All Ortovox articles
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SponsoredOutDoor by ISPO 2024 with a more diverse range of exhibitors and products
Explore OutDoor by ISPO with Lena Haushofer. Discover larger spaces and diverse exhibitors at Messe München redefining industry meet-ups.
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News briefsFifth Fair Wear Foundation Leader Status for Ortovox
The southern German mountain sports specialist Ortovox has been awarded Leader Status (73 points) by the Fair Wear Foundation – for the fifth time since 2018. “This recognition means a lot to us,” said Katrin Bauer, Director CSR. “It shows that our efforts to do business responsibly are successful.” Last ...
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OpinionThe circular economy: How well are outdoor brands actually doing it?
The buzzword of the corporate social responsibility teams has now been part of the diction for a decade – but how have brands fared with circularity? Has the word become as meaningless as sustainability has (which means all things to all people)? Circular economy is also being greenwashed The most ...
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ArticleCOP28: Outdoor industry puts reconnecting with nature and physical activity on agenda
Read here how COP 28 went for representatives from the sporting goods and outdoor industry.
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ArticleDeuter parent Schwan-Stabilo confirms last year’s solid performance
Source: Schwan-Stabilo Sebastian Schwanhäußer, Group CEO Volatile markets, war, inflation and cautious consumers once again posed considerable challenges for the Schwan-Stabilo Group with its three business areas of cosmetics, writing instruments and outdoor. Nevertheless, the previous year’s positive trend continued – partly due to this varied business ...
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News briefsReorganization at Ortovox with new, six-person Executive Board
After Ortovox expanded to a three-person management team in February 2022 “to adapt processes to the changing market conditions,” the German mountain sports specialist has now decided to focus on more streamlined structures (for almost the same reasons – “to meet the changing market conditions and the diverse challenges”). As ...
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ArticleEOG project is targeting half a billion kilograms of CO2 emissions
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has published an update on its long-term Carbon Reduction Project. Working with the Apparel Impact Institute (AII) and ten EOG members, the project team completed an audit of 16 manufacturing facilities and established that their combined CO2 emissions totaled almost half a billion kilograms in ...
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News briefsOrtovox launches webshop for refurbished products
With the launch of the Ortovox 2nd Life store, the southern German mountain sports specialist offers another tool to make mountain sports more sustainable. Extending the useful life of a product by three months already means reducing the CO2, waste and water footprint by 10 percent. With this in mind, ...
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ArticleShe Is Outdoors Women’s Gear Award: A target group with much untapped potential
A down jacket by Rab has won the Women’s Gear Award from She Is Outdoors. Five other products have received honorable mentions. The award offers the opportunity to take a holistic look at the women’s segment, and while there were many impressive submissions, it is clear that a lot of ...
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News briefsParent company of Deuter, Ortovox & Co. has a new CFO
Source: Schwan-Stabilo Anke Buttler The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which owns the Ortovox, Gonso, Maier Sports and Deuter brands, announced that Anke Buttler has become the group’s new chief financial officer (CFO), joining CEO Sebastian Schwanhäußer as part of the group’s executive management team on Jan. 1. With a ...
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News briefsSport Conrad successfully runs pilot second-hand collection and sales project
Source: Sport Conrad Sport Conrad NOMOI second hand products German retailer Sport Conrad has now sold the 160 used garments from brands Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja and Norrøna that were collected from mid-November 2022 as part of a pilot project integrated into the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. According to ...
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ArticleMichael Sieber: “There will be some bumps in the road”
Ortovox general management reveal their challenges for 2023 and explain why they are confident.
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News briefsOrtovox voluntarily recalls Avabag LiTRIC
Ortovox and Arc’teryx have voluntarily recalled all Ortovox Avabag LiTRIC models following the discovery of a technical problem that, in rare cases, could affect the blower unit of the airbag and reduce its protective capabilities. The recall includes the electronic airbag models Avabag LiTRIC Tour, Avabag LiTRIC Freeride, Avabag LiTRIC ...
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ArticleSchwan-Stabilo’s outdoor brands grow by 16.4%
The German Schwan-Stabilo group, the owner of Deuter, Ortovox, Maier Sports and Gonso, has published its 2021/22 business numbers, achieving growth in all of the group’s categories, which are cosmetics, writing instruments and outdoor sports. In the time span reported, the group generated sales of €745.3 million (previous year: €623.2 ...
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ArticleOrtovox launches new online platform for avalanche safety
Source: Ortovox Lab Snow Back in 2008, German outdoor brand Ortovox launched the Safety Academy, followed in 2013 by the Safety Academy Lab Snow. Now, the digital knowledge platform is back at www.ortovox.com offering high-quality information on the subject of avalanches, completely revised in collaboration with the ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter, Ortovox and Lenzing are finalists for the German Sustainability Award
For the 15th time, the Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (German Sustainability Award Foundation) is presenting one of Europe’s best-known awards for social and ecological commitment. This year’s finalists in the corporate competition include the Hamburg-based outdoor retailer Globetrotter (category “Resources”) and the specialist for alpine emergency equipment, technical clothing with ...
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News briefsSchwan-Stabilo employees finish 84,637km in charity sports challenge
The employees of the Schwan-Stabilo group (staff of Deuter, Ortovox, Maier Sports and Gonso being among them) have mastered the first global Schwan Sports Challenge, a charity project that supports initiatives for clean drinking water and reforestation. All Schwan-Stabilo sites lined up in a row make up a distance as ...
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Article#SheisOutdoors announces winners for 2022
The #SheisOutdoors Awards jury has announced the winners for the 2022 summer season. “The winners give a good overview of what retail experts want for the market: a good mix of, on the one hand, products that are perfect for a very specific area of use and, on the other ...
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ArticleMichael Sieber, Ortovox: “Family is essential”
In our interview with Michael Sieber, member of the Ortovox executive board, head of the new customer and brand division and head of sales, we learn more about the geopolitical situation, the internationalization of the company and why family is so important in a healthy work environment.
