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Organic cotton production sees 31% jump
The production of organic cotton showed a 31 percent increase in the 2018/19 harvest year over the previous year, according to the Textile Exchange’s 2020 Organic Cotton Market Report. The 2018/19 harvest year saw the second biggest harvest of organic cotton ever recorded, surpassed only marginally in 2009/10. The report ...
Millet and Lafuma expand environmental and social strategy
The French outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, brands of the Millet Mountain Group, which belongs to the Calida Group, have further developed their environmental and social strategy in line with current developments under the motto “Rising Change.” According to its own statements, the Millet Mountain Group has already been paying ...
Columbia Sportswear releases 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report
Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC) released its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which includes highlights from the progress made throughout 2019 in the three main areas of focus in its corporate responsibility strategy – empowering people, sustaining places and responsible practices. The 56-page report assesses work accomplished in 2019 by its four ...
Peak Performance releases 2019 Sustainability Report
With its Sustainability Performance Report 2019, Peak Performance provides information about its sustainability work and the progress the brand made last year. In 2018, the Swedish outdoor brand published its first sustainability report and has since continued to push the agenda. The brand says it has made significant progress in ...