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Amazon and Yeti sue counterfeiters
E-commerce giant Amazon and Yeti, the U.S. brand of coolers and drinkware and other outdoor equipment, have filed a joint lawsuit against two individuals from California for counterfeiting Yeti products, including the popular Rambler® mug. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of ...
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ArticleAre we going to ski this winter? An Update
As previously reported, despite the German, Italian and French governments’ efforts to reach a uniform regulatory framework, there is still no joint European roadmap for the opening of ski resorts during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to Switzerland, Sweden, and Bulgaria, which refuse to restrict ski lift operations, the Austrian ...
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WTO releases new edition of TRIPS Agreement handbook
Source: WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched the second edition of “A Handbook on the WTO TRIPS Agreement,” which describes the historical and legal background to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), including information on its institutional framework and role in ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group has a new chairman
Source: IOG Günther Acherer Günther Acherer, the owner of Panorama Diffusion, has been elected as the new chairman of the Italian Outdoor Group (IOG), which is part of Assosport, Italy’s association of the sporting goods industry. Acherer, who takes over from Luca Pedrotti, was elected unanimously during ...
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ArticleSkylotec receives government funding for protective mask production facility
Skylotec is expanding its portfolio to include respiratory protection. The professional and sports climbing and safety gear specialist has invested in five modern production machines and will produce medical face masks and masks for light respiratory protection (FFP masks) beyond the corona pandemic. The German family-owned company has received a ...
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Stefan Rosenkranz appointed new BSI managing director
Source: BSI Stefan Rosenkranz The board of the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry (BSI) has appointed Stefan Rosenkranz as its new managing director. Rosenkranz will take up his new position on Feb. 1, 2021. Most recently, Rosenkranz worked as a business consultant for digitization ...
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ArticleAre we going to ski this winter?
Europe is dividedWith the ski season approaching, a discussion about winter sports during the Corona crisis has flared up. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wants to keep ski resorts closed at least until Jan. 10, 2021. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a joint decision by the member states of ...
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News briefsBlack Friday: German union calls for strikes at Amazon
Just in time for Black Friday, the labor union Verdi calls on employees in Germany to go on a three-day strike at seven of Amazon’s German distribution centers. This is intended to persuade the online retailer to participate in tariff wages. With the start of the night shift from Wednesday ...
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EuroSIMA & OSV demand ease of restrictions on outdoor activities in France
According to Boardsport Source, Patrick Giraudon and Jean Louis Rodrigues, the respective presidents of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and Eurosima, in a letter to the French minister of sport, have called for the liberalization of outdoor sports during curfew periods. If the second lockdown has an impact on the commercial ...
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ArticleWFSGI to assist the sporting goods industry to bridge period of recovery
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has shared the outcome of the October edition of its WFSGI Covid-19 Impact Survey. As a summary, the federation said that “the industry has a plan, but will need time to adopt and adapt to changes triggered by the pandemic.” Executive ...
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ArticleFesi publishes Covid survey ahead of European Commission conference
(SGI) The European Commission is organizing a major conference on Nov. 17 on the recovery of the sports sector after the coronavirus crisis. The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has taken part in a survey that will be unveiled during the conference, said it hopes that ...
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News briefsEOCA funding announced for new conservation projects
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the newest conservation projects it will be supporting this year. In line with its current Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea focus and its target to clear 3,000 km of habitat, trail and beach of plastic waste and pollution, all projects concentrated on ...
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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 ...
