All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 139
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News briefsTNF opens Covid-19 Explore Fund in the UK, Germany, France and Italy
The North Face (TNF) has opened the application process for its Covid-19 Explore Fund. With the new fund worth €1 million, the outdoor brand wants to provide critical financial support to people and organizations that make adventure possible, such as mountain guides and climbing coaches, or urban climbing gyms and ...
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Canada Goose wants 90% bluesign-approved fabrics by 2025
Canada Goose has announced its commitment to reach 90 percent bluesign®-approved fabrics by 2025. The pledge is part of Canada Goose’s Sustainable Impact Strategy. The brands who commit to being a bluesign® System Partner have their supply chain thoroughly assessed to ensure that their products and processes meet the stringent ...
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News briefsTimberland releases 2019 CSR report
In 2019, Timberland, a VF Corp. brand, continued to push forward with its sustainability goals. For all cotton sourced by Timberland, including licenced apparel and accessories, Timberland increased its use of sustainably sourced cotton by 3 percent over the previous year to reach 77.5 percent. As for leather, 99.7 percent ...
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Eurosima and OSV launch their 2020 call for innovative projects
Eurosima and Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) maintain and renew their call for innovative projects in outdoor action sports. Projects should focus on the development of products or services, the start-up of businesses or the diversification of existing projects towards innovation or eco-design. All current and future members of the two ...
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Vasque Footwear supports Children & Nature Network
Vasque, the American children’s outdoor shoe brand, is partnering with the Children & Nature Network to increase access to nature for children and families. Headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Children & Nature Network is a non-profit organization that supports people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. ...
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Garmont donates footwear
The U.S. division of Garmont is donating 1,000 pairs of tactical boots to first responders in the state of New York. The donation is part of the Italian footwear brand’s #StayWild #HopeWild social good initiative, which itself began with the donation of a special Tikal Tricolore shoe to the Protezione ...
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ArticleStadium starts second-hand online store, rents outdoor gear
Stadium, the largest sports retail chain in Sweden with a strong presence in Finland, revealed its partnership with eBay (operated in Sweden by eBay’s subsidiary Tradera) to launch a second-hand online shop for sports and outdoor products as a new business segment. Like most others, Stadium has been hit hard ...
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LifeStraw publishes 2019 Responsibility Report
LifeStraw, a specialist in water filtration and purification for outdoor sports and recreation, has published its 2019 responsibility report. Among the most important results is the provision for 1.19 million school children in low-income communities to access clean water for one year through the brand’s retail Give Back Program. In ...
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Canada Goose publishes first sustainability report
Canada Goose has launched its ”Sustainable Impact Strategy,” which is set out in the company’s very first sustainability report. The strategy includes “tangible commitments” that support some of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). These commitments include: climate neutrality with direct and indirect (Scope 1 and 2) net zero ...
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JanSport launches first 100% recycled backpack
JanSport, a subsidiary of VF Corp., has announced the launch of the Recycled SuperBreak, its first backpack made with 100 percent recycled fabric. Each Recycled SuperBreak is said to contain the equivalent of 20 plastic water bottles worth of recycled plastic, based on a 6-ounce (around 170 grams) bottle, as ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen achieves carbon-neutral footprint
Klean Kanteen, a family and employee-owned business from Chico, California, has been certified by Climate Neutral to have a carbon-neutral footprint. Through an independent and rigorous certification program, Climate Neutral, an independent non-profit organization, verifies that a company has achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its total greenhouse gas footprint through ...
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News briefsKlättermusen processes new type of organic cotton
With the Ansur Windproof series, Klättermusen, the Swedish outdoor brand well known for its sustainable products, is introducing a new windproof alpine and trekking outerwear line made of Katla Cotton, a new variety of organic cotton certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard. Klättermusen describes the material as an organic ...
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News briefsArc’teryx presents environmental roadmap, plans to reduce emissions by 65%
On the occasion of the 50th Earth Day, the Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx committed to immediate, scientifically based action against climate change. As an official sponsor of the Earth Day 50 initiative, Arc’teryx will play its part by setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan aims to ...
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News briefsCan wearables help predict viral infections?
Fitbit, the Scripps Research Institute and Stanford Medicine have formed a research consortium to detect, track and contain infectious diseases through Fitbit data. There reportedly exists some evidence that wearables like the Fitbit bracelet can help predict certain infections before symptoms appear. The new effort is meant to help predict ...
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News briefsFjällräven voted most sustainable brand in its industry
The Sustainable Brand Index™ 2020, Europe’s largest brand study on sustainability, has announced that Fjällräven was chosen as the most sustainable brand from the “Clothing and Fashion Brand” industry in Sweden. Consumers were able to choose between over 1,400 brands in Europe’s largest independent brand study on sustainability, which is ...
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Patagonia grant recipient Stay Grounded opposes rescue of airlines
Together with more than 250 organizations from all over the world, the Patagonia Action Works grant recipient Stay Grounded Network is calling on governments not to bailout polluting airlines unconditionally. Stay Grounded is a global network of more than 140 local airport opposition groups, climate justice activists, NGOs, trade unionists, ...
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VF Foundation helps local communities around the world
The VF Foundation, the grant-making branch of VF Corp., has pledged a $1.5 million donation to support local communities around the world as they face the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Initial funding will provide financial support to the Colorado Covid-19 Relief Fund, the CDC Foundation Emergency Response Fund, and ...
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Woolmark: Merino doesn't cause microplastic pollution
The Woolmark Company has published new research showing that Merino wool does not contribute to ocean pollution. As explained in the study, entitled “Microfibre Pollution and the Marine Biodegradation of Wool,” untreated and machine-washable fibers biodegrade in marine environments, whereas synthetic fibers do not. For the purposes of the study, ...
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News briefsOsprey produces fabric masks for first responders in Colorado
Osprey, the backpack brand from Colorado, announced that their Cortez-based warranty and repair team will work exclusively sewing fabric masks for healthcare workers and first responders in and around the brand’s neighborhood. The masks are being distributed to Southwest Memorial Hospital as well as the local health department that supplies ...
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News briefsVibram pays bonus as a positive signal
Like many other companies, Vibram has been hit hard by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Both the research center and production at the Vibram Tech Center in Guangzhou, China, were closed for almost 10 weeks and are now operating at about 80 percent capacity. The production site in Albizzate, near Milan, ...
