All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 90
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News briefsDakine starts partnership with 1% for the Planet
Dakine has entered into a partnership with 1% for the Planet, committing to donate 1 percent of gross sales from e-comm sales each year to select non-profit environmental partners strategically supported by the 1% team. The partnership aligns with Dakine’s commitment to respect and protect the mountains and the ocean. ...
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Kathmandu secures public grant to explore circular clothing solutions
Kathmandu is among the latest round recipients under the Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund. The outdoor clothing manufacturer will get 150,000 Australian dollars (€100,000) in funding to explore the renewal and resale of damaged or unwanted clothing. The other three recipients in this round with projects related to new uses for ...
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News briefsTeijin Frontier develops new energy-saving chemical recycling process for colored polyester fibers
Japanese fiber specialist Teijin Frontier has announced the development of an alternative chemical recycling technology, using a new depolymerization catalyst to recycle colored polyester fibers without losing the quality of polyester fibers made from petroleum-derived raw materials. The technology utilizes a new depolymerization catalyst that leads to a simpler and ...
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News briefsOrtovox launches mountain lab educational platform Protact Lab
The German brand Ortovox has launched a new multi-media information platform called Protact Lab. It offers multimedia guidance in German and English to motivate people to change their own behavior and mobilize the sports community for conscious consumption, care and repair, mobility choices and sustainable use of nature’s resources. The ...
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ArticleIcebug promotes sustainable lifestyle as annual sales, profits rise
Icebug AB, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden’s GtoG AB, generated a 37.8 percent increase in annual net profit to 22.83 million Swedish kronor (€2.18m) for the 12 months ended Feb. 28 compared to SEK 16.6 million in the prior year. The financial year profit margin was 9.9 percent as total ...
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News briefsAll European Dometic production sites now powered by renewable energy
Dometic has entered the next phase in implementing the company’s sustainability strategy. The program covers the next three years until 2024. For an overview of the program and its goals, visit the sustainability section of dometic.com. Energy efficiency in production and in the use phase of products have long been ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet donates record amount to nature conservation projects
Every year, the Swedish retailer Naturkompaniet donates a portion of its profits to selected environmental and nature conservation organizations. The theme of this year’s ”Naturbonus” is biodiversity in Sweden and around the world. The five selected organizations for 2022 have now been selected and can look forward to a record ...
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News briefsSchöffel marks all products with the new Echo label, indicating sustainable aspects
German brand Schöffel has introduced a new signet called “Echo’” to mark its products with sustainable aspects. The new sustainability label is an acronym for the words “environment,” “community,” “humanity,” and “opportunity” and will be added to every qualifying product as a hangtag and in communication. For ...
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News briefsVaude and partner Interseroh nominated for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022
At the time that Vaude’s new line of ReCycle bike bags made from 100 percent recycled materials (for the main material) is going to market, the German company – together with its partners for the project, Interseroh and the Czech manufacturing company Fitcraft – is nominated for the Plastics Recycling ...
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News briefsPyua integrates circular Sympatex laminate into collection
The Banff laminate by Sympatex, which premiered as a 2-layer product at the Performance Days in 2020, is an integral part of Pyua’s new Spring 2023 collection. Pyua uses a mono-material polyester 3-layer laminate made with a face fabric consisting of 60 percent post-industry and 40 percent post-consumer waste, a ...
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News briefsSOG: 1.5°C climate commitment becomes membership criterion
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has committed to a climate commitment in line with the Paris agreement at its annual meeting in Bosön. From now on, all member companies must adhere to the climate targets set out in the climate agreement. The decision was made by vote and was unanimous. ...
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News briefsSkylotec to establish charitable trust
In the year of its 75th anniversary, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, will establish a foundation for charitable purposes. The German family-owned company wants to support projects in areas such as youth development, education or environmental protection, and people in need. ...
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ArticleThule Group with new product categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...
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News briefsUTMB World Series makes charity bibs available in support of Ukraine
UTMB World Series is releasing charity bibs for more than 15 UTMB World Series Events to aid causes that directly support the Ukrainian people affected by the war. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the GivenGain ...
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News briefsOberalp group publishes sustainability report 2021 and holds Virtual Convention
The Italian Oberalp Group, the owner of the Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Pomoca, Evolv and LaMunt brands, has published its comprehensive sustainability report ”Contribute 2021”. Oberalp has identified ten of the 17 UN goals for sustainable development, from decent work and education to responsible consumption and an increased share of ...
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News briefsC.L.A.S.S. eco hub launches new information tool on corporate sustainability topics
The international eco hub C.L.A.S.S. has added new topics to its academy offerings. The Training project aims at sharing valuable and practical information concerning three main areas of sustainable development, which are: Introduction to a new generation of fashion, blending design, innovation, sustainability and communication into the product development ...
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Heraeus acquires majority in Indian PET recycling company
German chemicals group Heraeus Holding GmbH has acquired a majority stake in PET recycler Perpetual Technologies and renames the company Revalyu Resources. Revalyu has developed a low-energy depolymerization technology to recycle post-consumer PET bottles into esters, the base for polyester fibers. According to the company, the technology provides a cost-effective ...
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TNF Renewed moves forward with IT enhancements and a new cleaning technology partner
The North Face is rolling out a new website and shopping experience for its resale offering Renewed, launched in 2018. TNF will now work with resale technology provider Archive and clean technology and logistics company Tersus Solutions. The Archive technology aims to deliver information about a Renewed item’s lifecycle, from ...
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News briefsTNF commits to support wilderness clean-up projects via EOCA
For the third year running, The North Face (TNF) has chosen the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) to find and manage environmental projects to be financially supported by the brand’s fund. Five projects in four European countries have been picked by EOCA and will be supported with ...
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News briefsFinisterre launches seasuit and hijab in a ‘buy one, gift one’ model, breaking barriers to women’s access to the sea
The British community interest company Finisterre Foundation, set up to help people facing cultural, medical or personal barriers to accessing the sea, is launching its ’Into the Sea’ project, a set of full-coverage women’s seasuit and hijab made from recycled sea waste. The seasuit (RRP £140) and accompanying hijab (RRP ...
