All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 160
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Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made...
Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made before May 31 specifically for the education of the children - about 26 of them - who lost their fathers in the tragic avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on Mount Everest last April 18 (see our article on the subject ...
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37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two...
37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two certifications from the Hohenstein Institute. The testing institution granted certificates to 37.5 for its skin-friendly and its hypo-allergene qualities. Cocona sees these certifications as the base to have its product categorized under the Oeko-Tex standard.
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Craghoppers has produced a documentary entitled “Hope,” which highlights the...
Craghoppers has produced a documentary entitled “Hope,” which highlights the plight of the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. The 15-minute film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Pete McBride and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, takes a look back to 1967, when Dian Fossey began her work in the region. Dian Fossey was ...
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IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the...
IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the Leather Working Group, whose members include companies such as Ecco, H&M and Timberland. The groups has an internet-based grading system that measures the level of compliance by tanners with specific guidelines for the level of harmful substances in leather and ...
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Moosejaw.com and Patagonia teamed up on a charity challenge give...
Moosejaw.com and Patagonia teamed up on a charity challenge give money to give to non-profit conservation groups. Through their “Moosejaw X Patagonia Charity Challenge Thing,” and using the online fundraising site crowdrise.com, the two companies were able to multiply a joint $10,000 pledge to non-profit conservation groups 11-fold. Moosejaw.com, founded ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has joined the European Conservation Alliance...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has joined the European Conservation Alliance
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Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair...
Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair in 2013 and is aiming for another 10 percent reduction this year. The footwear brand, which has just released its 2013 sustainability report, said it also completed its first greenhouse gas inventory, which included manufacturing facilities and headquarters. The company ...
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The Environment Directorate of Norway has recommended a postponement of...
The Environment Directorate of Norway has recommended a postponement of its ban on the importation and sale of consumer products containing PFOA produced before June 1, 2014. However, there will be no changes to the ban on the manufacture of products containing this substance, for which the deadline was the ...
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Thule Group has released its second annual environmental report, which...
Thule Group has released its second annual environmental report, which highlights the major progress it made in 2013 in the use of renewable energy and sustainable processes. At its U.S.-based site in Fall River, Massachusetts, the group reduced water consumption by 44 percent through closer monitoring of the washing system ...
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The 6th International Workshop on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances...
The 6th International Workshop on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) will take place in Idstein, Germany, on June 15-18. Speakers at the four-day conference will include Christoph Schulte from the German Federal Environment Agency, who will discuss exposure, and Christopher Lau of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who will ...
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Keen supplied 200 pairs of boots, shoes and socks...
Keen supplied 200 pairs of boots, shoes and socks for the victims of the floods in the Somerset region of the U.K.
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Columbia Sportswear said that by raising over $123,000 in 2013...
Columbia Sportswear said that by raising over $123,000 in 2013 alone, its overall donation from its Tested Tough in Pink Collection exceeded $1 million. Since 2007 the U.S.-based outdoor company, in collaboration with participating retailers, has helped the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) provide thousands of free mammograms and early ...
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Jack Wolfskin says that half of its winter collection will...
Jack Wolfskin says that half of its winter collection will be made without the use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) as from 2014, two years ahead of schedule. In 2013, Jack Wolfskin made a commitment, under the motto “Going the extra mile,” to completely ban harmful chemicals from the ...
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The North Face has announced the completion, after nearly two...
The North Face has announced the completion, after nearly two years in development, of its Responsible Down Standard (RDS), a tool that will provide a global standard through which any organization should be able to evaluate and certify the brand's full down supply chain. The announcement was made at a ...
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Haglöfs wants to get half of its clothing and 40...
Haglöfs wants to get half of its clothing and 40 percent of its footwear made from recycled materials by 2015
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Oeko-Tex plans to release next summer a new online platform...
Oeko-Tex plans to release next summer a new online platform that it is developing to help companies track and manage the level of sustainability of their supply chain. Called MySTeP, it will be made available to any interested textile firms, regardless of whether they already have Oeko-Tex certification. The application ...
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Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from...
Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from chicken feathers, is working with Nike and Puma to develop an athletic shoe made out of non-toxic materials, Fast Company reports. Eco-leather is the brainchild of Richard Wool, a chemist at the University of Delaware who uses techniques developed in ...
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The Private Brands division of REI commits itself to using...
The Private Brands division of REI commits itself to using only 100 percent Bluesign-certified fabrics by the time the American cooperative retail chain launches its 2018 product line. The division develops private label apparel and equipment for REI's stores. The American outdoor retailer has been a member of Bluesign since ...
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The Adidas Group, which is targeting an annual turnover of...
The Adidas Group, which is targeting an annual turnover of €500 million in the outdoor sector, was ranked as the 8th most sustainable company in the world in an authoritative chart made public on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Compiled every year by Corporate Knights, ...
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Jack Wolfskin disclosed that it stopped working with four manufacturing...
Jack Wolfskin disclosed that it stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India last year because they failed to meet the criteria of its code of conduct. The move was disclosed in the third annual social responsibility report issued by the German company on its suppliers, ...
