All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 148
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La Sportiva has received the RadicalGreen prize, a national award...
La Sportiva has received the RadicalGreen prize, a national award honoring Italian companies that work to develop sustainable products and processes. Trento, where La Sportiva is based, each year hosts the Green Week, an event under the patronage of the Autonomous Province of Trento, in collaboration with the European Commission. ...
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Globetrotter is launching its own green seal of approval, to...
Globetrotter is launching its own green seal of approval, to make it easier for consumers to identify the more sustainable products. The German outdoor retailer launched a sustainability symbol called “eine grünere Wahl” (a greener choice) this month. The retailer picks items that stand out for their environmentally-friendly and fair ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. is adding...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. is adding a new sustainability section to its website. By providing online resources on sustainability across the supply chain, the new section is meant to help OIA members and outdoor industry companies in their pursuit of increasingly sustainable practices in their businesses. ...
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Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool specialist, launched a new...
Devold of Norway, the Norwegian wool specialist, launched a new collection under its “Sheep to Shop “ program at this year's Ispo show in Munich. The organic wool for the brand's new “dual active” collection for autumn/winter 2018/19 is sourced from Argentina. The first products in the line were already ...
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Chiruca received a special label for companies that calculate, reduce...
Chiruca received a special label for companies that calculate, reduce and compensate for their carbon footprint. The label is issued by the Spanish ministry of agriculture, food and environment. Chiruca is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint, compensating 50 percent of it through the plantation of a forest of 16 hectares ...
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Dune, a British shoe retail chain, has joined Nike and...
Dune, a British shoe retail chain, has joined Nike and Steiner Outdoor to donate overstocked shoes and boots to Goods For Good for refugee camps in Kurdistan and the Ukraine, and families in the Philippines. Goods For Good is a U.K.-based charity that sends goods donated by businesses and individuals ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has announced a new partnership...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has announced a new partnership with In Kind Direct, a product donation charity, to tackle waste and enhance the social impact of the industry. The collaboration encourages outdoor sports brands to donate surplus products to In Kind Direct, which will distribute the products to grassroots ...
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Patagonia is launching a new digital platform that aims to...
Patagonia is launching a new digital platform that aims to connect volunteers with environmental activists. Patagonia Action Works, which has been described by Yvon Chouinard as a sort of dating site, gives customers the opportunity to sign petitions that support their respective causes, offer their skills and time for free ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear presented its new Yatra collection of backpacks...
Sherpa Adventure Gear presented its new Yatra collection of backpacks and accessories at the Ispo show in Munich. For the new collection, Sherpa cooperates with a non-governmental organization, Room to Read. For each item of the Yatra collection sold, Sherpa will donate one schoolbook for a Nepalese child. The collection ...
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Vaude was honored with the Ispo Eco Achievement Brand Award...
Vaude was honored with the Ispo Eco Achievement Brand Award in Munich, at the trade show that was held at the end of January, for its commitment to sustainability. The company said the jury of the award was particularly impressed with the Green Shape Core Collection, an entire collection of ...
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Ternua has included Gore Tex 2 Layer membrane with PFC-free...
Ternua has included Gore Tex 2 Layer membrane with PFC-free durable water repellent (DWR) treatment in its autumn-winter 2018/19 collection. Ternua has been working since 2009 to eliminate perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) from its water repellent treatments. The Spanish brand said it will unveil the PFC-free clothing collection this year. Ternua ...
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Vaude's Green Shape Core Collection, a selection of sustainable gear,...
Vaude's Green Shape Core Collection, a selection of sustainable gear, is the heart of Vaude's broader Green Shape Collection for winter 2018/19. The Green Shape Core Collection comprises 19 multi-use sustainable products designed for outdoor activities, including apparel, shoes and backpacks. About 90 percent of the materials used to make ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced a series of new regulations as part...
Oeko-Tex has announced a series of new regulations as part of the annual update of its standards and guidelines. The process to acquire the Made in Green label has been simplified. The scope of STeP assessments for the survey of required company data has been significantly reduced by condensing the ...
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Norway has pledged to phase out all fur farms by...
Norway has pledged to phase out all fur farms by 2025. The Conservative government of Prime Minister Erna Solberg has agreed to shut fox and mink farms that produce about one million pelts a year as part of a deal with the anti-fur Liberal Party, which is supposed to join ...
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Downlite, the U.S.-based specialist in down processing, will be introducing...
Downlite, the U.S.-based specialist in down processing, will be introducing new down-fill products and sustainability initiatives at the forthcoming 2018 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and the Ispo trade show. Among the new products is a new certified re/charged down based on the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) which is said to ...
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Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from...
Arc'teryx has announced that it would donate all proceeds from online sales conducted in the U.S. on Nov. 28 to the Conservation Alliance's Public Lands Defence Fund. The date of Nov. 28 marks the so-called Giving Tuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the Black Friday ...
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Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive and new full owner of La...
Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive and new full owner of La Sportiva, has failed in his attempts to create an innovative and sustainable “Outdoor Paradise” around the Passo Rolle, a mountain pass that links the valley where his company is based with the flashy ski resort of San Martino di Castrozza. ...
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Aku Italia has been awarded the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)...
Aku Italia has been awarded the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification for one its products, the Bellamont Plus shoe. The EPD is a registered document that communicates comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products, based on the guidelines on environmental impact of the International EPD System. The Bellamont ...
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Bridgedale has donated 500 technical socks to The Outward Bound...
Bridgedale has donated 500 technical socks to The Outward Bound Trust, an educational charity which works with schools and youth groups in the U.K. The donation will help young people attending the Trust's center in Aberdovey, Wales. The Outdoor Bound Trust offers young people skills development courses through learning and ...
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Ruffwear has announced a donation of more than $20,000 to...
Ruffwear has announced a donation of more than $20,000 to three non-profit animal shelters in central Oregon. The funds will be split among the Brightside Animal Shelter in Redmond, the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville, and the Three Rivers Humane Society in Madras. The money was raised during ...
