All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 155
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Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's...
Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's first neoprene-free wetsuits line, made with a plant-based material named Yulex, for autumn 2016. The company first worked with Yulex in 2012 and unveiled the material to the market in the autumn of 2013 but next year the offering with ...
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Osprey Packs has been named official partner of the U.S....
Osprey Packs has been named official partner of the U.S. National Park Foundation, to support the National Park Service in its centennial year. The U.S. supplier of outdoor backpacks has pledged a donation of at least $25,000 through the sale of exclusive packs, to help protect more than 84 million ...
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Vaude has won the German Sustainability Award and has been...
Vaude has won the German Sustainability Award and has been named “Germany's Most Sustainable Brand.” The prize is awarded by the German Sustainability Award Foundation in cooperation with the federal government, under the patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The jury, which was made up of experts from business, politics, ...
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The organic and recycled content in Timberland's apparel continues to...
The organic and recycled content in Timberland's apparel continues to decline. According to the brand's new CSR report, in the third quarter the percentage of organic and recycled content was roughly 7.9 percent of total textile weight as compared to 12.7 percent in the second quarter. The figure for 2014 ...
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The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable Apparel...
The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition will present their approaches to the rating of the brands' sustainability performance at a round-table discussion during the Ispo Munich show at 4 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The challenges faced in the transparent and factual measurement of performance levels ...
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Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel...
Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel and footwear recycling program, a special initiative designed to simplify post-consumer recycling, in partnership with I:CO. Columbia is installing collection bins at its stores in which customers can drop off their used clothing and shoes for recycling. The pilot was ...
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international animal welfare organization, attacked Textile Exchange a few weeks ago for keeping Ovis 21 on its steering committee for the development of a Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), which is scheduled to be finalized by next May. Peta was referring to ...
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686 Technical Apparel has teamed up with Nikwax, the maker...
686 Technical Apparel has teamed up with Nikwax, the maker of water-proofing and cleaning products for outdoor gear and footwear, to provide a “100% washable” outerwear. All the 686 technical outerwear made with infiDry fabric in 686's winter 2015/16 collection will come with a free sachet containing two washes worth ...
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Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing...
Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing to a Norwegian organization for distribution to refugees from the Middle East. The items are worth the equivalent of €65,000 and consist mainly of wool, fleece and down-filled garments for the cold season.
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Bogs Footwear has launched a 2 percent Outdoor Education program....
Bogs Footwear has launched a 2 percent Outdoor Education program. For every purchase on bogsfootwear.com, the company will donate 2 percent of the sale for outdoor education. The initiative is meant to help remove the financial barriers - via scholarships and grants – that prevent some kids from learning and ...
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The Vietnamese government has issue new regulations that specify the...
The Vietnamese government has issue new regulations that specify the maximum amounts of formaldehyde and Azo dyes that can be used in textile products manufactured, imported and traded in the country. The regulations are scheduled to be enforced from February 2016. They make reference to updated international test standards. They ...
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Vaude says it is one of the three finalists in...
Vaude says it is one of the three finalists in the race for election as “Germany's Most Sustainable Brand” in one of eight categories at the German Sustainability Congress in Dusseldorf. The award will be announced on Nov. 27.
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Patagonia has created a line of sustainable denim jeans for...
Patagonia has created a line of sustainable denim jeans for its autumn/winter 2015 collection. Sustainability is an issue in denim production as this typically involves the use of dangerous chemicals to grow conventional cotton and the creation of millions of gallons of wastewater in the dyeing process. In order to promote ...
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Smartwool and Vaude have been named as “Conservation Champions” for...
Smartwool and Vaude have been named as “Conservation Champions” for 2015 by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca). Every year, the organization gives this award to the members that have taken the initiative to raise extra money for conservation and have raised awareness of conservation issues through Eoca. Smartwool's sock ...
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Patagonia says that 192 of the styles of garments it...
Patagonia says that 192 of the styles of garments it is selling this autumn are Fair Trade certified, up from 33 last spring. The company has added four certified factory in Sri Lanka and one in Los Angeles to its list of suppliers. It is now working with factories in ...
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Chaco says it donated more than $7,000 to the Outdoor...
Chaco says it donated more than $7,000 to the Outdoor Industry Women's Coalition (OIWC) from the sale of its classic flips on the first day of the recent Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City
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Timberland has recently marked the planting of two million trees...
Timberland has recently marked the planting of two million trees in the Horqin Desert, in Northern China, a new milestone in its ongoing program to tackle desertification in Inner Mongolia. The initiative was launched in 2001 after one employee suggested that Timberland play a role in reforesting the Horqin Desert, ...
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Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance...
Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance for the second quarter of 2015. Of the 320 active factories working for the brand at the end of the quarter, 36 percent were rated “accepted,” as compared to 31 percent in the first quarter. With regard to leather sourcing, ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced that 24 new STeP (Sustainable Textile Production)...
Oeko-Tex has announced that 24 new STeP (Sustainable Textile Production) auditors successfully completed their training in Shanghai at the end of June. They can now help interested companies, on site, to assess their sustainable production conditions as part of the STeP by Oeko-Tex certification. These new STeP auditors come from ...
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Sole, the Canadian maker of footbeds, has joined One Percent...
Sole, the Canadian maker of footbeds, has joined One Percent for the Planet, the global network of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. The members of the network donate one percent of their annual sales directly to approved environmental non-profit bodies. One Percent for the Planet evaluates the ...
