All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 122
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News briefsHerschel launches cooler program
Canadian accessories brand Herschel Supply Co., based in Vancouver, has introduced its first insulated program, a line of soft coolers, lightweight backpacks, zip totes and lunch kits made with recycled fabric and a leakproof liner. The colorful coolers hold up to 30 cans and shopping totes come in two sizes ...
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News briefsMediaplus runs first climate-neutral TV ad calculated and offset with “Green GRP”
German advertising agency Mediaplus, part of the Serviceplan Group, is drawing attention to an issue that has received little attention in the industry: the carbon footprint associated with the production and distribution of advertising. To mark June 5, the UN’s World Environment Day, the agency launched the “World’s First Carbon ...
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News briefsKathmandu signs more green credit facilities
Kathmandu Holdings, which owns the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands, has already been recognized as a certified B Corp. The company has now refinanced its credit facilities with two others where the borrowing costs are linked to the achievement of certain targets for reduced carbon emissions, transparency and labor ...
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News briefsTNF under fire from U.S. oil industry after rejected clothing order
SGB Media reports that U.S. oilfield company Liberty is using billboards around Denver, a website and videos on YouTube and Twitter to pillory The North Face (TNF) for hypocrisy. Last December, the outdoor apparel company turned down an order from Innovex, a Texas-based oil and gas company, to buy and ...
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ArticleOutdoor brands validate claims to “B” good through B Corp certification
Companies that prioritize people, the planet, and profits can expect to benefit from the vast amount of wealth handed down from baby boomers to millennials.
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UCI announces Sustainability Guidelines and Sustainability Targets
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced the approval of two key elements of its sustainability strategy: Sustainability Guidelines and Sustainability Targets. The Sustainability Guidelines document sets out recommendations for all cycling stakeholders with practical advice, case studies and detailed checklists enabling sporting organizations worldwide to integrate sustainable practices ...
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ArticleIPO of the bicycle certificate based on first and newly created bicycle stock index
For the first time, investors can now invest in a specific certificate on what the company describes as “the world’s first bicycle index.” The planned date for the IPO on the Frankfurt Certificates Exchange is June 21. 10 percent of the annual fee of 1.3 percent of this so-called “donation ...
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ArticleAccelerating Circularity launches European arm with EOG on founding committee
Accelerating Circularity, founded in 2020 as a collaborative industry project to accelerate the textile industry’s move from linear to circular, is launching a new project based in Europe. Just as in its U.S. counterpart, where the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is a long-term collaborator (though not part of the steering ...
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Dolomite supports Clean Mont Blanc project
Dolomite is supporting the Clean Mont Blanc project, led by the Summit Foundation and Aqualti. This cross-border initiative will see a multidisciplinary team collect water samples for microplastic testing around the Mont Blanc Massif and organize volunteer clean-up days in the three countries surrounding the massif: Italy, France and Switzerland. ...
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News briefsLenzing and Södra partner on textile recycling
Lenzing has signed a cooperation agreement with Södra, an international forest industry group owned by more than 53,000 forest owners, to address the issue of textile waste. The cooperation involves the transfer of knowledge between the two companies and an expansion of the capacities for the production of cellulose from ...
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Bluesign Technologies has a new CEO
Daniel Rüfenacht has been appointed CEO of Bluesign Technologies, effective June 1. He replaces Jill Dumain, who has become global vice president for sustainability solutions at SGS Group, the global testing, inspection and certification company of which Bluesign is a part. Rüfenacht began his career with the Swiss government, identifying ...
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News briefsMerrell campaigns to take everyday indoor activities outside this June
Throughout June (the declared Great Outdoors Month), Merrell invites consumers in the U.S. and around the world to participate in the #DoItOutdoorsChallenge and move traditional indoor activities outdoors. Each week of the month, Merrell launches a new initiative with the help of individuals and organizations to show that the outdoors ...
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News briefsDometic sets ambitious sustainability goals
Dometic, based in Stockholm, the specialist in products for mobile living that has just bought three other companies in the solar and vehicle accessories sector within one month, aims to increase its energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy sources to reduce its carbon footprint further. The company’s just-released climate ...
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News briefsFjällräven launches new Kånken made from wood cellulose fiber
For the upcoming 2021 fall deliveries, Fjällräven is introducing the first Kånken daypack made from the brand’s proprietary Pine Weave cellulose material, paying homage to Kånken’s first design in 1978. According to the brand’s press release, the wood-based lyocell weave used for the new Tree-Kånken is developed exclusively for Fjällräven ...
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News briefsBurton is calling for Clean Up Days on June 12-13
Burton is calling for the annual Burton Clean Up Days, which started years ago with a crew of company employees picking up trash on their local mountain. Over the years, the event has grown into a movement of like-minded snowboarders cleaning up their personal playgrounds around the world. This year, ...
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ArticleSports and outdoor brands emerge as circularity champions in new Textile Exchange report
Sports and outdoor brands are among the companies that made the most progress toward circularity, a new report from Textile Exchange suggests. According to the study titled Material Change Insights Report, the circularity score of Outdoor/Sports companies increased by 57 percent in 2020 compared to an average increase in circularity ...
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ArticleSustainable Apparel Coalition and Higg launch new transparency program
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a global, non-profit, multi-stakeholder alliance for the consumer goods industry, and its technology partner, Higg, have just launched the first phase of a transparency program for the public sharing of data on a product’s environmental impact, starting with its material content. The program’s main components ...
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News briefsBrand sustainability has growing influence on purchasing decisions globally
In partnership with Morning Consult, U.S.-based financial services firm Stifel surveyed 4,756 U.S. consumers aged 18 to 55 who are interested in active/casual lifestyle brands, as well as an additional 5,259 consumers in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and China about their sustainability behaviors. The study shows an increasing emphasis ...
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New company by Spinnova and KT Trading to produce circular textile from leather waste
With new technology for recycling leather residues by spinning, Finnish company Spinnova and KT Trading from Switzerland, leather supplier to Danish footwear brand Ecco, aim to reach market maturity soon. Possessing the natural durability of leather and the low weight and feel of a traditional textile, the new category of ...
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Textiles Circularity Centre opens in the U.K.
The Textiles Circularity Centre (TCC), one of five circular economy centers funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centres Programme, opened its doors on May 24. The center aims to turn post-consumer textiles, crop residues and household waste into renewable materials for use in textiles. In ...
