All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 176
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Patagonia has reached its “Footprint Chronicles,” the section of its...
Patagonia has reached its “Footprint Chronicles,” the section of its website that deals with sustainability issues of the company's supply chain. The site allows consumers to identify the factories through Google Maps. Additionally, videos and slide shows highlighting the production plants help the customers find the right item.
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The Conservation Alliance has given Keen and FootZone this year's...
The Conservation Alliance has given Keen and FootZone this year's Outstanding Partnership Awards, which honor member companies that go the extra mile to build relationships with alliance grantees. Nine grantees from the last two years nominated companies, describing how the company helped them perform conservation work. Keen was nominated by ...
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Vaude has made another step toward making a dream come...
Vaude has made another step toward making a dream come true: to become Europe's most eco-friendly company in the industry. Vaude says that its headquarters near Lake Constance – including the production facilities that it runs there – are now fully “climate-neutral.” This means that the company has reduced its ...
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Jack Wolfskin is going in the same direction, recently reporting...
Jack Wolfskin is going in the same direction, recently reporting that it managed to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50 percent between 2007 and 2011. Key to the success was a substantial reduction of air freight and business flights, among others. The company has invested heavily in photovoltaic devices and ...
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About a year after joining the Fair Wear Foundation, Schöffel...
About a year after joining the Fair Wear Foundation, Schöffel has published its first social responsibility report. On 26 pages, the outerwear company gives insight in its supply chain to provide transparency on working conditions and related issues. The report highlights what Schöffel and its vendors have already accomplished in ...
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Meanwhile, EOCA has announced the environmental projects that were chosen...
Meanwhile, EOCA has announced the environmental projects that were chosen through a public vote via the internet in cooperation with various consumer magazines across Europe, such as TGO, Alpin, Lift, Bike and Trekking, Wider, and National Geographic. The winning projects, which will enjoy funding from EOCA this year, are the ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association has selected Nadine Horn to...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association has selected Nadine Horn to be one of its ambassadors, the group's first woman in this role. The hard-core athlete spent two months cycling around Spain last year – 150 kilometers per day – and this September will participate in her first “half ironman” competition. ...
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Simultaneously, EOCA has hired a couple of scholars to create...
Simultaneously, EOCA has hired a couple of scholars to create a panel of experts to give advice on the selection of future environmental projects. The group comprises professor Martin Price, director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at the Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, Jonny Hughes, director ...
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Vaude is one of the four finalists at the CSR...
Vaude is one of the four finalists at the CSR Forum in Stuttgart for the award for its efforts to be as clima-neutral as possible in the German state of Baden-Württemberg
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The EU has launched a program to support the development...
The EU has launched a program to support the development of sustainable cotton in Pakistan throughout the supply chain. It will cover the process from farm to final product, including liaisons with retailers and brands, and is funded by the Switch Asia initiative. WWF-Pakistan will fund the project, which is ...
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Sympatex accelerates its effort to reduce the volume of materials...
Sympatex accelerates its effort to reduce the volume of materials used in production that may increase the greenhouse effect. In cooperation with DSM, its Dutch manufacturing partner, the company intends to reduce the use of carbon in its new materials based on “co-polymers,” which are described as having a 50 ...
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John Jansen, managing director of Keen in Europe, has agreed...
John Jansen, managing director of Keen in Europe, has agreed to become the acting president of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) until the organization's annual assembly in July. This comes after the untimely passing last year of Holger Bismann, managing director of Patagonia Europe and president of EOCA. Jansen ...
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After moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Portland, Oregon,...
After moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Portland, Oregon, last year, Hi-Tec is busy deepening its roots at its new home. This is meant literally: Hi-Tec supports the ideals of Friends of Trees and its annual forest park planting event. The brand will pay the nonprofit organization $10,000 for ...
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As a record number of projects applied for funding by...
As a record number of projects applied for funding by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) this year, the organization is asking the public to get involved and to vote on the applications that they think should obtain support. EOCA already received 31,000 votes from across Europe last year and ...
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For the third time in a row, Dynafit, Salewa's ski-touring...
For the third time in a row, Dynafit, Salewa's ski-touring brand, supports initiatives to protect snow leopards, the animal that the brand has in its logo. The company invites freeriders in Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland to take part in the International Snow Leopard Day, an event ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley, the organization supporting the local French industry...
Outdoor Sports Valley, the organization supporting the local French industry of the Haute-Savoie province, is working on sustainability issues for its members and the industry. Created last year, a unit in charge of sustainable development has set up an agenda for this year that includes the adoption of the legal ...
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Vaude launched its new logo, which has been only slightly...
Vaude launched its new logo, which has been only slightly altered, during the Ispo trade show. The logo aims to reflect the brand's slogan “performance meets ecology.” The company's long-term objective is to be the most ecological outdoor supplier in Europe by 2015; already 95 percent of the company's technical ...
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Migros, the owner of the Swiss SportXX and Outdoor by...
Migros, the owner of the Swiss SportXX and Outdoor by SportXX stores, is intensifying its efforts on the use and sale of sustainable cotton. Being a member of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), the cooperative joins forces with the World Wildlife Fund. For its offer of cotton products, Migros will ...
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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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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 ...
