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News briefsOver 70 guests join Equip Sustainability Summit in the Netherlands
British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have hosted the first Equip Sustainability Summit, on April 5 in the Netherlands. The event brought together more than 70 industry experts, retailers, stakeholders and outdoor enthusiasts to discuss options for a more sustainable outdoor industry. During ...
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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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ArticleSalewa introduces the “committed” sustainability label
Source: Salewa With the shipping of the spring 2022 collection, a new sustainability label will be marking the most conscious choices of the Salewa collection. The first pieces labeled with the “Salewa committed” seal are hitting the stores with the Lavaredo climbing collection. 243 parts of the ...
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News briefsDeuter and manufacturer Vina Duke win sustainability award for global partnership
The fourth edition of the Global Business Partnerships Award (part of the German Sustainability Awards) went to German brand Deuter and its Vietnamese partner company Vina Duke. The jury honored the 30-year old corporate partnership between the two companies as outstanding in the industry. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, ...
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News briefsDeuter donates 10 percent of Green Friday sales to CSR projects
Instead of encouraging people to consume more during the current Black Friday/Cyber Week shopping craze, German backpack specialist Deuter will donate 10 percent of the sales generated in the brand’s online store from Nov. 27-28, 2021. The money will go to the “Walk the Trail” project in Argentina, a biodiversity ...
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News briefsOberalp group sets focus on chemicals, circularity and social responsibility
Italian Oberalp group (owner of brands Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca, Wild Country, Evolv and LaMunt) has released its annual sustainability report “Contribute” for 2020. Setting a focus on chemical safety, human rights and circular economy, the report highlights achievements made in the last year and news from within the group, such ...
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News briefsSchöffel receives Fair Wear Leader status for the seventh consecutive time
According to the Fair Wear Foundation, the German brand Schöffel has mastered the challenge of living up to its corporate social responsibility in the pandemic year 2020 particularly well. For the seventh time in a row, the company based in Schwabmünchen has just received the “Leader” status by the international ...
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News briefsOberalp Group reaffirms its sustainability commitment in recent reports
The Oberalp Group has recently published its 2020 Sustainability Report and reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive strategy that focuses on employee wellness, safe factory conditions, philanthropy and environmental sustainability. The group has released its Sustainability Report for the sixth consecutive year. Despite the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 ...
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News briefsVaude opts for transparency and discloses product supply chains in its web store
Just days after the German parliament passed the new Supply Chain Act, outdoor brand Vaude is making a clear statement: With a new addition to the product information on vaude.com, the German brand provides full transparency of the supply chain of every Vaude product on its own website. For each ...
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ArticleMyanmar: a cheap hotspot getting even hotter
Production in Myanmar has almost never been easy due to political circumstances. After the country experienced a boom in textile manufacturing with the beginning of the democratic process in 2012, the situation has worsened since the military coup on February 1 of this year to such an extent that a ...
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News briefsSchöffel releases 2020 sustainability report
In its 2020 sustainability report, Schöffel is emphasizing the learnings from the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences for the German family-owned outdoor company. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, one focus of Schöffel’s CSR efforts in 2020 has been continuous and responsible collaboration and communication with all production partners worldwide. ...
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News briefsDeuter receives eighth consecutive FWF Leader status
Source: Deuter / Vina Duke I made your bag For its 2019/20 fiscal year and the eighth time in a row, Deuter has received the Leader status from the Dutch non-profit organization Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). For years, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist has consistently ...
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News briefsOrtovox receives third consecutive Leader status
For the third year in a row, Ortovox has received the Leader status from the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). Particularly standing out were the company’s progressive efforts for responsible sourcing practices in the supply chain, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, FWF said. Despite steady growth and more difficult conditions, Ortovox ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin receives Grüner Knopf certification and 2020 Fair Wear Leader status
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand owned by the U.S. Callaway Golf Company, has gone through the certification process for the “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button), an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). A large number of Jack Wolfskin’s products are now certified with the ...
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ArticleOberalp releases handbook with sustainability guidelines
The fourth consecutive annual sustainability report of the Italian Oberalp Group, entitled “Contribute,” has been supplemented by a series of new guidelines for more sustainability in the mountains. While Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country were awarded “Leader” status by the Fair Wear Foundation for the third consecutive time, many other ...
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News briefsSchöffel receives top Fair Wear Foundation rating
Schöffel has again been awarded “Leader Status” by the international and independent Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). The family-run company from the south of Germany achieved the highest level of compliance with fair production processes for the sixth time in a row and holds the current top score among all outdoor ...
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News briefs5th Fair Wear Leadership Status in a row for Odlo
Odlo, the Swiss functional underwear specialist with Norwegian roots, was awarded “Leader” status by the Fair Wear Foundation for the fifth time in a row. The award is given to selected garment manufacturers for their efforts to continuously improve working conditions in their supply chains. The Fair Wear Foundation stated ...
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ArticleRab and Lowe Alpine join Fair Wear Foundation
The British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, subsidiaries of Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd, have joined the Fair Wear Foundation. For Rab and Lowe Alpine, this is an important milestone in their sustainability strategy and underlines their efforts to improve their ethical, social and environmental standards and to take ...
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Montane joins Fair Wear Foundation
Montane has joined the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), the independent multi-stakeholder organization that works with brands to improve labor conditions in garment factories. The move is part of Montane’s corporate social responsibility efforts within its new “Further Forever” initiative. As a member of the FWF, Montane has committed to a ...
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