All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 88
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News briefsNew Recco SAR helicopter detectors in Spain and Sweden
Recco reports the deployment of two more SAR helicopter detectors: Pompièrs Emergéncies S.L.U in Val d’Aran in the Pyrenees has been equipped with the innovative search device. While many rescue teams in Spain are already equipped with the Recco detectors, which they use as handheld devices for avalanche burial searches, ...
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ArticleSBTi verifies Vaude’s climate targets to be aligned with Paris Agreement
Vaude, the German company that has been climate-neutral by compensation since the beginning of 2022, has now published an update on its climate targets. The climate roadmap has been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and reviewed for compatibility under the 1.5-degree target. Three specific targets from the ...
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News briefsFashion for Good launches a home-compostable polybag project
Fashion for Good has launched the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags, in partnership with C&A and Levi Strauss & Co. The six-month project uses bags made with bio-based material designed to compost in either home or municipal composting environments from TIPA Corp. and ...
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News briefsEOG launches online Sustainability Strategy Course
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched an online study programme tailored for small to mid-sized companies to help them fully integrate sustainability into their business plans and culture. Developed in partnership with outdoor and sustainability consultancy Peak 63, the EOG Sustainability Strategy Course is a self-study course in five ...
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ArticleOnly 5% of companies understand their impact on nature, new study reveals
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has just published its first-ever “Nature Benchmark,” a study that measures how companies are reducing their negative impacts on nature and contributing to the protection and restoration of ecosystems. The study found that only 5 percent of the companies reviewed to understand their impact on ...
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News briefsAdvanced Clothing Solutions receives B Corp status
U.K. textile fulfillment company Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) is now B Corp-certified, scoring 150.9 points after being assessed in several categories, including governance, workers, community, customers and environment. The Glasgow-based company, founded in 1997, offers a logistic platform for rental, resale and returns. ACS has just been welcomed as a ...
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ArticleSAC launches new industry-wide decarbonization program
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a new industry-wide decarbonization program to support and drive the sector toward achieving the necessary emissions reductions. The agenda focuses on collaboration, supporting members, and providing tools and guidance to enable the achievement of these goals. According to SAC, the program is designed ...
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ArticleSchwalbe receives 20.000 used bike tires from German retailer for recycling
Ingo Ruhland, a Bavarian bike retailer, has collected used tires in his basement for the last 23 years, waiting for a viable recycling option to develop. Over time, roughly 20,000 tires piled up at his place in Freising near Munich. Now that Schwalbe has developed a scalable recycling process together ...
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News briefsScarpa’s cataloged and stored production scraps make a new ski boot
Scarpa has launched a version of its Maestrale alpine-touring ski boot made entirely from production scraps saved from its ski boot manufacturing operation. The Maestrale Re-Made is manufactured using a polymer derived from roughly three tons of manufacturing scraps that Scarpa has recovered since it began storing and cataloging its ...
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News briefsSecond-hand gear platform Rerouted offers a new subscription model
American second-hand online platform Rerouted Co. is rolling out a new service level for users of its gear and clothing resale marketplace. The new Rerouted Ultra eliminates shipping costs and commission fees and includes monthly seller tips and unlimited buying and selling support for the entirety of 2023. 500 Rerouted ...
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News briefsDeuter partners with Atlat to introduce a digital complaints system for Vietnamese workers
Deuter has partnered with Munich-based startup Atlat on a digital complaints system designed to strengthen the rights of workers in Vietnam. The project, which will start in factories in Ho Chi Minh, aims to give workers an accessible grievance channel and Deuter a direct link to its overseas workers. Using ...
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News briefsLenzing Group and Renewcell sign large-scale supply agreement
Austrian specialty-fibers manufacturer The Lenzing Group and Renewcell, the Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company, have signed a multi-year supply agreement. According to Renewcell, the agreement provides for the sale over five years of 80,000 to 100,000 tons of Renewcell’s 100 percent recycled textile Circulose dissolving pulp to Lenzing, for use in ...
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News briefsYKK releases latest figures on its drive to climate neutrality
YKK Corporation has released a second annual “Sustainability Journal” as part of its annual integrated report, This is YKK 2022. Both documents aim to show YKK’s progress towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, as previously reported. In addition to financial data, This ...
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News briefsKappahl picks SaaS company TrusTrace as its traceability solution
SaaS company TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has announced that the Swedish apparel brand Kappahl has selected the TrusTrace platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency as its traceability solution. According to the company, the partnership aims to strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide it with the ...
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News briefsAccapi launches sustainable technical underwear for winter sports
Accapi, the Italian specialist in technical garment, is introducing a new line of sustainable technical underwear for winter outdoor sports. The new eco-friendly underwear line, dubbed Ergocycle, is made with Repetita, a yarn obtained from plastic bottles. The Ergocycle line includes high-performance pants and long-sleeved shirts. Accapi is headquartered in ...
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ArticleBluesign ISPO panel talk: A call for cross-industry cooperation and harmonized methods
The ISPO Munich 2022 panel talk “Bluesign – enabling a better future: a vision for sustainability” was all about the need to harmonize data and cooperate in order to speed up improvements along the whole textile supply chain. Antje von Dewitz (Vaude), Eva Karlsson (Houdini), Kilian Hochrein (W.L.Gore) and Kutay ...
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News briefsSlide & OTS Winter announce sustainability breakfast
The organizers of Slide & OTS Winter have announced the second Sustainability Breakfast on on Jan. 11 for the 2023 winter edition of the show in the Newport Suite at Telford International Centre. Sponsored by Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, all exhibitors and show attendees are invited to register ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor Foundation’s FY 2023 grant partners announced
The Vista Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic partner of Vista Outdoor Inc., announced 12 non-profit organizations selected by its board of directors to receive grants as part of the foundation’s second annual grant cycle. The 12 organizations include nine that were previously funded in the first cycle and three that are ...
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News briefsFox Factory invests $1 million in Trail Trust scheme in its first year
U.S.-based manufacturer of mountain bike suspension systems Fox Factory announced it has invested $1 million in its Trail Trust scheme in one year alone. Trail Trust was created in November 2021 to lead the way in delivering sustainable adventure to everyone. Its goals include building and maintaining new trail systems, ...
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News briefsNikwax creates MRSL limiting use of hazardous chemicals in manufacturing and products
British-based manufacturer of waterproofing aftercare products Nikwax has created a comprehensive Manufacturing Restrictive Substances List (MRSL) that restricts the input of hazardous chemicals in its manufacturing process and products. The step is the latest in Nikwax’s transparent and open-source Chemical Management System (CMS), implemented in 2021 to ensure workers, consumers, ...
