All General Outdoor articles – Page 132
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ArticleGerman e-tailer Bergfreunde continues on record path in 2022
German e-commerce retailer for mountain sports, climbing and outdoor, Bergfreunde GmbH, has achieved record sales of €242 million in its 2022 fiscal year. Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of 19 percent. With this result, the online specialty retailer was able to stand its ground in a ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange publishes Material Change Index Results
More than 400 companies (Textile Exchange members as well as third-party companies) have participated in the Textile Exchange Material Change Index campaign. The results of the survey have now been published online, reporting the companies’ progress made toward systematically measuring, managing and integrating a preferred fiber and materials strategy into ...
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ArticleNew record sales in 2022 for Haglöfs
Despite a challenging market, Swedish outdoor supplier Haglöfs saw sales increase 11 percent – an all-time high, driven by new products such as the new L.I.M Series Z|T collection – and profitability increased 25 percent in 2022. CEO Fredrik Ohlsson predicts that the structural trend for the outdoor industry ...
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News briefsEOCA puts twelve fundraising projects up for election
Twice a year, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) invites conservation organizations to apply for funding from EOCA fundraising with their projects. Each time, about 200 organizations apply, of which twelve have now been shortlisted. With the help of a public vote running through the next two weeks, it will ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange calls for feedback on Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix draft
Currently, Textile Exchange is redeveloping the human rights criteria used in its Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM), a guideline that aims to help apparel and footwear companies to make responsible sourcing decisions. Building on Gap Inc.’s Preferred Fiber Toolkit, the framework leverages existing tools like the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s ...
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News briefsBerghaus achieves B Corp certification
U.K. outdoor company Berghaus has received its certification as a B Corporation, joining the global corporate community that is committed to further improving its responsible business practices. The B Corp status was awarded to Berghaus following a rigorous assessment that included governance, people, community, customers and environment. The company supports ...
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ArticleAlpkit launches wetsuit recycling with Circular Flow
After 7 years of manufacturing wetsuits, British outdoor and cycling brand and retailer Alpkit has partnered with Circular Flow to recycle old wetsuits into new, reused products. As open-water swimming booms and consumers spend more money on outdoor sports, more neoprene ends up in the trash each year. 20,000 more ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet Västerås moves to larger location
On March 24, retailer Naturkompaniet will open the doors to a brand new store in the Erikslunds shopping center in Västerås, a town about 1 hour west of Stockholm in the Swedish province of Västmanlands län. With an area of 1,000 square meters, it will be the largest Naturkompaniet store ...
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ArticleGOTS Version 7.0 published after long consultation process
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has released its GOTS version 7.0. The new certification guidelines feature an expanded scope of environmental and social criteria while aiming to maintain a standard that is practicable for industrial production and appropriate for a wide range of products. GOTS version 7.0 strives to ...
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News briefsAsolo establishes new subsidiary in the U.K.
Source: Asolo Jez Portman Following the success of its subsidiaries Asolo USA, founded in 1999, and the German Asolo GmbH, founded in 2016, the Italian mountain footwear specialist Asolo has decided to build a closer relationship with its customers in one of the most important European markets ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter kicks off down recycling project with Mountain Equipment
Globetrotter has started collecting discarded down-filled items (be it pillows, sleeping bags or jackets) from consumers. The program will last until Jan. 2024 and is offered in all of its 22 stores in Germany. Alternatively, Globetrotter customers can also send their items by postal mail. At the end of the ...
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News briefsOlpro plants 10,000 trees to help combat climate change
In partnership with Ecologi, a U.K.-based climate solutions provider, Olpro has planted over 10,000 trees in various locations around the world since 2021. The initiative is part of the British camping and outdoor brand’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. Currently, one tree is planted for every ...
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News briefsIGOT and Opening Up the Outdoors seek communications manager/outdoor activist
The non-profit initiatives It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) and Opening Up the Outdoors are currently seeking a communications manager to support their campaigns to get more people in Europe active in the great outdoors. The new role offers a high degree of flexibility in terms of location and working ...
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ArticleSave the date: EOS 2023 in Berlin
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has confirmed that the annual European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will be held in Berlin from Sept. 28-29, 2023. Following the post-pandemic return of last year’s EOS in Annecy, where over 300 outdoor industry executives were attending, this year’s EOS will be held in partnership with ...
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News briefsVibram plans to double footwear sales
Vibram, the Italian sole producer, aims to double its sales of own-brand footwear, which reached €18 million in 2022, Paolo Manuzzi, the chief executive of the Italian sole producer, said in an interview with the daily Il Sole 24 Ore. Last year, the group’s overall sales rose by 50 percent ...
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ArticleIcebug switches to green power in Vietnam, CEO urges industry to follow suit
Aiming to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in its production process, Swedish footwear brand Icebug has been helping its factories in Vietnam install solar panels on their roofs for the past two years as part of a pilot project in collaboration with the German solar energy company BayWa r.e. ...
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News briefsSchoeller introduces collection of recycled materials under the Re-Source umbrella
At the coming Performance Days show in Munich (March 15-16, 2023), Swiss textile manufacturer Schoeller is introducing its new “Re-Source” line of functional fabrics made with different recycled materials such as polyester, polyamide and spandex, some of them lined with traceable merino wool provided by French supplier Nativa – who ...
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News briefsCotopaxi supports J-PAL LAC to empower women in Latin America
Cotopaxi has announced a new partnership with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC). The purpose of the collaboration is to focus on women’s empowerment in Central America. J-PAL supports women to set and achieve goals and actively participate in the economy ...
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News briefsCirc closes $25 million funding round backed by Zalando and Avery Dennison
Circ, the Virginia-based fiber-to-fiber recycling tech firm, has secured $25 million in additional funds thanks to a number of new investors as well as previous investors. The new funding round was backed by European online platform Zalando and material science and digital labels maker Avery Dennison. Korean outdoor and sportswear ...
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ArticleLenzing’s results in FY22 were affected by challenging market conditions
Lenzing Group, the Austrian supplier of specialty fibers, saw its revenues increase by 16.9 percent year-on-year to €2.57 billion in the 2022 financial year, primarily due to higher fiber prices. The quantity of fiber sold decreased, while the quantity of pulp sold rose, said the company. In addition to lower ...
