All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 161
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Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be...
Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be completely PFC-free, thereby meeting the requirements set in the Vaude Greenpeace Detox Commitment. The trekking and rain jackets are made with the Ceplex Green membrane, 100 percent PTFE and PFC-free. The collection is made by up to 25 percent recyclable ...
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Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen...
Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen last week that its summer 2018 collection of pants will be totally PFC-free. It comprises 25 different sizes for women and 36 different sizes for men, available in 21 different styles and 12 different colors. About 60 percent of the ...
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Ferrino has presented the new edition of Greatest Italian Treks,...
Ferrino has presented the new edition of Greatest Italian Treks, a project for sustainable tourism, which is meant to take outdoor enthusiasts to beautiful and often unknown trekking sites across Italy. After Sardinia in 2016 and Piedmont in 2017, in 2018 the initiative will take place in the Aeolian Islands, ...
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Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose...
Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose fiber which the Austrian company describes as a new benchmark for the industry. The new fiber is said to be based on sustainable wood resources, an ecological production process and a fully transparent supply chain. Lenzing claims its wood is ...
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Vivobarefoot has partnered with Bloom to develop what it claims...
Vivobarefoot has partnered with Bloom to develop what it claims is the first molded shoe made from algae. Bloom is a performance-based materials manufacturer headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi with operations in Solana Beach, California. Bloom uses algae biomass harvested from freshwater sources around the world to make EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) ...
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International brands and retailers have teamed up with Forum for...
International brands and retailers have teamed up with Forum for the Future, with support from the C&A Foundation, to form Cotton 2040, a new initiative aimed at overcoming barriers to sustainable cotton and turn it into a mainstream commodity. More specifically, Cotton 2040 will promote the use of sustainable cotton ...
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Vaude and Sympatex Technologies are launching a range of footwear...
Vaude and Sympatex Technologies are launching a range of footwear made for the first time with a Sympatex membrane that is fully recycled, free of poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Consisting of hiking, trekking and cycling shoes, the range will also have lining with entirely recycled Sympatex material. Furthermore, ...
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Royal Robbins will donate 10 percent of the proceeds obtained...
Royal Robbins will donate 10 percent of the proceeds obtained in April from its Hempline Collection to the “We Keep it Wild” campaign of The Conservation Alliance
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Vaude has set up collection boxes for used clothes in...
Vaude has set up collection boxes for used clothes in its 15 franchised stores. The clothes will be handed over to people in need. The accompanying flyer tells the customer what will happen with his or her donation. Garments from any brand can be deposited in the boxes. The store ...
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Schoeller and Textilcolor have collaborated on the development of Ecodye,...
Schoeller and Textilcolor have collaborated on the development of Ecodye, a new eco-friendly technology that is said to accelerate the dyeing process for textiles. The new concept, which is used in particular in polyester dyeing processes, is expected to cut costs while helping to save the environment thanks to a ...
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Patagonia has released a series of interactive 360-degree films as...
Patagonia has released a series of interactive 360-degree films as part of its ongoing fight for the protection of the Bears Ears National Monument, 547,074 hectares of public land surrounding the Bears Ears mesas in Utah. The ten short films, powered by Google's 360 technology, highlight the cultural and recreational ...
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Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first...
Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first major down supplier to achieve the milestone of 100 percent cruelty-free down, which means down that is free from live feather plucking and force-feeding of geese and ducks. The company has been recognized for its responsible practices by the U.S. ...
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Ternua and Opegui have announced the results of a collaboration...
Ternua and Opegui have announced the results of a collaboration in a recycling scheme for fishing nets within the Redcycle project, backed by the Basque Government. Opegui is the organization of fishing producers of Guipúzcoa, in Spain's Basque Country. The Redcycle project, launched in 2015, involves the collection of fishing ...
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Kristine Tompkins, the former chief executive of Patagonia, has donated...
Kristine Tompkins, the former chief executive of Patagonia, has donated to the government of Chile 1 million acres of land she and her late husband, Doug Tompkins, owned in the country. The donation, which is being labelled as the world's largest donation of privately-held land, is part of a larger ...
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Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with...
Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with Thread International to make performance fabric. The collection comprises five styles of men's footwear, two bags and one T-shirt. Fibers are made from recycled plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti. More than 1,300 locals collect the plastic ...
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Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn...
Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn the Global Traceable Down and the Responsible Down standards into one global down standard. More than 80 brands currently have their down supply chain certified to one of these two standards, which share the goal of ensuring best practices standards ...
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Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced...
Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced that the company has joined “1% for the Planet,” the global movement of companies donating at least one percent of their annual revenues to environmental organizations worldwide.
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Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have...
Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have been granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. Lenzing's lyocell Tencel fiber was certified as 100 percent biobased in 2011, while its FR fiber has been certified as 99 percent biobased, with the remaining 1 percent ...
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Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to...
Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to explore ways for a sustainable textile finishing technology to achieve high-performance breathable and durable water repellence (DWR). HeiQ, a Swiss innovator of textile technologies, already makes several fluorine-free DWR technologies, including Eco Dry, its non-PFC based repellent textile technology.
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Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global...
Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) for its 100 percent recycled Re/charged down. The U.S. company is a major supplier of down to outdoor apparel brands, including Columbia, Patagonia and The North Face. Downlite points out that its down is processed at a ...
