All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 153
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We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability....
We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability. The company points out that 95 percent of the apparel in its spring/summer 2017 collection will be made without PFCs, including 87 percent of its water-repellent products. Its jackets and softshell trekking pants have been free of PFCs already since ...
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Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new...
Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new five-year contract with the New Zealand Merino Company (NZM), worth a total of $45 million. The Italian textile company says it's the longest contract of this kind for NZM. It is intended to counter the price swings of the open ...
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Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the...
Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the new Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) to the outdoor industry on July 14, during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Like the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), the RWS is intended to provide a global benchmark for animal welfare and land management practices ...
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We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage...
We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage in mulesing of sheep to reduce wrinkles in their skin. The big European e-commerce operator is also banning real fur and the use of feathers from live animals or from foie gras geese.
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NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the...
NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the first manufacturers to the Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS). The certification has been achieved by South Korea's Youngone Corporation, Taiwan's Quang Viet Enterprise, and China's Shen Gang Tungsang. All three of these manufacturers are suppliers to the down outdoor ...
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Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the...
Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the category “Green Office by Kyocera” with a concept entitled “Working in Harmony with Nature.” The GreenTec Environmental Award, which was established in 2008, is bestowed once a year in several categories. In the “Green Office” category, organizations are rewarded for ...
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Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make...
Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make available for the first time PFC-free jackets and trousers with fluorine-free impregnation. In addition, the German outdoor clothing specialist said it is launching on the market several bluesign certified products.
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Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for...
Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for safe drinking, has launched the Lifestraw Safe Water Fund, setting up an interactive online platform that allows socially-minded individuals and organizations to support safe water programs of their choice through tax-deductible contributions. Launched on Earth Day, the fund is managed ...
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Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will...
Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will be seen from this season on the clothes made with eco-friendly fabrics and technologies. In order to earn a Made Kind tag, gear will have use a bluesign approved fabric, the ColourKind coloring process, or recycled materials. The brand has ...
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The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing...
The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing it Out” team will be picking up trash while hiking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail starting May 6. The team removed nearly 500kg of trash during their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail last year, including an entire mattress. ...
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The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in...
The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in 2015 with a total of €356,000. The foundation helps mountain and vertical access communities both in France, where Petzl is headquartered, and abroad. Since its creation in 2006, the foundation has funded more than 128 projects worth around €3.5 million ...
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VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility...
VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens list, the ranking that recognizes U.S. public companies for their corporate responsibility performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List was first published in Business Ethics Magazine in 1999, and has been managed by CR Magazine ...
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Trees for Life's “Rewilding the Highlands” initiative has won the...
Trees for Life's “Rewilding the Highlands” initiative has won the 2016 European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) Conservation Vote in the Alpine category. The project secured more than 7,000 votes out of 18,000 in an international online vote that was held on March 8-22. Trees for Life was Scotland's only finalist ...
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Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor...
Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor industry, has announced it is expanding its PFC-free offering. Following significant research, the brand is now offering an extensive range of non-PFC durable water repellent (DWR) fabrics with performance features which are said to be similar to conventional DWR finished ...
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Royal Robbins has signed up as a Bluesign system partner....
Royal Robbins has signed up as a Bluesign system partner. It was a logical move for this American company, founded by Royal Robbins and his wife Liz. In the first climb of its kind in the U.S., back in 1967, they made the first ascent with removable nuts in the ...
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Patagonia has announced a new partnership with Kina'ole Capital Partners...
Patagonia has announced a new partnership with Kina'ole Capital Partners to create a $35 million tax equity fund that will bring rooftop solar power to 1,500 households in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. The fund uses state and federal tax credits to direct Patagonia's ...
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Timberland, Impact Farming and Haiti-based Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) have...
Timberland, Impact Farming and Haiti-based Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) have launched a new study looking into the possibility of reintroducing cotton as an export crop for Haitian smallholders. Cotton used to be a valuable agricultural export for Haiti but stopped being a viable crop due to decades of natural disasters, ...
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Patagonia is launching the Euro Worn Wear Tour, a journey across...
Patagonia is launching the Euro Worn Wear Tour, a journey across five European countries to encourage customers to extend the life of their garments, regardless of the brand. The tour will kick off on April 15 in the U.K. and Germany, simultaneously, and will end in France, Italy and the Netherlands. ...
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Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics...
Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics Network (DNWE) Award for corporate ethics. The company's chief executive, Antje von Dewitz, received the award during a ceremony at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Mönchengladbach, on Feb. 22. Vaude will receive €10,000 for its initiatives for sustainable business. The German ...
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Vaude has received yet another award for its initiatives in...
Vaude has received yet another award for its initiatives in the area of sustainability. This time the German outdoor brand has been honored by the German Council for Sustainable Development with a “Werkstatt-N” seal of quality for its Second Use Program. In order to prolong the lifespan of its products, ...
