All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 169
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Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and...
Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and other warming accessories, has implemented a sustainability plan. The Protect More program, which itself exists within an umbrella program called Do More Now, aims to reduce the environmental effects of all the brand's production. Most of the R&D department's efforts ...
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Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of...
Lafuma has launched the Outdoor Sentinels, a new community of outdoor enthusiasts to help in the preservation of the environment. The mission of the Outdoor Sentinels will be to share their outdoor experiences on social networks in order to inspire conservation action, with a special focus on garbage collection. Applications ...
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Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of...
Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of a new sustainable fabric that combines two of their products: Amni Soul Eco biodegradable polyamide and Tencel-branded lyocell, respectively. The new fabric features Tencel on the back and Amni Soul Eco on the front. The Tencel side of the fabric ...
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Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by...
Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program as a partnering wastewater testing laboratory. The ZDHC has the goal of significantly reducing or completely banning the use of harmful chemicals in the production process of textiles, leather and shoes. Hohenstein ...
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Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled...
Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled materials and biodegradability across its entire product line. The new Eco-Engineering initiative, a collaboration with Unifi and Intrinsic Advanced Materials, is an extension of Polartec Eco-Engineering, a proprietary process that deploys recycled inputs to produce sustainable fabrics with enhanced performance ...
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VF Corp. has been recognized as one of the 2019...
VF Corp. has been recognized as one of the 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global organization that specializes in the measurement and definition of core ethics standards. VF, receiving the distinction for the third consecutive year, was among 128 honorees from 21 countries and 50 ...
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Dow Chemical, Sympatex Technologies and Adidas are among the members...
Dow Chemical, Sympatex Technologies and Adidas are among the members of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP), a new multi-stakeholder initiative to help address the issue of plastic and microplastic pollution. The project is co-founded by Quantis, a consulting firm specializing in environmental sustainability, and EA, an ecodesign center. The members ...
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Hi-Tec has announced a series of initiatives to help communities...
Hi-Tec has announced a series of initiatives to help communities across South Africa. The company has donated a community gym for Mofolo Park in Soweto, in Johannesburg's metropolitan area, which is home to cultural activities. Also, the company has erected a 14-meter plant wall in Maboneng, in the heart of ...
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Tatonka, the German specialist in outdoor apparel, recently launched its...
Tatonka, the German specialist in outdoor apparel, recently launched its waterproof, PFC-free apparel collection for autumn/winter 2019/20 at a fashion show organized in Hamburg for retailers and journalists. The collection, which includes hardshell jackets with environmentally friendly impregnation as well as waxed jackets of cotton blended fabric, is the brand's ...
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Odlo has been awarded Leader status by the Fair Wear...
Odlo has been awarded Leader status by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) for the fourth consecutive year. Odlo joined the FWF in September 2008. Leader status is awarded to select members for their outstanding commitment to improve labor conditions in their supply chains. The FWF explained that Odlo had shown ...
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Norrøna has joined Fashion for Good, a global initiative trying...
Norrøna has joined Fashion for Good, a global initiative trying to make fashion more sustainable. The Norwegian outdoor company already does 95 percent of its development in-house, and every year donates 1 percent of its total revenues to causes and organizations working on sustainability and environmentally-friendly initiatives. Fashion for Good is ...
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At this year's Ispo Munich show, Light my Fire of Sweden,...
At this year's Ispo Munich show, Light my Fire of Sweden, which specializes in utensils for outdoor meals, launched a new product line based on bio-plastics, made from sugar cane and wood fibers. Also for Munich, the company published the “Little School of Plastic,” a brochure on plastic, biomass in plastic and ...
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La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global...
La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global organization that works to accelerate environmental giving. The members of the organization contribute by allocating at least 1 percent of their annual revenues to environmental non-profit projects and causes. The Italian outdoor company will make the official announcement at Ispo ...
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The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate...
The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile and footwear value chain, has expanded its list of contributors with four new companies: Eurodye-CTC, a Belgian manufacturer of textiles; Centrocot SpA, an Italian testing service; the Japan Textile Products Quality and ...
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Ternua, the producer of mountaineering apparel headquartered in Spain's Basque...
Ternua, the producer of mountaineering apparel headquartered in Spain's Basque Country, is sponsoring Chus Lago, Verónica Romero and Rocío García as they cross the 630 kilometers of ice on Lake Baikal, the earth's oldest, deepest and most voluminous body of freshwater. They will be the first women ever to do ...
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Mammut has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the clothing,...
Mammut has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the clothing, footwear and textile industry alliance for sustainable production. The Swiss outdoor brand will now begin the progressive implementation of the SAC's Higg Index, a set of standardized tools with which industry stakeholders can measure the sustainability performance of suppliers, brands ...
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HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with...
HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with some more sustainable options, including silver-free and recycled silver salt options. The HeiQ Fresh FFL is a bio-based amino sugar polymer that is said to be silver-free and not an anti-microbial. According to the company, the HeiQ Fresh FFL removes ...
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Leki will be holding events and donating five percent of...
Leki will be holding events and donating five percent of its monthly e-tail revenues to the High Fives Foundation, an American non-profit that champions outdoor activities while drawing attention to life-altering injuries and supporting the injured
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Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire...
Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire Relief Fund of the California Community Foundation to aid in the relief efforts being conducted in relation to the recent wildfires in the state. The group has also exhorted its employees to make donations to other organizations involved in the ...
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The North Face (TNF) will be donating $1 for each...
The North Face (TNF) will be donating $1 for each item purchased online or in TNF full-price stores between Thanksgiving (Nov. 22) and Giving Tuesday (Nov. 27) through the Explore Fund. TNF created the Explore Fund in 2010, to build a movement of outdoor exploration and to empower future explorers. ...
