All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 81
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News briefsHyosung joins the Ocean Network platform
Fiber manufacturer Hyosung has joined the Ocean Network platform, coordinated by U.K.-based marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). The Ocean Network is a national movement with over 300 businesses supporting environmental solutions. Members are committed to clean seas and coastlines within their communities, for example fighting plastic pollution, pushing ...
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News briefsChemical company Erca adds new business unit for circular textile solutions
Italian chemical specialist Erca, who runs six plants in Europe, Latin America and Asia, will launch a new sub-company for circular chemical solutions, especially for the textile industry. The new business unit named Erca TCS (Textile Chemical Solutions) aims to provide products and services designed specifically for the textile industry, ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange publishes Material Change Index Results
More than 400 companies (Textile Exchange members as well as third-party companies) have participated in the Textile Exchange Material Change Index campaign. The results of the survey have now been published online, reporting the companies’ progress made toward systematically measuring, managing and integrating a preferred fiber and materials strategy into ...
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News briefsAustria expands support initiative for climate-friendly mobility to folding bikes
The Austrian government is accelerating its offensive to promote more environmentally friendly mobility. Together with local sports retailers, the Austrian ministry of transport (BMK) has already sponsored the purchase of around 12,000 bicycles in Austria in 2022 (including more than 3,000 transport bikes with and without electric drive). For 2023, ...
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ArticleRiese & Müller presents third responsibility report
Source: Riese & Müller ”On the Move” is the title of the third responsibility report of the German e-bike and cargobike manufacturer Riese & Müller GmbH. The report documents not only the company’s path to becoming the most sustainable company in the e-bike industry but also its ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet supports Keep Norway Clean
Outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet is partnering with Hold Norge Rent (”Keep Norway Clean”), a non-profit organization that works to combat littering. The retailer is donating a portion of its revenue and inviting people to participate in clean-up events in six Norwegian cities on March 18 and April 1. “Since its ...
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News briefsBerghaus achieves B Corp certification
U.K. outdoor company Berghaus has received its certification as a B Corporation, joining the global corporate community that is committed to further improving its responsible business practices. The B Corp status was awarded to Berghaus following a rigorous assessment that included governance, people, community, customers and environment. The company supports ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange calls for feedback on Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix draft
Currently, Textile Exchange is redeveloping the human rights criteria used in its Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM), a guideline that aims to help apparel and footwear companies to make responsible sourcing decisions. Building on Gap Inc.’s Preferred Fiber Toolkit, the framework leverages existing tools like the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s ...
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News briefsEOCA puts twelve fundraising projects up for election
Twice a year, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) invites conservation organizations to apply for funding from EOCA fundraising with their projects. Each time, about 200 organizations apply, of which twelve have now been shortlisted. With the help of a public vote running through the next two weeks, it will ...
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ArticleAlpkit launches wetsuit recycling with Circular Flow
After 7 years of manufacturing wetsuits, British outdoor and cycling brand and retailer Alpkit has partnered with Circular Flow to recycle old wetsuits into new, reused products. As open-water swimming booms and consumers spend more money on outdoor sports, more neoprene ends up in the trash each year. 20,000 more ...
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News briefsCake enters partnership for Mexico, associated manufacturing for North America
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, has announced a significant partnership with Mexican mobility leader Italika and Citio, a Mexican company offering the first battery swapping network in the country, for electric two-wheel transition and acceleration in Mexico. Italika, owning the majority of the Mexican motorcycle market, ...
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News briefsEndura's new provocative graphic helmets show worst case scenarios
On the occasion of brain awareness week (#brainawarenessweek), helmet specialist Endura (a Scotland-based Pentland brand) has created four graphic cycling helmets that provoke a reaction by showing what can happen to the brain in the case of an accident without head protection. The helmets are printed with real-life head scans ...
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ArticleGOTS Version 7.0 published after long consultation process
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has released its GOTS version 7.0. The new certification guidelines feature an expanded scope of environmental and social criteria while aiming to maintain a standard that is practicable for industrial production and appropriate for a wide range of products. GOTS version 7.0 strives to ...
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News briefsOlpro plants 10,000 trees to help combat climate change
In partnership with Ecologi, a U.K.-based climate solutions provider, Olpro has planted over 10,000 trees in various locations around the world since 2021. The initiative is part of the British camping and outdoor brand’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. Currently, one tree is planted for every ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter kicks off down recycling project with Mountain Equipment
Globetrotter has started collecting discarded down-filled items (be it pillows, sleeping bags or jackets) from consumers. The program will last until Jan. 2024 and is offered in all of its 22 stores in Germany. Alternatively, Globetrotter customers can also send their items by postal mail. At the end of the ...
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News briefsRe-Commerce company Responsible acquires IT specialist Haru
Responsible, a global circularity platform, has acquired Haru. This tech-powered re-commerce solution was founded in 2018 as a service provider for charity shops (to date, 550 of them work with the Haru solution across Ireland and the U.K.). While joining forces, the two companies are aiming to provide collecting, sorting, ...
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News briefsIGOT and Opening Up the Outdoors seek communications manager/outdoor activist
The non-profit initiatives It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) and Opening Up the Outdoors are currently seeking a communications manager to support their campaigns to get more people in Europe active in the great outdoors. The new role offers a high degree of flexibility in terms of location and working ...
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ArticleSchwalbe manufacturer Bohle reports record sales in anniversary year
For its 50th anniversary year 2022, Schwalbe manufacturer Ralf Bohle GmbH has reported record sales of €335 million. Compared to 2021, this is a whopping plus of 20.9 percent. Looking at the current fiscal year, however, the German company is expressing caution: For 2023, the bicycle tire manufacturer anticipates declining ...
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ArticleIcebug switches to green power in Vietnam, CEO urges industry to follow suit
Aiming to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in its production process, Swedish footwear brand Icebug has been helping its factories in Vietnam install solar panels on their roofs for the past two years as part of a pilot project in collaboration with the German solar energy company BayWa r.e. ...
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News briefsSchoeller introduces collection of recycled materials under the Re-Source umbrella
At the coming Performance Days show in Munich (March 15-16, 2023), Swiss textile manufacturer Schoeller is introducing its new “Re-Source” line of functional fabrics made with different recycled materials such as polyester, polyamide and spandex, some of them lined with traceable merino wool provided by French supplier Nativa – who ...
