All General Outdoor articles – Page 144
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News briefsNikwax creates MRSL limiting use of hazardous chemicals in manufacturing and products
British-based manufacturer of waterproofing aftercare products Nikwax has created a comprehensive Manufacturing Restrictive Substances List (MRSL) that restricts the input of hazardous chemicals in its manufacturing process and products. The step is the latest in Nikwax’s transparent and open-source Chemical Management System (CMS), implemented in 2021 to ensure workers, consumers, ...
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News briefsRetailer Globetrotter joins juries of ISPO Brandnew and FOA
German retailer Globetrotter is joining two major product award juries of our industry: As of this year, the Hamburg-based outdoor outfitter is part of the ISPO Brandnew Awards jury made up of international industry experts. The company will contribute its expertise in the outdoor industry and in start-up promotion to ...
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ArticleHaglöfs Restored is back on track
After an unexpected closure last spring, the second-hand website Haglöfs Restored is now back up and running. A new partnership with Belfast, Ireland-based apparel refurbishment service provider and advocate of the Responsible circular economy allows the company to continue. Haglöfs Restored is one of several initiatives aimed at extending the ...
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News briefsMarmot announces distribution changes in Italy and Austria, new sponsoring partner
Marmot starts into the fall/winter sales season with new partnerships in Italy and Austria. In Italy, the company is working with Premiere Distribution (based in Bolzano), starting with the FW 2023 collection. The new partner’s sales team is responsible for all sales topics, from key account management to new customer ...
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News briefsRunning Industry Alliance partners with OTS
The Running Industry Alliance (RIA) has announced a partnership with the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) that includes a dedicated RIA Trail Running Area at next year’s show. OTS claims to be the U.K.’s only large-scale outdoor sport and leisure-focused trade show. Its 17th edition will be held at the Exhibition ...
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ArticleIcebug supports transformation to renewable energy in Vietnam, updates business purpose
Swedish footwear brand Icebug has started a new initiative to promote the change to renewable solar energy in production facilities in Vietnam – not only with its own production partners but industry-wide. Teaming up with German renewable energy developer Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA), the brand (which is also a ...
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News briefsThis year’s winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award
The Overall Winner of this year’s Scandinavian Outdoor Awards is not a new product but a catalog item on the market for the past 11 years. The Swedish merino-wool specialist Woolpower took, in the words of the jury, “a very bold step in changing the way we think about outdoor ...
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News briefsYear-long PETA investigation in Asia unveils “unspeakable cruelty to ducks”
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has unveiled the findings of an investigation that it said it carried out into Vietnamese down suppliers, where it found evidence of “unspeakable cruelty to ducks.” For 13 months, between November 2021 and November 2022, PETA Asia investigators visited duck farms and ...
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News briefsAn exhibition in the heart of the Dolomites to tell the Salewa story
A new exhibition at Lagazuoi Expo Dolomiti, titled “La terra, il cielo e la montagna in mezzo” (”The earth, the sky and the mountain in between”), tells the story of Italian outdoor brand Salewa, with a focus on the relationship between man and the environment. The exhibition, curated by Anna ...
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News briefsORCC announces integration into the European Outdoor Group, publishes first annual report
The Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC), a network of European outdoor retailers engaging in climate protection in the outdoor industry, will be integrated into the European Outdoor Group (EOG) as a working group. With more than 100 members from the entire value chain of the outdoor industry, EOG is the ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues Gap for allegedly copying its signature flap pocket
Patagonia has filed a lawsuit against The Gap Inc., accusing it of unlawfully copying the flap pocket Patagonia has used on its Snap-T pullover fleece for more than 30 years. The complaint was filed in the San Francisco federal court on Nov. 23, Reuters reported. Patagonia introduced its Snap-T ...
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News briefsVaude passes Green Button 2.0 certification
As the first company, Vaude has passed the revised and tightened requirements of the German government’s textile standard “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button). Since Aug. 2022, companies have been able to be audited in accordance with the Green Button 2.0 standard. Their requirements newly include introducing measures to promote living wages ...
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ArticleSchwan-Stabilo’s outdoor brands grow by 16.4%
The German Schwan-Stabilo group, the owner of Deuter, Ortovox, Maier Sports and Gonso, has published its 2021/22 business numbers, achieving growth in all of the group’s categories, which are cosmetics, writing instruments and outdoor sports. In the time span reported, the group generated sales of €745.3 million (previous year: €623.2 ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens new Fjällräven store in Norway
Swedish outdoor chain Naturkompaniet is continuing its expansion in Norway with the opening of a new Fjällräven store in Trondheim. With Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven heavily focused on a sustainable outdoor life and making products that last, the new store reflects this. Consumers will be able to deliver Fjällräven’s G-1000 ...
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News briefsBergans latest brand to announce its sustainable alternative to Black Friday
Outdoor clothing retailer Bergans of Norway is the latest brand to announce its sustainable alternative to Black Friday. Bergans will be hosting a second-hand sale and breakfast in its flagship store in Oslo on Friday, Nov. 25. So far, over 700 people have shown an interest in the event on ...
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News briefsFitur launches new sports tourism exhibition space “Fitur sports” at its 2023 show
Fitur, the international tourism fair organized by IFEMA Madrid, has announced the addition of a dedicated extra exhibition space that will focus on sports tourism, one of the fastest-growing tourism products worldwide. The special area is organized in collaboration with AFYDAD, the Spanish association of manufacturers and distributors of sporting ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin hires new country managers for the U.K. and Scandinavia
Source: Jack Wolfskin Steve Rosier, Country Manager U.K. and Ireland German brand Jack Wolfskin has announced executive changes in the northern hemisphere: Steve Rosier has been appointed country manager for the U.K. and Ireland. Rosier, who has most recently served as senior sales manager and POD lead ...
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News briefsIWA OutdoorClassics 2023 report growing interest by international brands
IWA OutdoorClassics 2023, which will be held at the Nuremberg exhibition center from March 2-5, 2023, is coming up. The trade show for hunting and shooting sports as well as outdoor equipment and safety reported 834 registered exhibitors (from 48 countries) already in mid-November, 30 percent of them as first-time ...
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News briefsAku announces donation action for Green Friday
Italian-based outdoor footwear maker Aku has announced they will be taking part in “Green Friday,” the sustainable alternative to “Black Friday.” On Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, the brand will be donating 50 percent of the value of purchases from its online shop sales to European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) projects, ...
