All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 141
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Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation...
Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation in Nepal last year. Sherpa sold over 350,000 products to support the ten students currently enrolled in the program across grades 4 to 9. The Sherpa Adventure Gear Foundation receives 25-cent donations on selected products sold by Sherpa to help ...
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Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner...
Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner linings of its jackets will be manufactured from Repreve, a recycled polyester made from recycled plastic bottles. Furthermore, the company is encouraging its customers to recycle products at the end of their life by posting them to Proviz in return ...
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Sympatex has received the “Best For The World Award 2019”...
Sympatex has received the “Best For The World Award 2019” for its wear2wear industrial partnership program for circular fashion, its climate-neutral textile membranes and its role in drafting and signing of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The German functional textiles specialist was certified last year as a ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) raised a total of...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) raised a total of €39,342 at the recent Outdoor by Ispo trade show in Munich, in just four days of the show, the organization said. All the money raised will be spent on conservation projects via Eoca. The money was raised through donations by ...
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Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton...
Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across more than 20 countries. Anta is the first sportswear firm in China to join BCI.
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The North Face has announced the recipients of this year's...
The North Face has announced the recipients of this year's Explore Fund Awards, making grants to 42 organizations that help remove barriers to outdoor exploration, as the company puts it, and protect the environment. Now in its ninth year, the fund has awarded $3.75 million in grants so far.
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Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the...
Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the Skiddo Infinity, the latest version of its Skidoo jacket, can be recycled at the end of its life. The jacket uses Econyl recycled Nylon 6, from Aquafil. Napapijri invites buyers of the product to register the purchase date online, with ...
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Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that...
Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that are made in a sustainable manner. According to a survey by Spinnova, a Finnish bio-yarn producer, 61 percent of respondents among Europeans aged 18-30 said that they would pay more for a sustainable piece of clothing, while 41 percent would ...
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Garmont has partnered with GCC, the Global Conservation Corps, in...
Garmont has partnered with GCC, the Global Conservation Corps, in their “Save the Rhino” mission. GCC helps communities to take ownership of the nature surrounding them. Garmont is supporting GCC'S “Future Rangers Program” in four schools with 1,600 students aged five to 18. GCC aims to educate children about careers ...
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Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand that is part of the...
Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand that is part of the Conzzeta group, says it is aiming to eliminate poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its entire product range by 2025. As part of this program, for spring/summer 2020, 65 percent of all sleeping bags will be PFC-free, compared with a ratio of 35 percent ...
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Edelrid started to cooperate with Newseed, based in Rosenheim, three...
Edelrid started to cooperate with Newseed, based in Rosenheim, three months ago. Newseed uses the residue of Edelrid's production for its line of accessories and bags. Edelrid assumes that it will be able to save up about 12 tons of residue per year. The cooperation agreement is part of Edelrid's ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is working in partnership...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is working in partnership with The North Face (TNF) to support the brand's Explore Fund, the grant funding program for conservation projects. The fund aims to create access and promote equality in the outdoors by funding non-profit organizations around the themes of Enabling Exploration ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced nine new organizations as accredited training providers for its program. The new organizations that are now able to offer ZDHC certified training sessions in chemical management, via the ZDHC Academy, are: Bureau Veritas, CEDFEM Engineering, Centro Tessile Serico, Centrocot, GSM ...
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The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down...
The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down Standard 3.0, the third version of the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), effective July 1. The RDS 3.0 represents “the most substantial revision” since the launch of the standard, according to the organization. The RDS, which was originally developed in 2014 ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden has announced that it will switch its...
Isbjörn of Sweden has announced that it will switch its method of freight from sea and occasionally air, its current methods, to rail from the autumn/winter season. The move is part of the company's commitment to make its operations more sustainable. The products of the outdoor children's clothing brand will ...
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The Conservation Alliance has announced the recipients of the Outstanding...
The Conservation Alliance has announced the recipients of the Outstanding Partnership Awards for 2019, which are Osprey Packs, Keen Footwear, Northwest Rafting and Peak Design. The Outstanding Partnership Awards recognize companies who provide meaningful support to the Alliance grantees working to protect wild places throughout North America. This year's winners ...
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Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani,...
Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani, a senior lecturer at the University of Boras in Sweden, is exploring the possibility of growing fungi on bread waste in bioreactors and using it, in two different processes, to create yarns and produce nonwoven textiles. The fungal fibers that ...
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Adidas and Nike are in the top five of the...
Adidas and Nike are in the top five of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)'s leaderboard for 2018, at the fourth and fifth place, respectively. The BCI is the Geneva-based body that campaigns for increased production and consumption of “more sustainable cotton.” Fifteen companies featured on its 2018 leaderboard, a table ...
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Mountain Equipment collected about two tons of used down together...
Mountain Equipment collected about two tons of used down together with the JDAV, the youth of the German Alpine Club, DAV, from March to June. From the two tons of collected down, about 70 percent will be reused. About 20 percent of the recycled down will be used for the ...
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HeiQ has been awarded the 2019 Swiss Environmental Award for...
HeiQ has been awarded the 2019 Swiss Environmental Award for its Clean Tech dyeing process. The technology is said to reduce a textile mill's water consumption by 30 percent and to allow for 30 to 50 percent faster dyeing time for polyester fabrics, which represent around half of the world's ...
