All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 166
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Jack Wolfskin and the German Office for Nature Protection (BfN)...
Jack Wolfskin and the German Office for Nature Protection (BfN) have opened the floor to nominations for their joint award for 2012, and will accept applications until April 9 – or until Aug. 3 for a new category called citizen's prize. It is the second year in a row that ...
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A few days ago, the Genfoot headquarters and factories received...
A few days ago, the Genfoot headquarters and factories received high-ranking Canadian politicians, including the minister of environment and the minister of justice. The press event at the place where Kamik footwear is produced marked the launch of a new certification program supervised by the government for the use of ...
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Columbia Sportswear gave out $50,000 worth of cash and product...
Columbia Sportswear gave out $50,000 worth of cash and product to 10 grant recipients of its new Belay Program, launched with the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. The program and the grant recipients were unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City this month. The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance and ...
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Dynafit, Salewa's touring-ski brand, will open its second instructive trail...
Dynafit, Salewa's touring-ski brand, will open its second instructive trail on Jan. 19. On the trail, users will be informed about risks such as avalanches and other useful topics for ski-touring. The path will be placed in the Olympic town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which follows another one in Ruhpolding, another snow ...
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Jack Wolfskin is new partner of the Bluesign standard for...
Jack Wolfskin is new partner of the Bluesign standard for the sustainability of the manufacturing process and the rest of the supply chain. The first Bluesign- and Paw-labeled products will hit the shelves in spring 2013 followed by a broader collection in the years after.
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes a new member....
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes a new member. It is Iland Green Technologies of Switzerland. The company markets portable solar generators. Iland is EOCA's 71st member.
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Odlo is introducing a line of apparel called “Evolution Greentec.”...
Odlo is introducing a line of apparel called “Evolution Greentec.” The underwear collection is made of 100 percent recycled polyester and it is said that the range is the first one of the type using the seamless technology. To visualize the sustainable approach of Greentec, Odlo has seamed in a ...
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Aku, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, has set up...
Aku, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, has set up a rescue fund for the Italian village Val di Vara, which was basically destroyed during heavy thunderstorms in the region of Liguria. The fund stems from a cooperation with the Mangia Trekking hiking club.
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Arc'teryx supports alpS, the Innsbruck-based Centre for Climate Change Adaption...
Arc'teryx supports alpS, the Innsbruck-based Centre for Climate Change Adaption Technologies, a research center that focuses on the impact of climate change in mountain regions. Arc'teryx and alpS sealed their agreement during an international conference called Managing Alpine Future II, which was backed by the University of Innsbruck, the Austrian ...
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Arc'teryx continues with its effort in the 3rd year...
Arc'teryx continues with its effort in the 3rd year to supply homeless people of Vancouver, where the brand's headquarters are located, with some 700 all-weather capes under the helm of its “Birds Nest Project”
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Schöffel has been listed as one of the top 20...
Schöffel has been listed as one of the top 20 apparel companies according to GoedeWaar, a Dutch NGO which has been fighting for transparency in the apparel industry for some 25 years. For its list, called the Kledingchecker, 325 European textile brands were monitored.
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Vaude has joined forces with the Plant for Planet initiative,...
Vaude has joined forces with the Plant for Planet initiative, an environmental organization founded in 2007 by the then-9-year-old (sic!) schoolboy Felix Finkbeiner. Vaude invited 57 kids from 19 schools in the region to the company's headquarters near Lake Constance. The idea behind Plant for Planet is to make the ...
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The German government has created a national award for the...
The German government has created a national award for the protection of nature (“Deutscher Naturschutzpreis”). Under the helm of the German federal office in charge of the environment, all the first awards went to projects and organizations dedicated to the rescue and/or development of regional forests, plus a lifetime award ...
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has launched a new...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has launched a new section on its website (outdoorconservation.eu). The section is dedicated to products which might encourage people to experience the outdoors. This gear section informs potential new consumers on what they need for a great day outside.
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The North Face has set ambitious targets to increase the...
The North Face has set ambitious targets to increase the sustainability of its products and operations, as part of its first public sustainability report. The document takes stock of The North Face's progress in terms of sustainability in 2010 and sets objectives for the five years until 2015. Among others, ...
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Aku, the Italian manufacturer of functional footwear, is stepping in...
Aku, the Italian manufacturer of functional footwear, is stepping in to help the victims of disastrous rain falls in Italy last month. In connection with a local club of hiking enthusiasts, it will help financially to re-build the hard-hit village of Val di Vara through a relief fund.
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has picked Es Tresidder...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has picked Es Tresidder as its first ambassador for EOCA's mission to support environmental projects. The Brit, who is sponsored by Mountain Equipment as well, holds various speed records in mountain running. Besides his athletic achievements he is preparing his PhD thesis on environmental ...
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Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of...
Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of community service activities worldwide. Starting on Sept. 8, the company's Serv-a-palooza initiative began, with its goal of meeting communities' critical needs and creating sustainable impact. The annual project started 14 years ago as a one-day event geared toward getting Timberland ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of outerwear and snow apparel,...
Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of outerwear and snow apparel, is one of the latest companies to have joined the Fair Wear Foundation
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out the results of its fund raising initiative during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Altogether, the association collected during the four days a total amount of €23,000 of which impressive €11,000 came in on the last day of the show. There ...
