All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 13
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News briefsTatonka installs photovoltaic system at Vietnam manufacturing facility
Tatonka commissioned a 550 kWp photovoltaic system at its manufacturing facility in Binh Dinh, Vietnam, in August 2023. The system with 828 solar panels provides an average of 2,300 kilowatt hours of energy per day. According to the company, the electricity generated will be consumed immediately and cover about 65 ...
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News briefsDigital exhibition highlights circularity of leather
Leather Naturally has launched a digital exhibition that is meant to spotlight and celebrate the role that leather plays in a circular, sustainable economy. Featured brands include Adidas, Puma, Coach, Dr Martens, Schott NYC, Ecco, Dents, The Boot Repair Company, Leather Repair Company, Chicago School of Shoemaking, Anya Hindmarch, and ...
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ArticleLycra releases Planet Agenda Update and reports sustainability progress
Fiber and textile technology provider The Lycra Company has released its second annual Planet Agenda Update and Global Sustainability Scorecard Summary for the fiscal year 2022. The documents report on the progress the company has made toward achieving its 2030 sustainability goals, as announced in last year’s release. Planet Agenda ...
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News briefsPETA reports progress in banning cashmere and angora
Animal rights organization PETA has reported that VF Corp. “has no plans to develop new products with cashmere in any of its brands.” More specifically, VF Corp. said that no core products across its brands will use goats’ hair. There may be some cashmere items remaining in stores, but there ...
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ArticleIcebug starts collaboration with Danish supplier of sustainable leather
Source: Icebug Maria Munther By using fully traceable leather from Scandinavia, Swedish footwear manufacturer Icebug can further reduce its carbon footprint. This is possible thanks to a collaboration with Spoor, a Danish company specializing in sustainable leather. “It’s about taking responsibility for our climate footprint, for animal ...
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News briefsDeuter donates €5,000 to EOCA project
Source: Deuter The Guide 34+8 on the 10th leg of the Deuter Anniversarally As part of Deuter’s 125th anniversary, a limited edition Guide 34+8 backpack set off on a 60-day journey across the countries of Germany, Austria, Italy and Portugal under the title “Deuter Anniversarally,“ which started ...
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ArticleColumbia Sportswear releases 2022 Impact Report
Columbia Sportswear Company has released its Impact Report 2022, which highlights the company’s performance and progress across the three pillars of its corporate responsibility strategy: Empowering People, Sustaining Places and Responsible Practices. In the report, the company says that 2022 was another challenging year, with operations around the world affected ...
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ArticleHoudini expands circularity platform, launches “Houdini Circle”
Swedish sportswear company and sustainability pioneer Houdini is expanding its circularity platform, opening “Houdini Circle,” the first retail concept of its kind, in Stockholm on Sept. 28. Flexible apparel “ownership” In one single location, customers can now choose how to access their garments: rent, subscribe, buy new/used/exclusively made garments, or ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange has open-sourced its Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix
Materials standards body Textile Exchange has made the data in its Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM) publicly available for the first time. The organization has described the decision as a “milestone move.” The PFMM, now an open-source tool for the industry, is an interactive tool that assesses the performance ...
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News briefsCEP launches cold weather apparel line featuring recycled polyester
CEP Compression is introducing a new cold-weather apparel line featuring recycled polyester. The reversible Cold Weather Vest in the new line features PrimaLoft Gold insulation and recycled polyester. The Cold Weather Quarter Zip Pullover, which also uses sustainable materials, features a protective outer layer combined with waffle fleece next to ...
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News briefsUlvang rebrands, changes suppliers and collection
Norwegian wool apparel specialist Ulvang, a brand founded in 1995 and owned by the Brav Group, has undergone a complete rebranding. Since the first week of September, the brand’s website and social media have been reset and now feature a new logo and content. The changes also ...
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News briefsMips launches Virtual Test Lab, reduces environmental impact, lead time and costs
Swedish helmet safety specialist Mips is advancing helmet testing with its Virtual Test Lab (VTL). The innovation uses cutting-edge computer science with the goal of virtually predicting how new helmets will perform in real-world impacts, providing insights faster and more efficiently than physical testing. This method has the potential to ...
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News briefsReischmann opens fourth Vaude store
Source: Vaude Nicole Feigel, Store Manager Vaude Store Memmingen On Sept. 14, German sports and fashion retailer Reischmann opened another Vaude store in downtown Memmingen. The partnership between Vaude Franchise GmbH and Reischmann has already existed for 15 years and has so far resulted in three Vaude ...
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News briefsCoats Footwear and Lenzing Group to debut results of collaboration
Coats Footwear, the British multinational specializing in the manufacture of yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear and part of Coats Group, has collaborated with the Austrian-based Lenzing Group to create the footwear industry’s first synthetic-free engineered uppers and fabrics. With Lenzing, a leading global producer of cellulose-based ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton leads panel on how traceability can support sustainable cotton
Better Cotton will participate this week in a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum focusing on traceability within fashion and textile supply chains. The session, titled “Traceability as the key enabler for improving the sustainability of cotton value chains,” will take place Sept. 15 at the Centre ...
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News briefsEquip receives Fair Wear Leader status for second consecutive year
Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., the owner of British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, has received the Fair Wear Leader status for the second consecutive year. Despite using an updated methodology that is aligned with the OECD guidelines on Human Rights Due Diligence, including new indicators in 2023, Fair Wear ...
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News briefsNorthwave launches sustainably designed mountain bike shoe
Source: Northwave ReRUBBER hybrid sole by Michelin Italian brand Northwave presents the Tailwhip Eco Evo, a new shoe designed using sustainable materials and focusing on circular economy and durability. Northwave calls the shoe an ecological evolution of the existing performance model Northwave Tailwhip, a flat pedal mountain ...
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News briefsKeen x Leave No Trace Ireland
Source: Keen Keen has partnered with Leave No Trace Ireland, an environmental organization that helps people across Ireland protect and care for the natural world, to present the new Keen Pyrenees x Leave No Trace Ireland hiking shoe. This latest limited-edition collaboration is in line with Keen’s ...
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News briefsIndorama releases new sustainability report
Indorama Ventures, the global chemical producer based in Bangkok, has unveiled its Sustainability Report 2022, titled “Shifting Towards The Next Generation.” The document highlights the company’s progress in its three business segments – Combined PET, Fibers, and Integrated Oxides & Derivatives (IOD) – as well as its contributions to achieving ...
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ArticleUTMB launches new sustainability roadmap, “UTMB for the Planet”
UTMB Group has launched “UTMB for the Planet,” a new action plan focusing on regenerating our planet and UTMB communities. The project builds on the actions in place at the Dacia UTMB Mont-Blanc since 2003. UTMB for the Planet will guide all the sustainability actions of UTMB Group and will ...
