All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 154
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Mountain Safety Research (MSR), the specialist in high-performance outdoor equipment,...
Mountain Safety Research (MSR), the specialist in high-performance outdoor equipment, has released its 2019 Manufacturing & Social Responsibility Report. Among the highlights in the report, MSR has launched a fuel canister recycling program at its Seattle headquarters, offering the greater Seattle community a location where backpacking fuel canisters of any ...
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Tentsile has reached the halfway point of its international project...
Tentsile has reached the halfway point of its international project to plant one million trees by 2021, to support global reforestation. The company, best known for its elevated and portable Tree Tents, launched the #BecomeOneOfTheMillion campaign in 2017, and has now planted 500,132 trees in projects located across Zambia, India, ...
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Patagonia has launched Artifishal, a docu-film about the fight for...
Patagonia has launched Artifishal, a docu-film about the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. The 80-minute film explores the threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and the wild salmon's slide toward extinction. Artifishal will be showing in Patagonia stores in the ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced the three...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced the three projects that received the most votes in their respective categories at a recent public vote – the first of its two annual public online votes to help it choose which conservation projects to support. The three projects that obtained the ...
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Ternua is launching a capsule collection of eco-dyed garments, based...
Ternua is launching a capsule collection of eco-dyed garments, based on its Nutcycle project, which the Spanish firm presented last year. The Nutcycle project reuses agricultural waste and applies it to garments as a natural dye, avoiding the use of artificial dyes. Besides natural dyes, the new capsule collection uses ...
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Ternua and Mater Museoa have presented to the European Outdoor...
Ternua and Mater Museoa have presented to the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) a conservation project to help protect the coast of Jaizkibel and Ulia, near San Sebastián, in Spain's Basque Country. Marine litter affects the ecosystems in the area, leading to risks for humans and wildlife. The project will ...
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Ternua is including technical running pants made from fishing nets...
Ternua is including technical running pants made from fishing nets in its spring/summer 2019 collection. The Neon Capri model is made with Econyl yarn from the recycling of fishing nets collected through the Redcycle project. Through this project, 12 tons of fishing nets abandoned on the Basque coasts in 2016 ...
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Jack Wolfskin has teamed up with the National Trust in...
Jack Wolfskin has teamed up with the National Trust in the U.K. for the launch of an exclusive eco-friendly range of outdoor clothing for men and women. The collection comprises t-shirts, fleece tops, jackets and trousers. The pieces in the range are PFC-free and are made using alternative treatments for ...
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On the 25th of every month, Bergans of Norway will...
On the 25th of every month, Bergans of Norway will cut the prices of its circular-economy services by 25 percent. The goal is to attract even more people to repair, rent or buy used products. The first price cut took place on Monday, March 25, and the offer will be ...
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The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The...
The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The tool is an open source global map and database of apparel factories worldwide, which assigns a unique ID number to each facility. The official launch follows a beta release last year and a series of improvements, based on consultation with ...
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Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe...
Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe company. After the summer of 2018, Icebug, which specializes in making shoes with a good grip, made the promise to be climate-positive by 2020. Since then, the issue has been a high priority for the company, which managed to achieve ...
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VF Corp. has been recognized for the third consecutive year...
VF Corp. has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the world's most “ethical” companies by the Ethisphere Institute
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Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and...
Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and other warming accessories, has implemented a sustainability plan. The Protect More program, which itself exists within an umbrella program called Do More Now, aims to reduce the environmental effects of all the brand's production. Most of the R&D department's efforts ...
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Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of...
Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of outdoor enthusiasts to help in the preservation of the environment. The mission of the Outdoor Sentinels will be to share their outdoor experiences on social networks in order to inspire conservation action, with a special focus on garbage collection. Applications ...
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Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of...
Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of a new sustainable fabric that combines two of their products: Amni Soul Eco biodegradable polyamide and Tencel-branded lyocell, respectively. The new fabric features Tencel on the back and Amni Soul Eco on the front. The Tencel side of the fabric ...
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Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by...
Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program as a partnering wastewater testing laboratory. The ZDHC has the goal of significantly reducing or completely banning the use of harmful chemicals in the production process of textiles, leather and shoes. Hohenstein ...
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Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled...
Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled materials and biodegradability across its entire product line. The new Eco-Engineering initiative, a collaboration with Unifi and Intrinsic Advanced Materials, is an extension of Polartec Eco-Engineering, a proprietary process that deploys recycled inputs to produce sustainable fabrics with enhanced performance ...
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VF Corp. has been recognized as one of the 2019...
VF Corp. has been recognized as one of the 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global organization that specializes in the measurement and definition of core ethics standards. VF, receiving the distinction for the third consecutive year, was among 128 honorees from 21 countries and 50 ...
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Dow Chemical, Sympatex Technologies and Adidas are among the members...
Dow Chemical, Sympatex Technologies and Adidas are among the members of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP), a new multi-stakeholder initiative to help address the issue of plastic and microplastic pollution. The project is co-founded by Quantis, a consulting firm specializing in environmental sustainability, and EA, an ecodesign center. The members ...
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Hi-Tec has announced a series of initiatives to help communities...
Hi-Tec has announced a series of initiatives to help communities across South Africa. The company has donated a community gym for Mofolo Park in Soweto, in Johannesburg's metropolitan area, which is home to cultural activities. Also, the company has erected a 14-meter plant wall in Maboneng, in the heart of ...
