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    ​Noble showcases Ionic+ innovations with ‘Planet Positive’ campaign

    2024-03-27T16:40:00Z

    Noble Biomaterials, a biotec company based in Pennsylvania, announced upgrades to its Ionic+ product portfolio and will be supported by a new “Planet Positive” communications campaign. Noble says its latest advancements with Ionic+ Botanical and Ionic+ Pro presents a new era in bacterial and odor control fabrics. Both delivery ...

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    Light My Fire aims to revolutionize disposable food container market

    2024-03-27T16:05:00Z

    Source: Light My Fire Swedish company Light My Fire has launched the Borrow program, a pioneering effort to eliminate the use of disposable products. The program includes reusable plates, glasses, cups, cutlery, a mobile dishwashing station, a collection station for easy transportation, bicycles for delivery and collection, ...

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    New CEO for Klean Kanteen

    2024-03-26T17:38:00Z

    Think Better Group, in partnership with co-owners Michelle Kalberer and Jeff Creswell, has announced Gordon Smith as Klean Kanteen’s new CEO. Smith has been an integral member of the Klean Kanteen team, most recently as CFO/Head of Finance, and brings a wealth of knowledge of Klean Kanteen’s global operations. Before ...

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    Fjällräven recognized as Sweden’s most sustainable brand for fifth consecutive time

    2024-03-26T16:30:00Z

    For the fifth time in a row, Fjällräven is perceived by Swedish consumers as the country’s most sustainable brand in the “Clothing and Fashion” category in the Sustainable Brand Index 2024. With the help of 80,000 consumers in eight countries, the Sustainable Brand Index measures and analyzes ...

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    New Global Sustainability Manager at Elevate Outdoor Collective

    2024-03-26T16:00:00Z

    Source: EOC Michael Knye, Global Sustainability Manager at Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC), the umbrella organization for twelve outdoor and winter sports brands, including Völkl, Dalbello and Marker, appointed Michael Knye as the company’s first Global Sustainability Manager. Effective March 1, 2024, Knye is ...

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    Odlo ReWear successfully established

    2024-03-26T15:41:00Z

    As part of Odlo’s ReWear program, used garments can be returned to selected Odlo stores in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to give them a new life. The program is based on taking back, repairing, and reselling used clothing and is a further effort by Odlo to reduce the sports industry’s ...

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    Lenzing wants to make textile glacier covers more eco-friendly

    2024-03-26T14:18:00Z

    Austrian Lenzing Group has presented an innovative concept that aims to contribute to the sustainable protection of our glaciers and, at the same time, stimulate a circular economy in the value chain of nonwovens and textiles. Geotextiles are used to protect ice and snow from melting due to global warming. ...

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    EOCA sustaining members celebrate 10 years of support

    2024-03-25T13:18:00Z

    Since 2015, a select group of forward-thinking companies has helped finance the core costs of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) on behalf of the European outdoor leisure sector, benefitting conservation. EOCA just announced that this year, not only are there now eight Sustaining Members of EOCA, with a new ...

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    Vista Outdoor’s transformation is moving forward

    2024-03-24T22:37:00Z

    Vista Outdoor announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by its subsidiary Revelyst, Inc. in connection with the proposed acquisition by Czechoslovak Group a.s. (CSG) of Vista’s The Kinetic Group business. The announcement is a key achievement in ...

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    66° North appoints Strategy and Business Development Director

    2024-03-23T02:28:00Z

    Source: 66° North Josefine Laigaard 66° North, the Iceland-based sustainable outerwear brand, has announced the appointment of Josefine Laigaard as Strategy and Business Development Director. She will work in the brand’s new satellite head office in Copenhagen and “will play an integral role” in the company’s expansion ...

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    The figures of the first edition of Vietnam’s new textile trade show

    2024-03-23T02:13:00Z

    The inaugural edition of the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT) attracted 409 exhibitors from 17 countries and welcomed 17,262 visitors from 55 countries. The event, which took place in Ho Chi Minh from Feb. 28 to March 1, was organized by Messe Frankfurt and ...

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    EU announces “Textiles of the Future” partnership

    2024-03-22T19:13:00Z

    Source: European Commission The European Commission has announced nine new European co-funded and co-programmed partnerships, including “Textiles of the Future,” as part of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027. Textiles have, therefore, been included among the priorities of the EU’s Horizon Europe innovation funding program for the ...

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    EOS 2024 with new ticketing options and first program details

    2024-03-21T11:26:00Z

    Bookings are now open for places at the 2024 European Outdoor Summit (EOS). Places are available earlier than in previous years and include the option to secure accommodation at the same time, along with discounts for multiple tickets. EOS organizers have also confirmed details of the event’s first speaker, in ...

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    Sport 2000 planting trees

    2024-03-21T10:57:00Z

    Around 50 employees and partners of Germany-based Sport 2000 GmbH and the Klimahelden Aschaffenburg e.V. initiative have planted over 2,000 trees in the forest of the southern German town of Alzenau to help restore the immense storm damage caused in 2019 when trees were uprooted over an area of around ...

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    The winners of the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023

    2024-03-21T10:38:00Z

    The OIA has announced the winners of the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023, which were presented at the 2024 OIA Conference at Drayton Manor Resort, Tamworth. The awards process began at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) 2023, which took place in Liverpool in June. There, a panel of judges made ...

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    Solo Brands named to the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 list

    2024-03-20T13:05:00Z

    Solo Brands, the parent company of Solo Stove, Chubbies, Isle, Oru Kayak and IcyBreeze, has been named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 list. Solo Brands was recognized as No. 2 in the Consumer Products category. The list shines a spotlight on companies that are shaping the ...

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    Ledlenser expands int'l HR management team

    2024-03-20T10:09:00Z

    Source: Ledlenser Sandra Antony German flashlight and headlamp specialist Ledlenser has appointed Sandra Antony as its new Global Head of Human Resources. In her role, Antony will shape the company-wide strategy in the area of People and Culture, supported by her three-person team based in Solingen. As ...

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    KMD Brands’ H1 results impacted by numerous factors

    2024-03-20T08:57:00Z

    New Zealand-based KMD Brands, the Kathmandu, Rip Curl, and Oboz parent, reported lower H1 group sales and underlying Ebitda due to weak consumer sentiment, a warm Australian winter, difficult year-on-year comparisons, and excess inventory issues in the wholesale channel. KMD’s net loss from continuing operations was NZ$9.7 million (€5.4m) for ...

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    ​Schöffel-Lowa opens 41st store

    2024-03-19T10:56:00Z

    A new Schöffel-Lowa store has been integrated into one of the two Intersport branches of retailer Schuh und Sport Haaf in Breisach am Rhein, a German town on the Franco-German border. The two Schuh und Sport Haaf stores, which were reopened opposite each other after renovation, offer a wide range ...

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    Solo Brands reports Q4 loss on impairment charge

    2024-03-17T16:57:00Z

    A goodwill charge of $249 million related to its Solo Stove, Oru and Isle businesses negatively impacted Solo Brands’ Q4 results. The operating loss was $240.8 million against an operating profit of $26.8 million for the three months ended Dec. 31. The Q4 net loss was $210.9 million against a ...