All General Outdoor articles – Page 244
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News briefsPrana’s Responsible Packaging Movement well on track for success
PrAna, owned by Columbia Sportswear, reports that its Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM) has reached a significant milestone with the addition of more than 100 brands. The addition of partners such as Sephora, Sorel, Outdoor Research, Trek, Hoka and Burton demonstrates that the program is having an impact beyond the apparel ...
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ArticleItalian fashion label Herno acquires outdoor brand Montura
The outdoor market is becoming increasingly attractive for many companies from other segments. After Helen of Troy recently attracted attention with the acquisition of Osprey Packs, Italian luxury outerwear company Herno has now announced to buy Montura, a well-known Italian outdoor brand. For Herno, this would be the entry into ...
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News briefsJoin Performance Days Loop on Dec. 1-2
Following the Covid-related cancellation of the physical Performance Days in Munich, The Loop allows visitors to digitally view and explore all fabric innovations for the H/W 2023/24 season, the focus topic Sustainable Nylon and the new color trends in the digital space on Dec. 1-2. In the Marketplace, visitors can ...
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ArticleExperts discuss different textile recycling options at meeting hosted by The Lycra Company
In the second global panel discussion of a row hosted by The Lycra Company, 28 apparel industry experts have evaluated the pros and cons of mechanical recycling versus chemical recycling and what is needed to make garment recycling a commercial reality. Mechanical recycling can also use materials from outside the ...
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News briefsDeuter employees donate to flood victims
After the German backpack specialist Deuter called on its employees to make a voluntary donation to a social institution in the area of last summer’s disastrous floods in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, €3,000 have now been handed over to the Levana School, a special education facility with a focus ...
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News briefsAustralian work boots brand Rockrooster to step into outdoor footwear market
Rockrooster, an Australian safety and work boots brand founded in 1980, announced its expansion into hiking and outdoor footwear. The company had started to sell several outdoor style boots by the end of 2020 but decided to launch a new consistent line of 15 outdoor shoes in 2022 that is ...
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ArticleHelen of Troy to bolster presence in outdoor segment with acquisition of Osprey
Helen of Troy, the El Paso, Texas-based, publicly traded company that owns a variety of brands in the Beauty, Health&Home and Housewares segments, including Hydro Flask and Oxo, has announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Osprey Packs, the backpack manufacturer founded in ...
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News briefsSwedish Rudholm Group acquires German sustainable packaging specialist EBM
The Rudholm Group (RH), a Swedish-based supplier of garment accessories, packaging and logistical services for apparel producers, has taken over Euro Brand Management (EBM), a Munich-based company specializing in sustainable packaging and supply chain management solutions in all the segments of the footwear market. Founded in 1951 by the eponymous ...
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News briefsTenson supports Adventure Travel Trade Association
Swedish outdoor brand Tenson has entered into a two-year partnership with the global Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to support the industry summit Adventure Elevate 2022 on May 3-5 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and the Adventure Travel World Summit 2022 on October 3-6 in Lugano, Switzerland, where the best and ...
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News briefsTeijin gets SBTi approval of new GHG reduction targets
According to mrcplast.com, Teijin Limited’s new targets for greenhouse gas emissions have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as science-based targets (SBT) that help limit global temperature rise to well below two degrees Celsius. The company says to be the first enterprise in the Japanese chemical ...
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OpinionBlack Friday – is this the guilty secret of fashion, but a wonderful opportunity for the outdoor Industry?
The origin of Black Friday was the clearing of dead stock so that the new product, which would reach premium price in the lead up to Christmas present, had room to be displayed. Every product line is meant to sell out, but nothing ever runs that perfectly. Some lines do ...
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News briefsSamaya auctions one-of-a-kind tent for a good cause on Black Friday weekend
French company Samaya has decided to create a unique version of its Samaya2.5 tent – a “Black Edition” – and auctions it from Friday, Nov. 26, (Black Friday) until Monday, Nov. 29, on its website and donate all proceeds to charity. Samaya is working with the Kilian Jornet Foundation to ...
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News briefsSuper.natural to donate products in December
Super.natural wants to counteract the discount battle days of Black Friday, Black Week or Cyber Monday by launching its Better December campaign benefitting a non-profit association. For every €150 of sales in its online store, Super.natural donates a warming neckwarmer from its responsibly produced Merino collection, made from fabric scraps, ...
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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 briefsEquip Outdoor opens European service and repair center for Rab and Lowe Alpine products
With a newly opened European service and repair center in Leusden, Netherlands, Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd. takes another step towards its goal to reach net-zero by 2030. The new Equip service center is available to retailers and end-users in Western and Central Europe and will provide repair and wash services ...
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News briefsSOMWR organizes panel discussion on sustainability at PWA Windsurf WC in France
During the last SOMWR 10 x Marignane PWA Grand Slam Windsurf Worldcup, German apparel brand SOMWR (the apparel branch of the Starboard SUP brand) has organized a panel discussion, bringing eleven speakers from the water sports industry and ecological movements on stage. The participants included Maximilian Reimers from Fridays for ...
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News briefsCanada Goose names Paul Cadman president of Asia-Pacific division
Source: Canada Goose Paul Cadman Toronto-based brand Canada Goose has appointed Paul Cadman as president, Asia-Pacific. The role includes all business activities from commercial and financial to marketing across the APAC region, including Greater China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. He succeeds Scott Cameron, who ...
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News briefsFinisterre shuns Black Friday to make the outdoors more accessible
Finisterre, a British outdoor B Corp, will turn Black Friday blue this year. Instead of discounts, the brand will donate £2.50 from every sale from Nov. 26-28 to the Wetsuit Project, which funds alterations to wetsuits to improve accessibility to the ocean. This is one of the new Finisterre Foundation ...
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ArticleEOCA launches fundraiser around Black Friday to raise funds for conservation projects
Following on from the success of its Earth Day fundraiser in April, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the launch of its online fundraiser on and around Green (Black) Friday to raise money for urgent nature conservation projects. Hot on the heels of the opening of the COP15 ...
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Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) becomes independent non-profit organization
As You Sow’s former human rights program, the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), is now an independent non-profit organization dedicated to combating slavery in value chains. After 12 years of leading As You Sow’s labor rights and supply chain slavery initiatives, RSN will continue to focus on eliminating slavery at the ...
