All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 156
-
News briefs
Patagonia's wool supplier, Ovis 21, is at the center of...
Patagonia's wool supplier, Ovis 21, is at the center of an investigation by Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) after the release of a graphic video which shows sheep and lambs on two Argentine ranches being skinned while they are still alive. Ovis 21 is one of the ...
-
News briefs
Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show,...
Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show, which is now based on more stringent criteria, Vaude pointed to a Havas Media/Accenture study of 30,000 consumers showing that 72 percent of the people worldwide feel that businesses are not properly taking care of the environment. It also mentioned ...
-
News briefs
Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.”...
Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.” Starting with its spring 2016 retail launch, the label will include performance gear which has a reduced environmental impact. In order to earn the Made Kind label, products have to meet at least one of three criteria - be made ...
-
News briefs
PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of...
PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of Bluesign certified insulation. The Latham, New York-based company, specializing in research and innovative development of comfort solutions with high performance insulations and fabrics, was the first branded synthetic insulation manufacturer to obtain bluesign certification for its high-performance insulations, in December ...
-
Short stops
Big Agnes is joining the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) from...
Big Agnes is joining the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) from 2016
-
News briefs
Keen has forged a new partnership with The Wilderness Society...
Keen has forged a new partnership with The Wilderness Society and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps through “Project Build,” a program that supports the work of America's conservation corps to protect public lands in the country. Project Build will help support 18 service corps in vital conservation areas across the ...
-
News briefs
Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a...
Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a three-year partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Italia to protect the Mediterranean Sea, with particular emphasis on the protection of the loggerhead turtle. As part of the project, the Italian company has launched special versions of its Sensitive fabric as ...
-
News briefs
Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance...
Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance Check 2015 of the Fair Wear Foundation. The company reached a benchmarking score of 82 percent after an evaluation period that lasted until Sept. 30, 2014. The company, which has been a member of FWF since 2010, notes that it ...
-
News briefs
Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified B...
Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified B Corporation. The label is said to have been recognized as the highest standard for social corporate responsibility, applying to companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. This relatively new certification has been granted to ...
-
News briefs
Patagonia's Taiwanese suppliers can no longer require migrant workers hired...
Patagonia's Taiwanese suppliers can no longer require migrant workers hired on or after June 1, to pay broker fees to secure a job. Suppliers can either pay the fees themselves or hire workers directly. The outdoor company has also mandated that suppliers repay currently employed workers, who were hired before ...
-
News briefs
The DyStar Group of Singapore is joining forces with DyeCoo...
The DyStar Group of Singapore is joining forces with DyeCoo Textile Systems of the Netherlands in the development of waterless dyeing systems. DyStar has devised technology that substitutes carbon dioxide for water and chemicals in the dyeing process. DyeCoo uses recycled gas instead of water to permeate textiles with dyes.
-
News briefs
Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance...
Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance for the first quarter of 2015. Of the 350 active factories working for the brand at the end of the quarter, 31 percent were rated “accepted,” a percentage slightly lower than in 2014. In footwear production, the global average use ...
-
News briefs
Greenpeace has resumed its Detox Campaign, clearly targeting the snow...
Greenpeace has resumed its Detox Campaign, clearly targeting the snow and outdoor sector. It has sent its people on an expedition to seven mountains around the world to collect water and snow samples and test them for traces of PFCs. The organization has been calling on outdoor performance brands to ...
-
News briefs
Bluesign Technologies plans to unveil a “revolutionary” and “ground-breaking” new...
Bluesign Technologies plans to unveil a “revolutionary” and “ground-breaking” new chemical management tool, in collaboration with Archroma, Dystar and Huntsman Textile Effects at its fourth conference in St. Gallen on July 13-14. Bluesign says that this collaborative effort is a “clear answer to increasing demand for better resource utilisation through ...
-
News briefs
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed an executive director to head up its legal entity, which was recently established in Amsterdam. Frank Michel has worked for more than 15 years in governmental affairs and in non-governmental organizations regrouping industry interests, such as ZDHC. He was previously ...
-
News briefs
Oekotex has launched a new product label, Made in Green,...
Oekotex has launched a new product label, Made in Green, to tell users that textiles are not only tested for harmful substances but also sustainably produced, in accordance with its guidelines. The label can be awarded to any type of textile product in the world at any stage of the ...
-
News briefs
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC) says in...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC) says in its annual report that “tangible process” is being made in leading the textile industry to improved environmental responsibility. The group has conducted 25 pilot audits in eight countries, and some of its member brands have started to implement its Environmental ...
-
News briefs
Berghaus boasts that it has become the first British clothing...
Berghaus boasts that it has become the first British clothing brand to join the Bluesign system earlier this month, as part of a multi-faceted program to reduce the environmental impact of its activities and to eliminate harmful substances from the supply chain. Among its commitments, Berghaus wants to work with ...
-
News briefs
Sympatex has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, providing data and...
Sympatex has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, providing data and resources to support its Higg Index. The coalition currently counts more than 150 brands, retailers, manufacturers, academic institutions and governmental and nonprofit organizations as members all over the world.
-
News briefs
The North Face (TNF) has announced the expansion of its...
The North Face (TNF) has announced the expansion of its recycling program, Clothes the Loop, to all of its retail and outlet stores within the U.S. The brand started it as a pilot program at 10 of its retail locations nationwide in February 2013. In parallel, the brand is launching ...
