All ISPO Awards articles

  • OutdoorByISPO_mb__04266
    Article

    OutDoor by ISPO provided community and inspiration again in 2023

    2023-06-08T06:17:00Z

    Three days, over 650 exhibitors and satisfying visitor numbers. OutDoor by ISPO 2023 is over and has been hailed as a success. Now in its second year at the MOC Event and Order Center, the mood was once again that of a community coming together, whether that be for business ...

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    What makes the perfect industry award jury?

    2023-05-17T13:24:00Z

    A long-standing member of many award committees in the outdoor industry world, Charles Ross explains what makes a good industry award jury

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    New ePE Gore-Tex membrane goes to market with major partner brands

    2022-10-10T11:21:00Z

    W.L. Gore introduces its new PFC-free membrane concept together with some of its major partners in the outdoor and snowsports industries. Launching brands are Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dakine, Patagonia, Reusch, Salomon and Ziener. Several products equipped with the new type of membrane made of expanded polyethylene (ePE) have received advance praise ...

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    Making plans for OutDoor by ISPO

    2022-06-01T13:50:00Z

    The program of the OutDoor by ISPO offers many highlights – we give an overview.

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    The trends of the next ISPO Awards round: sustainability and low weight

    2022-05-25T12:55:00Z

    Thanks to a new concept, the ISPO Awards presented the second of four annual sets of winners earlier this week. The jury selected 23 sports products from a wide range of categories in this round, most of which demonstrated convincing new solutions regarding sustainability or low weight. Many of these ...

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    The first winners of the 2022 ISPO Awards

    2022-01-21T07:11:00Z

    ISPO Group has announced the first winners of its revamped ISPO Awards. The modernized version of the award show, which – in its previous form – has been part of ISPO since 2011, will now be presented throughout the entire year and judged by a jury comprising members of the ...

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    ​ISPO presents online “trend festival” in January and February

    2021-12-14T16:04:00Z

    ISPO has announced the ISPO.com Trend Festival 2022, scheduled from Jan. 17 until Feb. 18, 2022, celebrating the most innovative products, newcomers and important trends in the sporting goods and outdoor industry. After the strategic move of ISPO Munich from late January to its permanent new date in November, the ...

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    Revised ISPO Awards with four judging dates per year

    2021-10-19T10:12:00Z

    ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlight products and services of the sports industry four times a year with the latest, conceptually revised version of the ISPO Award. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually according to criteria such as design, function, ...

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    Ortovox avalanche transceiver with voice navigation now available for end consumers

    2021-10-18T13:53:00Z

    The new Diract Voice avalanche transceiver from Ortovox, which was awarded “Product of the Year” in the Snowsports category at ISPO Munich 2021 Online and also voted Best Product of the Year by the ISPO Open Innovation Community, and its slimmed-down sister model, Diract, are now available in stores; the ...

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    Mammut receives new German sustainability award

    2021-07-19T18:54:00Z

    Mammut ’s circular economy project “ Close The Loop ” is awarded the “ German Prize for Sustainability Projects 2021 “ in the “Process - Recycling” category. Within the project, the Swiss outdoor company, in cooperation with Protect our Winters Switzerland ( POW ), is collecting discarded climbing ropes that ...

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    ​Update: Ortovox Diract Voice avy transceiver wins Product of the Year and Public Choice at ISPO

    2021-02-05T09:11:00Z

    Source: Ortovox Diract Voice Ortovox heralds a new era in avalanche emergency equipment with the Diract Voice avalanche transceiver – and manages to score the „ Product of the Year “ award by ISPO Munich in the Snowsports category. The new device ...

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    On wins ISPO Product of the Year award

    2021-02-04T22:42:00Z

    Source: On Running On Cyclon The jury that selected the ISPO Gold Awards winners at this year’s ISPO Munich Online chose two Products of the Year in the running fitness category, namely On Running ’s Cyclon shoe and Vaha ...

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    Mammut introduces the world’s first climbing tracker

    2021-02-04T11:27:00Z

    Source: Mammut Climbax Mammut has developed what it claims is the world’s first climbing tracker. The hardware of the Climbax , presented at this year’s ISPO Munich Online , resembles a pair of watches. Climbers put on one watch per wrist, sync them together ...

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    Article

    ISPO Munich Online 2021: Overview and most important links

    2021-01-31T19:28:00Z

    Under the motto “ Sport is stronger ,” this week’s ISPO Munich Online ( Jan. 1-5) will offer a great variety of new products, market trends and networking. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss important social issues for the future from a sports perspective. Due ...

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    Adidas Outdoor and Megmeister partner on eco-friendly base layer

    2021-01-26T17:41:00Z

    Adidas Outdoor and Megmeister have teamed up on developing a new seamless base layer that is said to reduce the amount of waste created during the knitting process while being 96 percent biodegradable at the end of life. Megmeister is a Dutch cycling brand that claims to be ...

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    The ISPO Award 2021 winners

    2021-01-25T11:19:00Z

    Messe München has released the winners of the I SPO Award 2021 – with the exception of the Products of the Year , which will be revealed at this year’s ISPO Munich Online from Feb. 1-5. In total, there are 76 products in the four segments ...

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    Article

    ISPO Munich 2021: What to expect from the online show

    2020-12-27T15:07:00Z

    As reported earlier, for the first time in its 50-year history, ISPO Munich will be held purely digitally from Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. Last week, organizer Messe München reported that numerous international brands have already registered to present themselves and their products in the Expo Area and ...

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    Ispo Awards open for submissions from Sept 28

    2020-09-23T16:50:00Z

    The 10th annual Ispo Awards will be receiving product submissions from Sept. 28 to Dec. 4. All companies in the sports industry, even non-exhibitors at the forthcoming Ispo Munich , may submit. Those who do so by Nov. 6 will enjoy an early-bird discounted rate: €125 for exhibitors, €325 ...

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    ISPO: Outstanding Outdoor and ISPO Textrends are on

    2020-04-15T11:05:00Z

    Despite the cancellation of this year’s OutDoor by ISPO due to Covid-19, the ISPO Group has now announced that the Outstanding Outdoor awards will take place. Manufacturers and brands can apply online from 15 April. In addition to the online application, a product sample must be sent ...

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    Ispo Awards praise sustainability, get new team

    2020-02-26T19:34:00Z

    (SGI) As usual, an independent jury has selected the winners of the Ispo Awards for this year’s Ispo Munich . The most innovative products in outdoor, as well as in snow sports, running, fitness team sports and sustainability, were chosen from a large number of high-quality entries. ...