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Globetrotter, Patagonia and Vaude triumph in German sustainability prize
Globetrotter, Patagonia and Vaude have triumphed in the 2023 German Sustainability Award (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis, or DNP). Globetrotter was nominated in the Sporting Goods Retailer (Sportartikeleinzelhandel) category, along with Bergzeit and Sport Conrad, for pioneers of sustainability in outdoor and sporting goods retail. Patagonia was nominated in the Sporting Goods category, ...
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Kamik celebrates 125 years
Canadian brand Kamik, manufacturer of sustainable ecological footwear and weatherproof children’s outdoor clothing, is looking back on 125 years of history. Founded in 1898 and produced in North America since then, from 1991 onwards, the Canadians pursued a course of expansion and served the European market for the first time. ...
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La Sportiva supports Italian Rock Climbing Federation at Paris 2024
Italian outdoor brand La Sportiva has announced that it will support the Italian Rock Climbing Federation (FASI) at Paris 2024 as its first technical sponsor. The brand will provide climbing and paraclimbing athletes with technical apparel for the Olympics. Climbing is the brand’s core business, La Sportiva stressed in a ...
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Timberland appoints new CMO
Source: Timberland Maisie Willoughby, Timberland’s new VP, CMO Timberland has hired Maisie Willoughby as the brand’s new Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective Oct. 16. In her new role, Willoughby will drive the global brand strategy and vision for Timberland, which is owned by VF Corp. ...
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RECCO teams up with American Institute for Avalanche Research
Recco, known worldwide as a provider of avalanche burial location technology, has partnered with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) to support the institute’s Women’s Mentorship Program. The partnership will raise awareness of Recco technology among AIARE instructors and students and show them how to incorporate it ...
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Salomon is welcoming seven para athletes as brand ambassadors
Salomon has announced the inclusion of seven amputee athletes as brand ambassadors. The team is comprised of hikers, snowboarders, runners, cyclists and a dancer, all with a unique story while sharing a common love for the outdoors. The new Salomon brand ambassadors: Jérôme Bernard, triple amputee, is a runner ...
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Industry associations to collaborate in Spain
Spain’s association of sporting-goods manufacturers and distributors (Afydad) and association of active-tourism and ecotourism firms (Anetae) have formed a partnership to promote their two national sectors synergistically. In short, they will be promoting products through tourism and tourism through products, with collaborative events playing a big part. By CMDsport’s count, ...
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Rab to phase out “eco” from product line names
As part of its Material Facts program, Rab has announced on LinkedIn that it will be phasing out the word “eco” from product line names, like that of its Women’s Downpour Eco Waterproof Jacket. The British outdoor company explains the decision: “We haven’t always got it right. We’ve named our ...
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Altra unveils new brand campaign at UTMB in Chamonix
Utah-based athletic footwear specialist Altra Running, a brand within the VF Corp. portfolio, has announced its upcoming presence at Ultra-Trail Village in Chamonix from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2023. The company sees the event as an ideal setting to introduce the brand’s new “Stay Out There™” campaign and envision ...
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Deuter continues to support German MTB podcast TYFR
For the second year in a row, Deuter supports the German-language podcast ”Thank you for Riding” (TYFR), which tells stories about mountain biking. The podcast is published monthly and has been in existence since 2021. The voice of the podcast is Rainer Frömmel. Frömmel is also the host of the ...
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Brompton starts partnership with Komoot, Bear Grylls
Source: Brompton Brompton x Bear Grylls Brompton, the UK’s largest bike manufacturer, is partnering with navigation and activity planning app Komoot. This partnership is across Europe and coincides with the previously announced launch of the Brompton x Bear Grylls Collection. The bike, which will be available in ...
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Mammut new supplier of German national climbing teams
Starting in 2024, the Swiss mountain sports supplier Mammut will equip the 65 athletes of the German Alpine Association’s (DAV) national climbing squad in the disciplines of lead, bouldering, speed and paraclimbing, along with their support teams, with clothing and bags. In addition, Mammut supports the German Championships and several ...
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Dometic provides equipment for pole-to-pole climate change expedition
Dometic is to be an equipment partner to a father and son team, Geoff Wilson and Kitale Wilson, as they sail from the South Pole to the North Pole in order to promote climate change awareness. The expedition, “Project Zero,” will document in real time the status of some of ...
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Fischer partners with snowsports experience provider
The UK arm of Fischer is to partner with the provider of personalized snowsports coaching and experiences, Uniq Snowsports. Fischer products will be available for testing at Uniq Snowsports’ upcoming Summer camps at indoor and dry slope camps at: Landgraaf Pembrey Norfolk and Llandudno The strategic collaboration aims ...
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New status moves Scarpa one step closer to B Corp. ambitions
Scarpa has achieved Benefit Company status – a legal status introduced in Italy in 2016 to identify those companies that, besides profit, pursue specific goals of common benefit, with the aim of generating value for people, the planet, businesses, and the productive realities of the country. Brands designated as a ...
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Salomon to use a mobile wallet marketing strategy
Salomon has a new partner to build on its digital marketing solution. The French sporting brand will now use Captain Wallet by Brevo for mobile wallet marketing. The technology makes it possible to dematerialize marketing content (i.e., convert a paper document into a digital one) in Apple and Google wallets ...
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Haglöfs launches consumer “Shell Guide” this fall
Haglöfs’ new Shell Guide, which will be available on haglofs.com in October 2023, is designed to help outdoor athletes find the right jacket for their activities. Customers can choose from the Shell collection for extreme performance in the mountains to lightweight and versatile shells for the trail and everyday use. ...
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Garmin and Outdooractive become partners of German Mountain and Ski Guides Association
With Garmin and Outdooractive, the German Mountain and Ski Guides Association (VDBS) welcomes two prominent industry partners to its network and is pleased to be able to offer mountain and ski guides and hiking guides even more benefits in the future. “As a professional association, we create the optimal framework ...
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The latest North Face campaign uses ChatGPT
The North Face has launched a new campaign aimed at reigniting the spirit of outdoor exploration, “TNF10000 Reasons to Get Back to Trail.” In an interesting twist the campaign has leveraged ChatGPT to generate 10,000 reasons to hit the trail. The campaign, in conjunction with the agency Fred & Farid ...
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Moncler’s Remo Ruffini receives honorary degree from University for the Creative Arts
Remo Ruffini, the chairman and CEO of Moncler, has accepted an honorary degree in fashion and entrepreneurship from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), a specialist art and design university with campuses in Surrey and Kent, England. Ruffini was honored “in recognition of his outstanding contribution to fashion and ...