All Vaude articles – Page 4
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ArticleStand.Earth gives fashion, outdoor and sports industries poor grades for sustainability
In its Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard 2021, environmental advocacy organization Stand.Earth surveyed and ranked 47 outdoor, sports and fashion brands on their environmental actions in various areas. Stand.Earth sees the fashion industry in a business-as-usual reliance on fossil fuels to manufacture and ship its garments that is not consistent with a ...
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News briefsUniversity study sees Gen Z consumers open to clothing rental
According to a new study among consumers aged between 19 and 24 conducted by the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at the Washington State University (WSU), Gen Z adults are interested in using apparel rental services to reduce overconsumption. Ting Shi, co-author and chair of apparel, merchandising, ...
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ArticleTextile Mission publishes research report on microplastics
An interdisciplinary research project run by the Federal Association of the German Sporting Goods Industry ( Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie/BSI ) and worked out by its Textile Mission team (with support of the German ministry of education and science ) has now published its final report on the origin ...
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News briefsSustainable sports retailer Sportgreen opens first stores
After launching its online platform for sustainable sports products In April 2021, Sportgreen has opened a physical flagship store of 800 square meters under the same name and with the same products in the German town of Ingelheim. The new store adds up to two smaller Sportgreen shops that ...
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News briefsVaude opts for transparency and discloses product supply chains in its web store
Just days after the German parliament passed the new Supply Chain Act , outdoor brand Vaude is making a clear statement: With a new addition to the product information on vaude.com , the German brand provides full transparency of the supply chain of every Vaude product on its own ...
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ArticleMyanmar: a cheap hotspot getting even hotter
Production in Myanmar has almost never been easy due to political circumstances. After the country experienced a boom in textile manufacturing with the beginning of the democratic process in 2012, the situation has worsened since the military coup on February 1 of this year to such an extent that a ...
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BASF and Vaude cooperate to make pants from car tires
German companies Vaude and BASF are cooperating to create a more effective product cycle for the outdoor brand’s products. The first of these is a pair of trekking pants made from recycled car tires. The pants are part of the Vaude SS 2022 collection and will be on ...
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News briefsVon Dewitz receives GEM Award for pioneering leadership
Antje von Dewitz , CEO of German outdoor brand Vaude , has received the GEM Award 2021 for her successful sustainable brand management. The Berlin-based ” Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des Markenwesens e.V. ” (Society for the Study of Brands, GEM) is a platform that supports companies in their brand ...
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News briefsSympatex cooperates with eBay Upcycling Store powered by Vaude
As an ecological alternative among textile function specialists, ingredient brand Sympatex is now supporting the sustainable initiative of eBay and Vaude with high-quality functional materials. Sewing and crafting enthusiasts can bid for sustainable Sympatex functional materials on the online marketplace in addition to high-quality material scraps ...
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Vaude film documentary wins Cannes Corporate Movies & TV Awards (Full Video)
With the film “ Eis und Palmen ” (Ice Palms), a documentary about the unusual crossing of the Alps by two friends by bike and ski, German outdoor brand Vaude has convinced the international jury of the Cannes Corporate Movies TV Awards 2020. The ...
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ArticleVaude presents new “Detox” CSR report
With its latest sustainability report, Vaude has launched an entire website that fully lists and explains in detail all of the company’s past, present and future actions. By voluntarily signing the Greenpeace Detox Commitment , Vaude had already made a clear commitment in 2015 to gradually eliminate ...
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ArticleVaude joins The Climate Pledge
Thirteen new companies have joined The Climate Pledge , co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism , a U.K.-based purpose driven enterprise focused on social and environmental change, to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals 10 years early, making a total of thirty-one companies who have joined the ...
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News briefsVaude receives New Work Award 2020
Because of its ”value-oriented corporate culture with a focus on trust and self-efficacy,” Vaude now has been awarded the German New Work Award 2020 . The outdoor brand convinced both an expert jury and the online community. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the originally planned award ceremony in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie ...
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ArticleEOG and Suston organize digital industry event
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) and Suston , a publication for sustainable outdoor news based in Stockholm, have finalized the program for a digital event that will take place Nov. 18-19 called “ Sustain the Momentum .” The online event will ask whether the industry can ...
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ArticleVaude establishes Academy for Sustainable Business Management
Together rather than against one another: After Houdini had just made the development specifications of one of its most sustainable products available as Open Source, the German outdoor brand Vaude has now announced the foundation of the “ Vaude Academy for Sustainable Business .” The academy is designed ...
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News briefsGreen Button celebrates 1st birthday
One year ago, the “ Grüner Knopf ” (Green Button) was introduced in Germany, the first state seal for fair and ecologically, sustainably produced textiles. This was partly due to the commitment of the German Minister for Development, Gerd Müller . Since then, the seal has provided consumers with ...
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ArticleVaude introduces repair index
Vaude has introduced an innovative new tool called Repair Index to systematically embed repairability in product development to ensure that products are designed to be as repairable as possible from the very first product idea. With the new tool, the repairability of Vaude products can now be evaluated. ...
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ArticleVaude and others join Facebook boycott
Vaude is the first German outdoor brand to join the international #StopHateForProfit campaign, which wants to encourage Facebook to take more action against hateful, violent and racist content in its networks. The outdoor brand has stopped all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram from July 1 ...
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ArticlePreliminary analyses of first virtual sales conventions
The first virtual sales conventions organized by Schöffel and Oberalp went well, according to the two companies. Schöffel’s 100-percent digital sales meeting was held on May 19 and 20, involving roughly 130 participants from about 15 countries in all the major markets, more than originally expected. According ...
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News briefsSuccessful virtual sales meetings by Schöffel, Oberalp and others
According to the two companies, the first virtual conventions organized by Schöffel and Oberalp went well. Schöffel’s 100-percent digital sales meeting was held on May 19 and 20, involving roughly 130 participants from about 15 different countries in all the major markets, more than originally expected. A total ...
