All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 174
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes new members. Shortly...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes new members. Shortly after Timberland, as regular member and the British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) as its trade partner, three more companies have joined the association devoted to ecological projects: Moln, a Finnish travel agency specialized in trekking and kayaking, Zeal Optics, the ...
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Outdoor Research, the U.S. brand of outdoor garment, intends to...
Outdoor Research, the U.S. brand of outdoor garment, intends to plant 234 conifer trees in the region of Seattle, Washington, where the company is headquartered. The number of trees offsets the carbon emissions that OR had in 2012. The project is undertaken by Forterra, a non-governmental organization, in the framework ...
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Nikwax, the U.K. specialty company that markets maintenance solutions for...
Nikwax, the U.K. specialty company that markets maintenance solutions for outdoor gear, comes to the relief of refugees from Sudan in the Chad desert in partnership with TchadSolaire, a non-governmental organization. The organization equips refugees with extremely simple stoves made of cardboard and aluminum. Due to the steam, however, those ...
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Salewa supports women in Nepal through the project “Sherpa Women”...
Salewa supports women in Nepal through the project “Sherpa Women” in cooperation with Empowering Women of Nepal, a non-governmental organization which aims to improve living condition for females. The Italian brand has selected a range of articles for which Salewa donates €1 to the NGO for each item sold. In ...
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Oboz Footwear has become the 186th member of the Conservation...
Oboz Footwear has become the 186th member of the Conservation Alliance, a group of companies in the outdoor industry that work to protect the environment. Oboz will now be able to help select recipients for the Conservation Alliance's grants – the group gave out $1.3 million last year to organizations ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will once again support...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will once again support three environmental projects this year, which are not selected by the association's members but through public voting on EOCA's own website and on the websites of partner consumer magazines in the U.K., Germany and the Netherlands. They feature a short ...
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Montane, the British brand of outdoor apparel, and specialty retailer...
Montane, the British brand of outdoor apparel, and specialty retailer George Fisher in Keswick are joining forces to raise funds for the maintenance of hiking trails in the Lake District, one of the U.K.'s hotspots for outdoor activities. The two partners are supporting the Fix the Fells initiative to repair ...
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Tropicare, the Netherlands-based supplier of the Care Plus range of...
Tropicare, the Netherlands-based supplier of the Care Plus range of travel health care products, has announced that it has brought the entire range in line with new EU Biocides Product Regulations well ahead of the official deadline. Announced in June 2012, the new EU biocide regulations will come into force ...
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IC Companys, the Danish parent company of Peak Performance and...
IC Companys, the Danish parent company of Peak Performance and other brands, has joined the likes of Nike, Patagonia and Timberland as a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The organization is seeking to build a common approach for measuring and evaluating performance in the area of corporate responsibility, spotlighting ...
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Keen teamed up with the Conservation Alliance at the Outdoor...
Keen teamed up with the Conservation Alliance at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Jan. 23-26, in an artistic initiative to celebrate wild places. The Portland-based shoe company transformed a downtown building in Salt Lake City, across from the Salt Palace, into a 60-by-100-foot canvas and illuminated it with digital images ...
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At Ispo Munich, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is...
At Ispo Munich, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is coming up with a wide range of activities, supported by some of its current 92 members, to raise funds for present or future environmental projects. EOCA invites visitors to its happy hour on Monday at 6 p.m., encouraging them to donate ...
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Earlier than scheduled, Jack Wolfskin will bring its PFOA-free collection...
Earlier than scheduled, Jack Wolfskin will bring its PFOA-free collection of rainwear to the market. Originally, the brand planned to finalize its first PFOA-free range by the end of 2014. Instead, the collection will hit the stores already for the autumn/winter season 2013/14. The upcoming line for summer 2013 is ...
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Timberland has provided an update on the solidarity project that...
Timberland has provided an update on the solidarity project that it launched in Haiti in 2010, following the devastating earthquake that hit the island nation. At the time, the outdoor company committed to plant five million trees in five years on the island, and the initiative is showing ongoing progress. In ...
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Bergans, the Norwegian marketer of outdoor apparel and equipment, is...
Bergans, the Norwegian marketer of outdoor apparel and equipment, is the most recent partner of the Bluesign standard for ecological and social responsibility. The membership allows the brand to get acccess to the support of specialists in textile supply chains who help to reduce the environmental impact and resource consumption as ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), an organization launched by...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), an organization launched by the outdoor industry to raise money for conservation projects, hailed the arrival of six new members and one more supporting association at the start of the year. EOCA said that Dynafit, Fjällräven, Odlo, Osprey, Industrial Revolution and Stanley had all ...
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Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich about the...
Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich about the topical issue of fluorocarbons and their eco-friendly alternatives. A report published by Greenpeace a few weeks ago pointed to the damaging environmental impact of some PFCs, which are used on a small scale in the outdoor industry to make products ...
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Vaude has been nominated for a corporate social responsibility award handed...
Vaude has been nominated for a corporate social responsibility award handed out annually by the German government. The German outdoor brand reached the final round in this category for companies with a staff of 500 to 4,999 employees. Vaude is competing against four other firms including Hipp, which makes baby food, ...
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Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner...
Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner of the Lycra brand, has become a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). This group brings together more than 60 companies and other stakeholders in the apparel and footwear business that aim not to cause unnecessary environmental harm and ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has announced that it will...
The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has announced that it will support the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). IOG aims to be more involved in conservation projects and ? as a still small organization ? has seen the best opportunity to do it by joining EOCA. IOG has already entered into ...
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Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed...
Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed its commitment to the codex of the European Down and Feather Association (EDFA). Signatories commit themselves to make sure that the goose and duck down they use is only a byproduct of meat processing and is by no means a ...
