All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 95
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News briefsBarack Obama gives national parks a voice in new Netflix series
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will be host and narrator of a new Netflix documentary series called Our Great National Parks. The series, which will debut on April 13, introduces national parks in the U.S., Chile, Indonesia, Kenya and other locations and wants to show nature’s wonders big and small ...
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News briefsNike releases Impact Report for FY 2021
Nike has released its Impact Report for the financial year 2021, detailing its actions with respect to “employees, communities and the planet.” “U.S. racial and ethnic minorities” in management at or above the title of director and women “in leadership roles globally” are both up by four percentage points, to ...
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News briefsAquafil announces new partnership in South America to collect and recycle fishing nets from the oceans
Yarn maker Aquafil has announced an agreement with Salmón de Chile, Chile’s principal salmon farming association, and cleantech organization Atando Cabos. The new partnership will boost Aquafil’s ability to collect, recycle, and regenerate different nylon waste into Econyl nylon. The partnership will revolve around a four-year work plan that includes ...
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News briefsDownlite Outdoor partners with Debrand for product disassembly and recycling
Ohio-based Downlite Outdoor, a U.S. specialist in down processing and supplier for outdoor brands like Patagonia, The North Face, Haglöfs, Cascade Designs, Canada Goose and others, has officially named its long-term cooperation partner Debrand as the company of choice for the “Reverse Logistics” of product at the end of their ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer Climate Commitment grows by five new big members to 10 percent of outdoor retail market
Five more European outdoor retailers have joined the Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC), an open network of European outdoor retailers for more climate protection in the outdoor industry. With retail heavyweights Sporthaus Schuster, Sport Conrad, Engelhorn, Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports and Sport Pursuit, the network now unites around 10 percent ...
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News briefsNew software solution for real-time traceability from fiber to product
Software service supplier TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has launched its new TrusTrace Certified Material Compliance platform, a software solution that aims to link all purchase orders to production steps, certificates, supplier declarations and quality reports for real-time traceability. The new TrusTrace Certified Material Compliance service wants to ...
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News briefsPatagonia doubles donations for emergency aid in Ukraine
Joining the group of brands and companies committed to helping those affected by the war in Ukraine, Patagonia has pledged to match all donations received through the Patagonia.worldcoo.com website. For every euro donated, Patagonia gives two. The brand has selected three fundraising campaigns for the cause: Polish Humatiarian Action, Fundacja ...
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News briefsExped and myclimate share insights during free webinar on April 4
Swiss brand Exped, which has just announced that all of its new sleeping mats are carbon neutral through offsetting, has been working with myclimate for several years. In a free Zoom webinar on April 4, 2022, the two companies plan to share their joint knowledge with all interested parties from ...
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ArticleCallaway highlights Jack Wolfskin’s achievements in 2021 sustainability report
U.S. company Callaway, owner of the Jack Wolfskin brand since 2019, has published its sustainability report 2021 summarizing the group’s global sustainability program across the corporate offices, facilities and global operations of all its brands. German brand Jack Wolfskin is highlighted in the report as being the sustainability driver within ...
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News briefsInternational cross-industry job portal for refugees from Ukraine
Thousands of refugees from the war zone in Ukraine are currently forced to settle in new places and are looking for a way to earn a living. To help with this, www.jobaidukraine.com, an initiative for Ukrainian refugees, was launched by the German initiative “Händler helfen Händlern” (“retailers support retailers”) as ...
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ArticleOutdoor and sports industries create support initiatives for people affected by war in Ukraine
A wave of solidarity with both the refugees and the people of Ukraine is underway, and many practical initiatives have been launched in the last two weeks, many of which came from the players in our industry. The longer the war lasts, the clearer it becomes that only specific product ...
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Newell Brands sets new sustainability goals in annual report
Atlanta-based Newell Brands Inc. (owner of Coleman and Campingaz, among others) has published its 2021 corporate citizenship report, highlighting the progress made against the goals set on operations, sustainability, diversity and inclusion. The biggest news from the report is the company’s official announcement of the goal to ...
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News briefsMVC takes part in Italian initiative against energy waste
MVC, the Italian group behind Sportful, Castelli, and Karpos, will join the “M’Illumino di Meno” (”I will use less light”) initiative on March 11, on the occasion of the 18th edition of the National Day of Energy Saving. The Italian offices of the group will organize a candlelight aperitif while ...
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News briefsNew footwear production technology introduced by Covestro, Cyclone and Huafeng
The German polymer supplier Covestro, textile technology company Huafeng and fiber technology company Cyclone from China announced the joint development of more sustainable production technology for running and sports shoes: The outer fabric is made from recycled polyester Cyclone yarns (rPET), selectively coated with Huafeng’s Haptic technology. Huafeng uses a ...
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News briefsKupilka launches circular economy pilot project
Kupilka, the Finnish manufacturer of ecological dishware and survival equipment, launched a circular economy pilot program in Germany on Jan. 1 in cooperation with the company’s German distributor, Impress Markets GmbH. During the pilot phase, customers residing in Germany will be able to send their Kupilka products to Impress Markets’ ...
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News briefsDonation record at Dynafit’s Snow Leopard Day
Dynafit recapped its International Snow Leopard Day 2022, which took place over the weekend of March 5-6, 2022. Thanks to the 2,031,686 meters of altitude covered by the participants and the sale of the exclusive Snow Leopard Day Limited collection, a total of €32,000 was raised, which Dynafit will donate ...
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News briefsAku adopts carbon footprint systemic approach
With the help and ISO 14067 certification of Bureau Veritas, the Italian footwear specialist Aku has started to implement a three-step carbon footprint systemic approach to all of its operations from sourcing to a product’s end of life. In the process, more than 800 components have been analyzed according to ...
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OpinionIs being waterproof the most important part of our apparel?
The outdoor industry has been characterized by the hero product made from Gore-tex (other shell materials are available). Is this really the focus of design thinking that should be championed? One of the great marketing case stories of the last 30 years is that those seeking to equip themselves now ...
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News briefsSporting goods companies react to war in Ukraine
(Mach 2) As reported by the Portland Business Journal, Nike has temporarily halted sales through its Russian website and app, stating that the company “cannot guarantee delivery of goods to customers in Russia.” While the reference to possible delivery difficulties is not a direct position on the Russian invasion of ...
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ArticleThe outdoor industry is teaming up to take a new approach to combating the problem of single-use plastics
A crucial outdoor industry initiative today unveiled industry-wide proposals for serious steps to address the problem of single-use plastics in the value chain. The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has released the Single Use Plastics Project (SUPP) report, which recommends a system for the elimination and proper care of protective plastic ...
