All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 99
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ArticleEastman to invest up to $1 billion in plastics recycling facility in France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mark Costa, Eastman Chemical Company’s board chairman and CEO, jointly announced on Jan. 17 that the U.S.-based specialty materials company plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. The facility would use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle ...
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News briefsClimatePartner is teaming up with sustainability network Uno Ino
ClimatePartner, a company for calculating CO2 emissions, developing reduction strategies and offsetting emissions, has started working with Uno Ino, a network headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, founded in 2020 to anchor sustainability in the core business and core values of companies, organizations and society. By bringing together management consulting experts, sustainable ...
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ArticleIt’s Great Out There Coalition calls for applications for 2022 grant program
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), an international nonprofit registered in Brussels and set up and launched by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), has announced details of the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants for 2022. This year, the coalition will again use its Outdoor Activity Days (OAD) model to ...
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News briefsBergfreunde leads ranking of Germany’s climate-conscious companies
In their ranking of “Germany’s climate-conscious companies,” the market research company Statista and the business magazine Capital have named the online specialist retailer Bergfreunde the company with the strongest climate awareness in Germany, based on data from over 2,000 German companies. The analysis focused on the question of which companies ...
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News briefsEquip reports successful trial run of polybag recycling project
Source: EOG/Rab U.K. outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.), together with the European Outdoor Group (EOG), have presented the first results of their polybag recycling project, conducted as part of the EOG’s Single Use Plastics (SUP) project. In this test run, ...
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News briefsOsprey opts for recycled fabrics for new fall 2022 styles
For Fall 2022, backpack specialist Osprey announced a shift to 100 percent recycled fabrics in the main bodies of all new SKUs introduced for the fall 2022 line. According to a company release, this move reduces Osprey’s impact by 30 to 40 percent compared to using virgin materials. For Fall ...
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News briefsFristads introduces online tool to calculate environmental impact of workwear
Fristads, a Swedish workwear manufacturer that also expanded into the outdoor segment in 2020, has made it easier to be aware of the environmental footprint of its workwear by developing its so-called Green Calculator. The digital tool uses real data to calculate the difference that choosing eco-friendly workwear can make ...
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News briefsCordura launches re/cor RN66 Nylon fabric line from pre-consumer waste
For fall 2023, Invista brand Cordura has introduced a new collection of nylon 6.6 fabrics from recycled raw material marketed under the Cordura re/cor line of recycled fibers. Re/cor is a trademark applied in November 2021 and works as a Cordura sub-brand for GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified post-consumer recycled ...
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News briefsIcebug partners with POW
Swedish outdoor footwear manufacturer Icebug is the latest global partner of Protect Our Winters (POW). Icebug has a longstanding commitment to sustainability, whether it’s switching from petrochemical to algae foam, changing fabric dyeing processes, eliminating air freight or installing solar power in its supply chain factories. Icebug is also a ...
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News briefsReima commits to Science Based Targets initiative
Reima is the first Finnish apparel company to join the global Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative. In accordance with the initiative, Reima will set emissions reduction targets that support the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. The targets apply to Reima’s own operations as well as ...
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Oeko-Tex introduces impact calculator for textile companies
After about two years of development, Oeko-Tex has produced an “impact calculator” with which textile and leather companies can track their CO2 emissions and water use and share the data with customers, investors, business partners or others. The tool is available to customers of STeP by Oeko-Tex. Later this year, ...
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ArticleAlibaba tops Greenpeace’s environmental ranking among China’s e-com platforms
Greenpeace East Asia has ranked China’s largest e-commerce platforms based on their commitment to combating climate change, actions already taken, level of disclosure and steps taken to manage the marketplaces responsibly and sustainably. According to the climate activist group, Hangzhou-based e-commerce platform Alibaba, which last December pledged to become carbon ...
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News briefsSamsung and Patagonia team up to develop microplastic-retaining laundry machines
According to a press release from the consumer electronics company, Samsung is collaborating with Patagonia on a “feasible, effective and expandable way to combat the microplastics that result from textiles and laundry.” Samsung says it is developing an advanced new washing machine that will allow people to safely wash their ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato expands cooperation with POW
Austrian boardsports and lifestyle retailer Blue Tomato is expanding its cooperation with the global environmental protection organization Protect Our Winters (POW), established around 15 years ago by U.S. pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and is now also the official merchandise partner of POW Europe. When POW products are purchased through the ...
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News briefsNewly founded Sustainable Leather Foundation sees influx of members
During the last few weeks, the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) – launched earlier this year – has announced several new members to join the non-profit organization’s network. New collaborations include the testing, inspection and certification company SGS, a new SLF partner helping to develop a certification process for sustainable leather ...
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News briefsItalian brand OneMore premiers AppleSkin vegan leather for ski apparel
Source: OneMore OneMore AppleSkin outfit OneMore, an Italian ski apparel brand based in Egna near Bolzano, has launched a line of AppleSkin ski apparel for winter 2021, making it apparently the first ski brand to use the leather alternative made from apple pomace. To create the fabric, ...
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ArticleEOCA members make record funding possible in 2021
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has reported that it was able to fund more projects in 2021 than ever before, thanks to the continued support of its members and exceptional fundraising efforts conducted in 2020 and 2021. In total, nearly €400,000 was allocated to 14 projects in 11 different ...
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ArticleGlove specialist Hestra publishes first sustainability report
Source: Hestra Swedish glove specialist Hestra has written its first sustainability report. In 36 pages published on its website in a few days, the company provides an overview of its performance and plans for the fiscal year ending April 2021. In 2020/21, Hestra undertook a project to ...
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News briefsMade to be remade: How Adidas wants to trigger systemic change
Eight months after launching the concept, Adidas has announced the launch of Futurecraft.Footprint, a collaboration with Allbirds on climate-friendly performance footwear. At 2.94 kg CO2e per pair, Adidas describes the Futurecraft.Footprint as a personal best for both brands. The Futurecraft.Footprint is also one of the lightest performance shoes Adidas and ...
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News briefsArc’teryx commits to 80% Fair Trade-certified products by 2025
In light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of factory workers who make Arc’teryx products, the Canadian brand has decided to work to improve the well-being and protection of some 7,000 people in 10 countries where the company manufactures. “They should be able to depend on ...
