All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 31
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News briefsAnna Ferrino is Assosport's new president
Anna Ferrino, the 58-year-old president of the eponymous Italian brand of outdoor products, has been elected as the new president of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association. After four years on its executive board, she is taking the place of Federico De Ponti for the next two years. Anna ...
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News briefsNew chairmen for German BSI’s Outdoor specialist group
The Outdoor group within the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie e.V., BSI) elected a new chairman and deputy chairman to represent the interests of the outdoor industry within the association. Jan Lorch, managing director sales & CSR at Vaude, was confirmed in office ...
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News briefsPatagonia’s statement on the U.S. abandoning the Paris Climate Accord
After the Trump administration announced that the USA had quit the Paris Climate Agreement, Patagonia published a statement on its website, which we do not feel the need to comment upon: ”The climate crisis is harming families, communities, and businesses globally. At a time when national leadership is most ...
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Fake organic cotton detected in India
An investigation by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has identified in India 20,000 metric tons of cotton that were incorrectly certified as organic. The fraud was operated through false raw cotton transaction certificates that used fake QR codes, which led to a cloned website of the APEDA (Agricultural and ...
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VF Foundation donates money for a new chairlift in Smartwool's hometown resort
The Steamboat Springs ski resort in Colorado has received an unexpected $1.5 million gift from Smartwool, the wool knit apparel brand known for its socks and underwear, which is to be used to build a new Barrows chairlift on Howelsen Hill. Smartwool was founded in the town of Steamboat and ...
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ArticleU.K. threatens no-deal Brexit; talks to continue next week
Tensions on stalled Brexit trade talks intensified as Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, said Britons should prepare for a no-deal departure if the European Union (EU) did not compromise, raising the prospect of supply chain chaos across Europe. Johnson stopped short of saying he was walking away from the ...
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ArticleSOG is climate positive, will focus on circular economy and turns 20 in 2021
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), comprising 74 Scandinavian outdoor brands, had its Fall Networking Day at the beginning of October. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held digitally, with a total of 85 participants. Sara Wänseth, who has been the general secretary of the group for six years, ...
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American National Park Trust honors Hydro Flask’s Parks For All program
Hydro Flask is the first organization to receive the prestigious American Park Experience Award 2020. This award, previously given only to individuals, recognizes each year exceptional contributions to promoting awareness and appreciation of the parks and public lands and waters of the United States. With the award, the National Park ...
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ArticleEU agrees on common rules for pandemic-related travel restrictions
The European Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The council comprises the heads of state or government of the countries forming the European Union, as well as the president of the council and of the European Commission. ...
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News briefsKilian Jornet launches foundation for the preservation of the mountain environments
Kilian Jornet, a ultra trail and sky runner from Spain, sponsored by Salomon and Suunto, among others, has created the Kilian Jornet Foundation, which aims to preserve mountain environments through research, direct action and education. The first project that the new foundation will support is the study and research of ...
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News briefsEOCA online conservation vote is open
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has launched its public online voting, which will help the association select the projects it will fund this fall. In line with the current Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea campaign, all the projects on the shortlist are involved with the issue of single-use plastic. ...
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ArticleTÜV Süd issues warning regarding harmful substances in outdoor clothing
TÜV Süd, a globally active auditing and testing company headquartered in southern Germany, which has written its own code of practice for the optimization of technology, systems and know-how, has launched an appeal to end-consumers to check for the absence of harmful substances when buying outdoor clothing, especially outerwear. The ...
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Wildberries faces sanctions in Ukraine
Ukraine may impose sanctions against Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, according to a proposal by the Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Oleksandr Tkachenko. The recommendation was made after Wildberries announced plans to begin sales in Ukraine. The minister called on the government to consider the possibility of applying ...
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Outdoor Research helps to promote a safe and secure 2020 U.S. election
U.S. company Outdoor Research (OR) has partnered with Business For America to help support safe voting this election year. In response to the urgent need for supplies and support at the state and local level for this election, Business for America has launched Operation Vote Safe. The national, nonpartisan initiative ...
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U.S. Outdoor Foundation names new managing director
The Outdoor Foundation (OF), the philanthropic arm of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), has named Stephanie Maez its new managing director. Maez is a longtime strategic policy advocate and nonprofit executive and a former state legislator from New Mexico. Maez currently serves as the senior fellow for race and ...
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Stefan Herzog appointed president of German VDS
Stefan Herzog, who has been secretary general of the German sporting goods retailers’ federation (VDS) since 2018 and president since last spring of Fedas, the European umbrella organization of the specialist sports retail trade, has moved to the top of the German association. He was appointed as VDS’ new president ...
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ArticleUK sport and physical activity sectors demand Covid-19 sports recovery fund
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) reports that leaders of more than a hundred sports and exercise institutions in the UK have sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to reserve funds for the rehabilitation of the sports and activity sector - or risk fueling lack of exercise ...
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Burton to close its U.S. HQ and stores on Election Day
Burton Snowboards will be closing its headquarters and stores in the U.S. on Election Day, which falls this year on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The company says it has been providing its American employees with time off, flexible schedules and “the resources they need” to vote in local, state and federal ...
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X-Technology Swiss loses its H-Dry trademark
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has ruled against X-Technology Swiss of Zurich, revoking its trademark for the H-Dry brand name and related rights retroactively to the start of the legal dispute in December 2018. In reaction, Matteo Morlacchi – chief executive of the plaintiff, Luxembourg srl, and of ...
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Germany to admit foreign participants in trade shows
Foreign visitors are expected to be able to attend the next Ispo Munich show, scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.The government of Germany has decided to grant entry into its territory – even from outside the EU, the Schengen area or Germany’s list of approved countries – to foreign ...
