News Briefs – Page 3
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News briefsMeta receives record fine and ordered to stop exporting Facebook's EU user data
Meta (formerly Facebook) has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting user data from the European Union to the U.S. for processing. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced on May 22 that Meta Platforms Ireland Limited has been fined €1.2 billion by the Irish ...
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News briefsFrench government supports cycling with new €2 billion investment
The French government has announced a new €2 billion plan for cycling by 2027. The plan is meant to encourage cycling while also supporting infrastructure and job creation. The overall investment will reach €6 billion, including €4 billion from local authorities over the same 2023-2027 period. Specifically, €1.25 billion will ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance hires Chelsea Flynn as event director
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA), the U.S. organization dedicated to the health and growth of the outdoor specialty retail industry, has named Chelsea Flynn Director of Events. Flynn brings more than ten years of event planning experience to the position. Previously, she was events project manager at the University of Tennessee ...
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News briefsSustainable performance fiber team secures $3.7M funding
Werewool, a pioneer of sustainable performance fibers which uses proteins to create products normally manufactured with petroleum, has announced a $3.7 million seed funding. The funding was led by Material Impact and Sofinnova Partners to further the company’s mission to produce biodegradable fibers with protein-based color and performance properties using ...
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News briefsEllen MacArthur Foundation launches database of circular start-ups
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is rolling out the full version of its searchable, circular start-up database. The “Circular Startup Index” is meant to help businesses explore start-ups and discover a circular economy, facilitating the pairing of innovation with capital. The Index, available on the foundation’s website, already presents 500 start-ups ...
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News briefsSIGB announces new organizers of Slide and OTS Winter
The Snowsport Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has announced MCS PR & Event Management is to be the new organizer of the Slide & OTS Winter trade show, next taking place at the Telford International Centre in January 2024. Effective from May 2023, the announcement follows a three-way final pitch ...
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News briefsRegistration for TIWC’s sustainability-themed textile conference now open
Registration is now open for the 92nd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC), to be held at the University of Huddersfield, UK. This year’s conference is themed, “Sustainability of the textile and fashion supply chain – transitioning to zero carbon and zero waste,” and is focused on identifying the current scenario ...
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News briefsVaude declares support for EU-wide ban of PFAS
Vaude has announced its support for a planned EU-wide ban on PFAS, pointing to its own product development to show that water and dirt-repellent PFAS-free outdoor equipment is possible. Antje von Dewitz, Vaude Managing Director, explains: “Not enough is being done on a voluntary basis. Therefore, legal regulations are important ...
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News briefsNo to PFAS: Sympatex offering webinar on action and alternatives
Sympatex has announced its latest webinar “No to PFAS,” to be held on May 4, 2023, at 10:30–12:00 CEST. Katy Stevens (EOG), Lisa Skedung (RISE) and Jonatan Kleimark (ChemSec) will give an overview of specific PFAS restriction consequences in the textile industry, current PFAS alternatives, the concrete procedure of ECHA’s ...
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News briefsAOB settles trademark and patent dispute with GSM
American Outdoor Brands, Inc (AOB) reached an agreement with Good Sportsman Marketing, LLC on April 6, 2023 to settle litigation over GSM Outdoor’s improper use of trademarks owned by AOB and allegations of infringement of AOB’s patent rights. AOB’s trademark and patent infringement lawsuit against GSM was initiated in October ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton Initiative announces new targets
The sustainability initiative Better Cotton has announced four new Impact Targets, which form part of its 2030 strategy, aiming to help drive environmental and social improvements at the field level for millions of cotton farmers and farm workers. The four new Impact Targets cover soil health, women’s empowerment, pesticides, and ...
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News briefsIndian government supports technology development for fibers made from hemp waste
As reported by Hemp Today, the Technology Development Board of India (TDB) has pledged 1.4 crores Indian rupees (€154,000) to support the development of technologies for processing bast fibers from industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. The project cost is set to total ₹2.08 crores (€232,000). The TDB, part ...
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News briefsSpain founds a trail running network
The Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) has established what it calls a National Network of Permanent Installations for Trail Running. There will be 29 of these in 27 Spanish provinces. Some 15 are open, and the other 14 will be opening over the course of the current year. All told, they ...
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News briefsThree new members including ingredient brand join EOG
The Polygiene Group has been announced as the latest member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). Polygiene now joins a select group of other ingredients brands including Gore-Tex, Sympatex, Primaloft, responsible performance leather manufacturers Terracare, Pertex, the Sustainable Down Source, and Nikwax. Markus Hefter, global category director of sport & ...
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News briefsGermany will offer €7 million grant to Bangladesh for social protection of textile and leather workers
The governments of Germany and Bangladesh have signed a bilateral agreement involving a grant of €7 million to ensure the social protection of workers in the textile and leather sectors in the South Asian country. The Ministry of Labor and Employment of Bangladesh is the partner, while the Department of ...
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News briefsOutdoor Industry Association announces new president
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) board of directors has named Kent Ebersole as its new president, following seven months as the organization’s interim executive director. Ebersole, an outdoor industry veteran, joined the OIA in August 2022 with a broad range of experience in media, business strategy and non-profit consulting. ...
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News briefsU.S. Outdoor Recreation Act reintroduced in Congress
The bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA) has been reintroduced in Congress by Senators Joe Manchin (Democrats) and John Barrasso (Republicans). It seeks to enhance outdoor recreation and protect public lands and waters. The bill, developed over the past decade by the Outdoor Alliance and its partners, includes a number ...
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News briefsTextile Exchange publishes Material Change Index Results
More than 400 companies (Textile Exchange members as well as third-party companies) have participated in the Textile Exchange Material Change Index campaign. The results of the survey have now been published online, reporting the companies’ progress made toward systematically measuring, managing and integrating a preferred fiber and materials strategy into ...
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News briefsAustria expands support initiative for climate-friendly mobility to folding bikes
The Austrian government is accelerating its offensive to promote more environmentally friendly mobility. Together with local sports retailers, the Austrian ministry of transport (BMK) has already sponsored the purchase of around 12,000 bicycles in Austria in 2022 (including more than 3,000 transport bikes with and without electric drive). For 2023, ...
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News briefsEOCA puts twelve fundraising projects up for election
Twice a year, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) invites conservation organizations to apply for funding from EOCA fundraising with their projects. Each time, about 200 organizations apply, of which twelve have now been shortlisted. With the help of a public vote running through the next two weeks, it will ...
