supports global climate strike on Sept. 24
This Friday, Sept. 24, youth activists and engaged citizens worldwide will strike to demand climate justice. Patagonia supports the protest to put pressure on world leaders and ensure attention is paid to the people who are already experiencing the worst effects of the climate crisis firsthand. Source: Patagonia ...
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News briefsLenzing expands Tencel-branded fibers to new Refibra upcycling technology
Celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of carbon-zero Tencel™ branded fibers, Austrian Lenzing Group announced the expansion of carbon-zero Tencel branded fibers to Refibra™ technology to address the growing industry demand around circular fashion and carbon neutrality. The first carbon-zero Tencel branded Lyocell and Modal fibers, which launched last ...
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News briefsPatagonia and Natural Fiber Welding reaffirm commitment to sustainable materials
Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), a U.S.-based company that develops technologies based on the sustainable use of plants and natural fibers to create durable textiles, and Patagonia announced their collaboration and shared commitment to developing and disseminating circular solutions in textiles. The partners said that with Patagonia’s support, NFW would continue ...
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News briefsBerghaus launches major tree planting commitment
Berghaus has committed to planting two million trees each year through The Good Wood Project. The newly launched initiative is part of the company’s overall goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030, in a sustainable and multi-faceted effort to reduce and offset the environmental impact of its business activities. The ...
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News briefsKeen launches bonus program for social commitment
Keen has launched the “Keen Corps” program, a bonus program for voluntary work, donations to non-profit organizations and purchases. With the loyalty program, the company aims to reward those who give back to the community. Registered customers can earn points in exchange for access to exclusive products and events. Individual ...
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News briefsTrek Group presents 2021 sustainability report
Trek Group has unveiled its plan to combat the global climate crisis. The Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report 2021 summarizes the goals the U.S. bicycle company (Bontrager, Diamant, Electra, Trek brands) has set to reduce its global footprint and environmental impact. According to Trek Group, a bicycle manufacturer is committed ...
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News briefsVF and Redress announce winner of 2021 sustainable design competition
VF Corp. continued its three-year partnership with environmental organization Redress by announcing the winner of the 2021 Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. Ten finalists from the U.S., U.K., Germany, India and Greater China participated in virtual events held Sept. 1-11. The event included educational challenges ...
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News briefsSri Lanka’s JAAF proactively steps up protective measures for workers
Since the initial Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and member companies continue to closely monitor the risk of spread at their factories and facilities in Sri Lanka. JAAF reports that of Sept. 9, over 90 percent of the workers at the factories have been vaccinated ...
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News briefsAclima works with Norwegian non-profit to find new sustainable solutions for textiles
REV Ocean, a non-profit company founded in 2017 and funded by Norwegian businessman Kjell Inge Røkke to restore the ocean to health, and Norwegian wool apparel specialist Aclima have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop new sustainable solutions for the textile industry. REV Ocean is focused on creating positive ...
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ArticleJAAF strongly refutes claims made by CCC, calls them “blatantly wrong and unfair”
The Joint Apparel Associations Forum (JAAF) has asked The Outdoor Industry Compass to make the following comment live as part of their Right of Reply in response to the article published on our website on Sept. 1. Colombo, September 8, 2021: In a sharply-worded reply to the Clean Clothes ...
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Doghammer’s Cork Collect project wins sustainability award
Doghammer, a start-up from southern Germany, has won the Sustainability Award from the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) in the “Supply Chain & Procurement” category with its “Cork Collect” project. The young company wants to create the smallest possible ecological footprint with its fairly produced outdoor shoes and ecological ...
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OpinionOpinion: Sustainability - Have we all got the wrong approach?
There is not a single outdoor brand I know that does not have a sustainability policy – if anything, the term sustainability has been used for such a wide range of applications even I end up confused as to what it really means. There are two common definitions: the ...
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News briefsHigg Index adds new analytics tool to identify risks and opportunities at a glance
After identifying a rising demand for environmental data from companies worldwide, the sustainability insights platform Higg (spun out of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition in 2019 as a public-benefit technology company) has introduced a new analytics tool to make it easier for brands and buyers to understand and act to improve ...
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ArticleDalbello teams up with Life Reskiboot to develop circular economy system
Italian ski boot manufacturer Dalbello, since 2015 part of the Marker Völkl group of companies (MDV), has been a partner of the Life Reskiboot project, co-funded by the European Commission, since September 2020 to target the problem of plastic waste management with a new paradigm applied to ski boot construction ...
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Article50 NGOs urge governments and companies to protect workers in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
In a joint statement to the government and employers’ organizations of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and apparel brands sourcing from those countries, over 50 organizations from around the world are urging to take immediate action to keep workers safe during the current new Covid-19 wave. In August, Bangladesh saw a ...
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Climate Action Summit by ClimatePartner hosted digitally and physically
During this year’s Climate Action Summit, scheduled on Nov. 24-25, Munich-based ClimatePartner plans to bring roughly 1,500 of its clients as well as company representatives and climate experts together to discuss upcoming challenges, opportunities for action and successes in the attempt to reach the Paris Climate agreement’s goals. The summit ...
