All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 129
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ArticleIntersport Deutschland releases CSR report 2018/19
With the publication of its third CSR report, Intersport Deutschland has confirmed its long-term sustainability orientation. The first report in 2014/15 was the result of the so-called “Heilbronn Declaration,” in which Intersport, together with other companies from the Heilbronn-Franken region where the company headquarters are located, agreed on responsible and ...
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News briefsLanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches bio-based Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik. The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the business. Lanxess ...
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News briefsIgloo reveals new recycled softside cooler collection
U.S. company Igloo released their softside cooler collection woven with Repreve™, a fiber created from recycled, post-consumer plastic bottles. In an ongoing effort and commitment to do more while using less, Igloo’s Repreve collection includes five new styles, ranging from a 10-can lunch bag to a 36-can backpack. Designed for ...
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Anta and the WWF agree to international partnership
The Anta Group has announced a new agreement with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that engages both parties to jointly invest more resources on sustainable environmental development, drive the sustainability transformation of the textile industry and enhance biodiversity conservation. Based on a three-year collaboration framework, the two parties ...
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Merrell initiates third-party cultural audit to assess brand status
Earlier this summer, Merrell committed to take action to drive systemic change within its own walls and throughout the outdoor industry. To this end, the brand has identified its four strategic focus areas: Internal team and culture, strengthening voices through partnerships and storytelling, transforming the outdoor spaces to make them ...
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News briefsPatagonia: live panel discussion on Regenerative Organic Farming
At the end of last month, Patagonia launched a campaign on Regenerative Organic Farming and wants to trigger nothing less than a revolution in agriculture in the coming years. In the second part of the online event series, the pioneers of this agricultural model will now introduce themselves and report ...
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News briefsBergans resumes advertising on Facebook
After refraining from advertising on Facebook and Instagram in support of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign, Bergans of Norway announced that it would now resume its advertising activities on social media. The Norwegian outdoor brand said it had a good dialogue with Facebook, which in turn had implemented several ...
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PrAna launches program to reduce plastic and excess waste in packaging
PrAna, one of Columbia Sportswear’s brands, has announced the Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM), a program to inspire and create industry-wide change. Since 2010, prAna has taken a grassroots approach to reduce plastic and excess waste in its packaging and eliminated more than 17 million poly bags from the supply chain. ...
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ArticleOrganic cotton production sees 31% jump
The production of organic cotton showed a 31 percent increase in the 2018/19 harvest year over the previous year, according to the Textile Exchange’s 2020 Organic Cotton Market Report. The 2018/19 harvest year saw the second biggest harvest of organic cotton ever recorded, surpassed only marginally in 2009/10. The report ...
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News briefsBurton receives Fair Labor Association accreditation
The social compliance program at Burton Snowboards has been accredited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). According to the FLA’s president and chief executive, Sharon Waxman, the American snowboarding and mountaineering company has undergone multiple years of scrutiny and set up suitable systems to detect and remedy unfair labor practices ...
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News briefsPatagonia is among Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) standard pioneers
The Regenerative Organic Alliance has announced that the Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) standard has completed its pilot phase and is now open for certification. The Alliance has also announced that the first ROC products are now available in the marketplace. ROC products from Patagonia are among the first to hit ...
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News briefsInternetstores works on holistic sustainability strategy
Internetstores, the Germany bike and outdoor retailer, has hired the German consulting firm EPEA to overhaul environmental policy for its full value chain. EPEA, based in the city of Stuttgart just as Internetstores, began a three-month review of operations in June, after which it will draft a comprehensive proposal – ...
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ArticleMillet and Lafuma expand environmental and social strategy
The French outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, brands of the Millet Mountain Group, which belongs to the Calida Group, have further developed their environmental and social strategy in line with current developments under the motto “Rising Change.” According to its own statements, the Millet Mountain Group has already been paying ...
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Osprey and Hyosung collaborate to launch sustainable backpack collection
Backpack specialist Osprey from Colorado has teamed up with Hyosung, a fiber manufacturer from South Korea, to launch a sustainable pack collection for spring 2021. Osprey will feature Hyosung’s new GRS-certified Mipan® regen robic high-tenacity nylon in its best-selling, multi-sport Talon/Tempest series, which has been completely redesigned and expanded for ...
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CamelBak introduces 50% recycled material into spring 21 product line
CamelBak announced the introduction of Tritan Renew, a 50-percent recycled material, into the brand’s everyday bottle collection for the first time in spring 2021. The collections made with Tritan Renew consist of 81 total skus. The material is a polyester renewal technology (PRT) manufactured by Eastman, which is a more ...
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VF Foundation announces $7.3 million in community investments
The VF Foundation, the private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corp., announced the recipients of its gifting cycle totaling $7.3 million in investments to 80 organizations around the world. The investments include $5 million in support of environmental justice and protection, social and economic equity, and community impact grants. Grantees ...
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News briefsNepal to restart international tourism in mid-August
Climbing.com reports that Nepal will begin resuming domestic and international air traffic on Aug. 17, reopening its borders to tourism and issuing climbing permits for selected peaks for the fall season. Nepal stopped air traffic and climbing permits in the spring to slow the spread of Covid-19 within its borders. ...
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ArticleColumbia Sportswear releases 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report
Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC) released its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which includes highlights from the progress made throughout 2019 in the three main areas of focus in its corporate responsibility strategy – empowering people, sustaining places and responsible practices. The 56-page report assesses work accomplished in 2019 by its four ...
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Barron’s puts VF at top of reranked most sustainable companies list
Barron’s, a U.S. publication by Dow Jones & Company, has reranked its third annual list of the 100 most sustainable companies in America, originally published in February, with a new focus on social factors. VF Corp., owner of several sports and outdoor brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Altra ...
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ArticlePeak Performance releases 2019 Sustainability Report
With its Sustainability Performance Report 2019, Peak Performance provides information about its sustainability work and the progress the brand made last year. In 2018, the Swedish outdoor brand published its first sustainability report and has since continued to push the agenda. The brand says it has made significant progress in ...
