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News briefsPerformance Days will focus on “The Journey to Carbon Neutrality” for the next three shows
The Munich-based trade show Performance Days, planned as a hybrid event for its next edition on April 27 and 28, will focus on carbon neutrality for its subsequent three editions (April 2022, Nov. 2022 and spring 2023). As many companies aim to reach carbon neutrality both on a corporate and ...
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ArticleOrganic Cotton Accelerator joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to drive needed change throughout the supply chain, according to a statement. By joining the SAC, OCA, an Amsterdam-based multi-stakeholder organization fully committed to organic cotton, underscores its commitment to a collaborative sector approach to “unlock the potential ...
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News briefsHigg Index adds new analytics tool to identify risks and opportunities at a glance
After identifying a rising demand for environmental data from companies worldwide, the sustainability insights platform Higg (spun out of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition in 2019 as a public-benefit technology company) has introduced a new analytics tool to make it easier for brands and buyers to understand and act to improve ...
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News briefsPeak Performance publishes 2020 sustainability report
In its latest sustainability report , Swedish brand Peak Performance is setting future goals and giving an overview on the projects and improvements in 2020. Setting priorities in health, circularity, climate action and partnerships, Peak Performance aims for: 100 percent sustainable materials by 2030 Full supply ...
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ArticleOrthoLite pushes for zero waste in insoles
U.S. insole specialist OrthoLite, a supplier for over 350 footwear brands worldwide, has announced a widespread zero waste initiative to reduce the environmental impact of its products that are used in roughly 500 million pairs of shoes every year. The company’s commitment includes investment in a proprietary manufacturing system that ...
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ArticlePearl Izumi wants you to carbon offset your bike apparel
Colorado-based cycling apparel and footwear brand Pearl Izumi has launched Pedal to Zero™ , an initiative to motivate and inspire people to choose cycling as an alternative mode of transportation. Each garment in the brand’s new BikeStyle spring 2022 collection will include a statistic showing the distance one ...
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ArticleSustainable Apparel Coalition and Higg launch new transparency program
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition ( SAC ), a global, non-profit, multi-stakeholder alliance for the consumer goods industry, and its technology partner, Higg , have just launched the first phase of a transparency program for the public sharing of data on a product’s environmental impact, starting with its material content. ...
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News briefsElevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025
U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington , among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals ...
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News briefsThe Sustainable Apparel Coalition reviews its first decade and sets new strategy for the future
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released a comprehensive report in which the organization illustrates the progress in its first decade of activity, culminating in the completion of the Higg Index , and illustrates its strategy for the years to come. The SAC, headquartered in Oakland, California, ...
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News briefsHigg to launch Open Data Portal to validate brands’ sustainability claims
At the Copenhagen Fashion Summit , technology company Higg Co has unveiled its new Open Data Portal , introducing sustainability transparency to the apparel industry at a global scale. Expected to launch in 2021, the new portal, developed in partnership with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), will feature ...
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VF partner factory installs solar panels
QuangViet, a factory in Vietnam that handles production for VF Corp.’s brand The North Face, finished installing 3MWp solar panels in July. The installation of further panels is planned for this autumn. The panels manage to convert about 90 percent of the sunlight they capture into electricity. The factory expects ...
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Former Nike executive hired by Higg Co.
Higg Co. , the developer of the Higg Index for the measurement of the sustainability of textile products, has hired Del Hudson , a former executive of Nike , as its new vice president of marketing and communications. Hudson spent 20 years at Nike on communication and sustainability at ...
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