All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 75
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ArticleTextile Exchange and Leather Working Group collaborate on ethical supply chain
The Leather Working Group (LWG) and Textile Exchange collaborated to develop a call to action for leather supply chains. The no-deforestation leather appeal provides an opportunity to coordinate fashion industry initiatives, to improve the transparency of leather sources. The plan calls for establishing rules for leather sourcing ...
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News briefsLeki turns to hemp as new material for trekking poles
Source: Leki The inside of the new hemp pole German pole manufacturer Leki has launched a pilot program of 250 pairs of trekking poles handmade in Europe. The hemp is grown and harvested in the Swabian Alb region near the company’s Kirchheim headquarters and processed at ...
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ArticlePetzl exceeded its reuse and recycling goal in 2022
Petzl, the French mountaineering equipment supplier, has released its Impact Report 2022, its second after the first edition last year that referred to 2021. The new report reiterates the company’s CSR commitments, which include: reducing its carbon intensity by 50 percent, with 2019 as a baseline; recovering 100 percent of ...
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News briefsU.K. textile association announces multiple projects for circular fashion
The U.K. Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has announced that it is working with a wide range of national industry partners on a series of government-funded projects focusing on textile recycling infrastructure, circular fashion and sustainable manufacturing. The first is a £4 million (€4.7 million) project to develop and pilot ...
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News briefsVibram and NNormal launch “Repairability Program”
Source: NNormal Kilian Jornet Vibram and NNormal are launching a new partnership in the form of a joint repairability program. NNormal shoes will now be able to be repaired by Vibram cobblers around the world. Vibram has had a long-standing repair program, which it recently promoted via ...
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News briefsUYN unveils 100% bio-based Self Layer collection for spring 2024
Italian apparel, footwear and accessories brand UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has revealed its Self Layer collection for men and women, which is 100 percent bio-based and features a design using a single tube of fabric with only one seam. The Self Layer is designed to be worn directly against the ...
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News briefsDecathlon’s buy-back scheme aims to curb tents left at festival sites
Decathlon has launched a new campaign in the UK to discourage consumers of its most popular “festival tent” from leaving the item behind after an event. In the initial No Tent Left Behind trial, any customer who has bought a Quechua MH100 2 Man tent (£29.99) directly from Decathlon between ...
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ArticleU.S. Outdoor Industry Association launches PFAS phase-out advisory service and program
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has launched its new Clean Chemistry and Materials Coalition (CCMC), a comprehensive program, working group and advisory service that provides OIA members with strategies, scalable action plans and solutions for thoughtfully phasing out PFAS and other harmful chemicals in their products, and guides members ...
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ArticleJune is “Open Mountain Month” for Helly Hansen, a call to go outside
This June, Helly Hansen launched its first “Open Mountain Month” – a month full of activities and experiences designed to inspire people to spend more free time outside in nature. In the future, the brand will declare such active months more often and offer various activities, events and tips to ...
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ArticleHyosung to unveil expanded ocean conservation initiative at OR Summer Market
South Korean sustainable textile solutions provider Hyosung has expanded its ocean conservation initiative to include a wider range of regen ocean yarns made from discarded fishing nets. These will be showcased at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) Summer Market, June 19-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hyosung began its ocean conservation ...
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News briefsKeen lowers prices to “fight inflation”
Hiking sandal and walking boot brand Keen has taken the unusual step of lowering its prices, even as prices across the industry continue to rise. Under a “price relief” URL tail on its website, Keen now displays the message, “We’ve lowered prices on nearly every Keen shoe on our site! ...
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News briefsPolartec launches metal-free, mint-based odor inhibitor
Source: Polartec The base of Fresh Face: Mint from the Willamette Valley in Oregon Polartec, a brand of Milliken & Company, has launched Fresh Face, a natural, renewable and biodegradable odor inhibitor for textiles. Utilizing botanical mint oil, Fresh Face provides a plant-based, sustainable alternative to traditional ...
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ArticleSeveral outdoor brands join Icebug’s climate program
In late 2022, Swedish outdoor footwear brand and B Corp Icebug and German solar provider BayWa r.e. had developed and launched a quick and easy model to help footwear and apparel brands drastically reduce emissions and energy costs. Six months later, several outdoor brands have now joined the program called ...
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ArticleMycelium manufacturer raises over $30 million for global distribution
Ecovative Design LLC, a U.S. biological science and design company advancing mycelium technology to transform the industry with high-value, environmentally friendly materials, announced the initial closing of a Series E round of more than $30 million. $15 million of that will be reinvested in MyForest Foods Co, a subsidiary formed ...
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News briefsArchroma partners with COLOURizd on eco-friendly coloring solution for textiles
Archroma, the Swiss provider of specialty chemicals, has teamed up with COLOURizd on a new standard for an eco-friendlier production of sustainable textiles. The collaboration will enable brands and fabric mills to combine Archroma pigment coloration solutions with the COLOURizd QuantumCOLOUR yarn-coloring technology to produce high-performance textiles with minimal environmental ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens flagship store in Oslo
Source: Glenn Pettersen Naturkompaniet - Hegdehaugsveien 29, Oslo Knowledge and sustainability are the focus of Naturkompaniet’s new flagship store on Hegdehaugsveien in Oslo. Originally founded in Sweden in 1991, this is the company’s sixth store in Norway, offering well-known brands such as Fjällräven, Patagonia, Arc’teryx, Osprey, Devold, ...
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ArticleEquip offers pioneering Material Facts data platform to the industry, calls for action
Last year, UK outdoor company Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine, launched Material Facts to the industry, a very straightforward and open CSR communications platform, to focus on accuracy and transparency after it became frustrated with the lack of clarity around sustainability criteria. The program is ...
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ArticleWorld Ocean Day: Patagonia launches global conservation campaign
June 8 is World Ocean Day, a day that should remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life because they are the lungs of our planet, a major source of food and medicine, and a critical part of the biosphere. Therefore, Our future is closely linked ...
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News briefsFinnish biotech company enlists outdoor expert
Martin Kössler, founder of Scandinavian Outdoor Group and owner of an outdoor brand consultancy, is joining Finnish biotech company NordShield. The Sweden-based industry veteran, who has worked in the sports and outdoor sector for more than 30 years, is expected to help Nordshield expand internationally. Among other things, Kössler has ...
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News briefsNew project uses AI and satellites to detect organic vs non-organic cotton fields
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have teamed up with German software firm Marple to map organic cotton using satellites and artificial intelligence (AI). Using a program developed by Marple, the project will train AI to use ESA satellite data to detect cotton fields ...
