All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 21
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ArticleAfter successful return of OutDoor by ISPO, EOG continues to plan for new era of trade shows
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has thanked its members and the wider industry, who supported the return of OutDoor by ISPO this year. The trade show was held in Munich earlier this month for only the second time since EOG members voted to move the show in 2018. The EOG ...
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News briefsAlbrecht von Dewitz Foundation continues to support school projects in Germany
With ”Outdoor macht Schule” (Outdoor goes education), the Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation supports extracurricular school projects in Germany that actively deal with the topics of nature conservation and mountain sports with up to €5,000. Since the program was launched in 2020, the foundation has been funding several ...
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ArticleSAC’s Higg Index faces public criticism from media and Norwegian authorities
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) faces headwinds for its Higg Materials Sustainability Index from the New York Times and the Norwegian Consumer Authority (NCA). One problem the coalition faces is an article published by the New York Times, accusing the Higg Index of strongly favoring synthetic materials made from fossil ...
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Invicta beats Prince Harry’s charity in logo battle
Invicta, the Italian backpack specialist, has won a lawsuit against Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Foundation. The charity will not be able to register the trademark and use it on clothing and backpacks due to the similarity with the Italian one. According to the Italian company, the brand was to be ...
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News briefsU.S. outdoor industry leaders take action to prevent gun violence
In the wake of recent mass shootings, the In Solidarity Project has teamed up with outdoor industry leaders to call for gun violence prevention in the United States. This group of passionate advocates created a video called “It’s Just Common Sense,” a two-minute public service announcement calling on the U.S. ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Activity Barometer: Invitation to participate in a Europe-wide survey by EOG and IGOT
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) are seeking interest from the outdoor community to be part of an exciting syndicate study focusing on outdoor sports activities across Europe. Two years (and one pandemic) after the last joint research by the EOG and IGOT ...
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Climbing World Cups in China canceled due to Covid
The lead and speed IFSC World Cup in Xiamen, scheduled to take place Oct. 15-17, and the boulder and speed IFSC World Cup in Wujiang on Oct. 22-24 – meant to be the last events of the lead and boulder season – have been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
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News briefsIOG launches project to postpone end-of-season sales
Gruppo Valore Outdoor (GVO) is the name of a spontaneous group of companies and specialized outdoor retailers that have decided to protect the value of their brands by rethinking the end-of-season sales calendar in Italy. The initiative, launched by the Italian Outdoor Group’s (IOG) Working Table, aims to make the ...
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News briefsSOG: 1.5°C climate commitment becomes membership criterion
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has committed to a climate commitment in line with the Paris agreement at its annual meeting in Bosön. From now on, all member companies must adhere to the climate targets set out in the climate agreement. The decision was made by vote and was unanimous. ...
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News briefsMaria Frykman of Isbjörn is the new chairwoman of SOG
Source: Scandinavian Outdoor Group The founder and CEO of Isbjörn of Sweden, Maria Frykman, has been appointed as the new chairwoman of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). Frykman will succeed David Ekelund, CEO of Icebug, who held the position since 2013 and was elected as a board ...
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News briefsResearchers find Xinjiang cotton in Adidas, Puma and Jack Wolfskin product
About 20 percent of the world’s cotton crop (and 90 percent of China’s production) comes from China’s Xinjiang region, where forced labor apparently still exists, and oppression of the Uyghur ethnic group continues. Now researchers at the Agroisolab in Jülich and the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, both in ...
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ArticleGovernment-funded VeloLab founded to encourage innovation in the German bike sector
A new platform called VeloLab was launched in early April 2022 with the goal to strengthen the bicycle as a means of transport in Germany. As a funding project of the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) within the national cycling plan (NRVP) framework, VeloLab is a digital ...
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VF Foundation joins U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund
The VF Foundation, a private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corp., announced today that it would join the Soil Health Institute’s (SHI) U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) as a sustaining supporter. The USRCF is a farmer-facing, science-based initiative designed to support long-term, sustainable cotton production in the United States to ...
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ArticlePre-stage in the supply chain puts the pedal to the metal for sustainability
With the new EU Textile Strategy proposals published on March 30, 2022, as part of a larger package on the circular economy, the industry is under increasing pressure to fundamentally transform both consumer behavior and the entire supply chain. In particular, players that are part of the early supply chain, ...
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ArticleRecent IGOT grants continue support for grassroots projects across Europe
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has announced details of six projects that have been awarded funding for projects to get more people active outdoors. In the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, initiatives in four countries will each receive up to €5,000 to help them introduce new participants to ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues two companies
Patagonia has filed two separate trademark lawsuits in California district court over its multicolored P-6 logo against New York-based KirillWasHere LLC and affiliates and Virginia-based The Fratty Guard, LLC. According to the lawsuit, the defendants intentionally sold clothing and other products online and through social media bearing the logo. In ...
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News briefsOIA appoints new chairman
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) announced that Robert Brigham’s time as OIA chairman has come to an end after serving an extra year than anticipated due to the challenges posed by the pandemic. At a recent meeting, the OIA board of directors voted unanimously to invite current OIA director ...
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ArticleClean Clothes Campaign Germany quits Alliance for Sustainable Textiles
After more than seven years of membership in the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbündnis), the Saubere Kleidung Deutschland e.V. (Clean Clothes Campaign Germany) has declared its withdrawal as it does not see any improvement in working conditions in global clothing supply chains, a promise made by the textile alliance in ...
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ArticleDate for European Outdoor Summit 2022 in Annecy confirmed
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has confirmed that the 8th European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will be held at the Imperial Palace in Annecy, France, on October 6-7, 2022. The event will be the first in-person EOS since Interlaken 2019. The 2020 event was canceled due to Covid-19, and so was ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance president Rich Hill to leave in April
Rich Hill, president of the U.S. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) for the last five years, is apparently planning to quit his role in a few week’s time. According to SGB Media, Hill gave the news to GOA staff ahead of the group’s annual board of directors retreat earlier this month, ...
