CSR & Sustainability – Page 12
-
ArticleREI updates product standards for its vendors, addresses climate change, bans PFAS and more
U.S. outdoor retailer REI Co-op has released its latest Product Impact Standards report to promote more sustainable and inclusive business practices. The report is the third since 2018, and the latest guidelines were developed in consultation with partner brands, building on three key areas: Addressing climate change, promoting inclusion in ...
-
ArticleSympatex appoints Scholze to management board
Kim Scholze has been appointed to Sympatex’s executive board, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2023. As chief sales and marketing officer (CSMO), she will be responsible for Sympatex’s global sales and marketing strategy. The division of the management board in this form is a novelty at Sympatex. Scholze joined the company ...
-
ArticleGrassroots organizations invited to apply for #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5K
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), a not-for-profit collaboration on a European level launched by the EOG and other founding members in 2017, has annnounced the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants to support European initiatives that get people active in the outdoors. Through Feb. 28, nonprofit organizations can apply ...
-
ArticleSporting goods industry supports earthquake relief measures in Turkey and Syria
9,210 apparel, footwear and textile manufacturers were located around the epicenter of the 7.8 and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes, which caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria when they hit during the night of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Many retailers have already committed ...
-
ArticleUpdated PFAS restrictions list published by ECHA
On its website, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published updates on current restrictions on the production, sale and use of more than 10,000 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) proposed by Danish, German, Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian authorities last month. Taken together, the agencies estimate that an additional 4.4 million metric ...
-
ArticleNew OIA study: How to save money and reduce emissions
Five members of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) climate action corps have now released the results of a jointly commissioned study on the feasibility of electrifying the textile and apparel industry. Burton, New Balance, Patagonia, REI Co-op and W.L. Gore’s fabrics division partnered with the OIA for the study, ...
-
ArticleToo slow, too limited: POW publishes open letter to FIS urging climate action
In an open letter delivered to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) in Chourchevel following the men’s downhill finals on Feb 12, 2023, Protect Our Winters (POW) has called for greater climate action and transparency from the FIS.
-
ArticleShoes and sustainability: For Aku footwear the two belong together
Sustainability in the footwear industry is still in its infancy but one pioneering Italian brand isn’t shying away from the difficult issues
-
ArticleFashion For Good launches 18 month-project Sorting for Circularity in the U.S.
Source: Fashion for Good Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity U:S. project sets out for research in the textile waste streams in North America. Funded by Adidas, Inditex, Levi Strauss & Co, Target, Eastman, H&M and Nordstrom, Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good (FFG) has launched a new initiative ...
-
ArticleEuRIC study on secondhand clothing quantifies what we suspected
While 62 percent of used clothing still end up in household waste today, their re-use could contribute massively to CO2 and water savings efforts. The Brussels-based European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has now commissioned a new life-cycle assessment (LCA) that compared new clothing to secondhand textiles. The LCA shows that ...
-
ArticleGreenwashing: The tide and the law are turning
When does an environmental claim become greenwashing? We outline the current legal position on using environmental claims to market products
-
ArticleIs this the end of PFAS?
What does the announced Oeko-Tex ban on the use of PFAS in textiles and footwear mean for the industry and the future of waterproof clothing and footwear? Our article explains the latest changes and lists alternative weatherproof solutions already available. So what is the future of PFAS? Do the recent ...
-
ArticleEuropean Fashion Alliance summit defines roadmap to change, plans industry-wide survey
The European Fashion Alliance (EFA), founded in Summer 2022, held its first meeting during the trade show Gran Canaria Swim Week in October 2022 to specify its goals and define the alliance’s roadmap for the next years. Top of the agenda was the EU Green Deal to reduce net emissions ...
-
ArticleNew anti-greenwashing rules come into effect in France
As part of its legislative arsenal to combat climate change, the French government has now introduced the next stage of its anti-greenwashing legislation, effective since January 1, 2023. The new rules are following a major step to control claims on carbon offsetting and carbon neutrality in advertising that came into ...
-
ArticleMountain Equipment publishes first impact and responsibility report
U.K. brand Mountain Equipment has released its first annual impact and responsibility 2021 report that covers work the brand has undertaken to date to understand and reduce the impact on the environment, to identify and reduce its carbon emissions, and enhance its corporate and social responsibility. The 41-page paper, titled ...
-
ArticleTextile Exchange takes a cautiously positive view on COP15
At the conclusion of COP15 in Montréal, Canada, world leaders adopted the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Liesl Truscott, director of industry accountability and insights at Textile Exchange, assesses the agreement for the fashion, textile and apparel industries in a statement on the Textile Exchange website. Textile Exchange sees the COP15 ...
-
ArticleOpen letter urges European Commission to revise REACH regulatory
The European Commission has recently decided to postpone the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorizing chemicals (REACH) to Q4 2023. In response, 22 global consumer companies have called on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to reverse the decision to postpone the consultation process. ...
-
ArticleCake develops semi-autonomous electric ATV for regenerative agriculture
Source: Cake The Kibb Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, will move forward with the development of the Kibb, an electric, semi-autonomous, all-terrain vehicle tailored to the unique needs of regenerative agriculture. The Kibb is designed to perform light agricultural tasks autonomously and with ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
