All Vaude articles – Page 2

  • OutdoorByISPO draußen 2023
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    22 April 2024 Sponsored by

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    Vaude launches second-hand online shop

    16 April 2024

    Vaude has launched the sale of second-hand products at www.rent-secondhand.vaude.com – currently only in Germany. The offer is meant to provide an environmentally friendly, yet inexpensive alternative to buying new clothing and equipment. The second-hand web shop offers a large selection of used outdoor equipment in great condition. As a ...

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    Vaude quits X, sets example against disinformation, hate speech and racism

    26 March 2024

    Source: Hari Pulko/Vaude Manfred Meindl German outdoor company Vaude announced on March 21 that it was leaving the social media platform X with immediate effect. “This is our response to the increasing misinformation, discriminatory and right-wing populist content and the increasingly aggressive style on X – we ...

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    The circular economy: How well are outdoor brands actually doing it?

    28 January 2024

    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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    New Head of Finance at Vaude

    19 January 2024

    Melissa Wach is the latest member of Vaude’s management board. She joined the company in December and is responsible for the finance department. Wach has taken over the role of CFO from Erwin Gutensohn, who has retired. He successfully shaped financial management at Vaude for over 30 years and laid ...

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    Upcycling: BASF and Vaude Professional turn safety workwear into backpacks

    23 November 2023

    BASF, the world’s largest chemical company headquartered in Germany, had the innovative idea of producing new work backpacks from old work clothes. Source: BASF Lotte Adriaenssens and Steven Elseviers, BASF Antwerp Around 3,500 employees work at one of BASF’s many plants in Antwerp, Belgium, and most of ...

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    Vaude presents the world’s first fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester

    22 November 2023

    Source: Vaude Women’s Fleece Jacket made from wood-based polyester, to be presented at ISPO Munich The world’s first fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester will be presented by German biochemicals company UPM Biochemicals and German outdoor equipment supplier Vaude at the upcoming ISPO Munich. The two partners ...

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    Vaude receives Reuters Business Transformation Award

    7 November 2023

    German outdoor outfitter Vaude has won the internationally coveted Business Transformation Award 2023, which honors the world’s best companies committed to sustainability. Hilke Patzwall, Vaude Sustainability Manager, and Jan Lorch, Vaude Managing Director Sales & CSR, accepted the award in London on Nov. 1. They made the long journey from ...

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    DIY repairs: 12 brands making repairs easy

    7 November 2023

     Our listicle highlights the outdoor and sporting brands and retailers who are already helping consumers repair their own outdoor gear at home.

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    Globetrotter, Patagonia and Vaude triumph in German sustainability prize

    1 November 2023

    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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    EOG project is targeting half a billion kilograms of CO2 emissions

    26 October 2023

    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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    17 October 2023

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    Reischmann opens fourth Vaude store

    15 September 2023

    Source: Vaude Nicole Feigel, Store Manager Vaude Store Memmingen On Sept. 14, German sports and fashion retailer Reischmann opened another Vaude store in downtown Memmingen. The partnership between Vaude Franchise GmbH and Reischmann has already existed for 15 years and has so far resulted in three Vaude ...

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    Von Dewitz chosen as CEO of “Female Allstar Board”

    31 August 2023

    Source: Vaude Antje von Dewitz presents the certificate on the election as CEO of the Female Allstar Board For the third time, German business magazine Handelsblatt and the consulting firm Bain & Company chose outstanding female players in business for the Female Allstar Board. The initiative aims ...

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    Vaude reduces CO2 emissions by 5% while growing revenue by 13% in 2022

    2 August 2023

    Responsible business practices and successful economics can be directly linked, as Vaude shows in its latest Sustainability Report. For years, the German outdoor company has been vigorously pursuing the goal of continuously reducing its ecological footprint and significantly cutting CO2 emissions as quickly as possible. To achieve this, the company ...

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    Vaude partners with UPM on wood-based polyester fleece jacket

    21 June 2023

    Vaude and Helsinki-based UPM Biochemicals are partnering on what they claim is the first-ever fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester. While the resin used to make polyester contains 30 percent monoethylene glycol, traditionally sourced from crude oil, UPM and Vaude’s process replaces this ingredient entirely with UPM’s BioPura, a new ...

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    Vaude receives top rating from Greenpeace for its Green Shape label

    1 June 2023

    Many textile brands commit to fair and sustainable production, but not all of them live up to their promises. Labels like “green,” “fair,” “sustainable,” and alike have become common standards, but the image they want to convey is not always backed by improved production and working conditions. ...

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    Vaude MD Antje von Dewitz calls for strong EU supply chain law

    26 May 2023

    With the EU supply chain act CSDDD scheduled to be adopted, Vaude and its MD Antje von Dewitz have welcomed the planned mandatory due diligence.“This is an important decision that I feel strongly about.”

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    Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation continues to support outdoor activities and environmental education in schools

    17 May 2023

    The German Vaude Sport Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation has been supporting school projects throughout Germany with the “Outdoor macht Schule” (Outdoor is school) program since 2020. The aim of the program is to link outdoor activities and environmental education with each other and make mountain sports tangible for children and ...