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New round of financing for France’s Snowleader
(SGI) Snowleader , the leading French online retailer of winter sports and outdoor products, says it has collected €10 million in new financing from three institutional investors, including a fund owned by the BNP Paribas bank, to help pursue its international omni-channel strategy. The company’s revenues have grown by 38 ...
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The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal
The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal that was confirmed in December (see SGI Europe – Vol. 30 n°43, 44 Dec. 24, 2019 ) after a year and a half of back-and-forth tariff impositions. The deal covers intellectual-property rights, which China has been known to circumvent ...
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Australian cotton production is being heavily affected by fires and drought
Analysts at Rabobank suggest that production for the 2019/20 period, estimated at 735,000 bales, will be the lowest in more than a decade, with a 16 percent drop from 2017/18 production. Queensland and central New South Wales are the hardest hit, although all major production regions are affected. The fires ...
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The former managing director of Sport 2000 International, Wolfgang Schnellbügel, passed away
The former managing director of Sport 2000 International, Wolfgang Schnellbügel, passed away at Les Sables-d’Olonne in France on Jan. 1 after a long illness. He was 61. Schnellbügel also held important positions of responsibility at the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). More in SGI Europe. ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates’ textile factory in Putzbrunn, Germany, has received ISO 14001 certification for quality and environmental management
(SGI) The company’s two other factories – in Elk Mills, Maryland, and Shenzhen, China – are already certified. Gore began setting up the necessary systems in its factories in 2010. These cover the oversight of energy use, the measurement and reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions, the handling of chemicals, transparency in ...
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Rossignol Group is launching a new program of sustainability and corporate social responsibility called “Respect.”
Differentiating itself from other ski companies, the Rossignol Group is launching a new program of sustainability and corporate social responsibility called “Respect.” The program calls for, among other things, a 40 percent cut in the waste generated by Rossignol’s manufacturing by 2025 and a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions ...
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Sympatex is presenting the first upcycled functional jacket
Sympatex is presenting the first upcycled functional jacket made from 30 percent recycled textiles and 70 percent recycled PET bottles at Ispo Munich. The three-layer high-performance jacket was developed and produced as part of the wear2wear consortium, the European industrial partnership founded in 2017, and announced by Sympatex in May ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) reports increasing number of Plastic Pledge signatories
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) reports that the number of Plastic Pledge signatories has risen from 44 to 70 since last summer’s edition of OutDoor by Ispo. The association is asking participants in and visitors to Ispo Munich to support the initiative by bringing their personal, reusable beverage and ...
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New collection from the Spanish outdoor brand Ternua will reflect three of its sustainability initiatives
The autumn/winter 2020/21 collection from the Spanish outdoor brand Ternua will reflect three of its sustainability initiatives: Redcycle, Colorcycle and Seacycle. The oldest of these, Redcycle (the name translates to Netcycle), was done with the help of the coastal-fishing fleet of Gipuzkoa province and support from the Basque Country’s government. ...
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Ternua and its German clients have raised €5,000 for a project to collect waste plastic from 3,000 kilometers of beaches and mountainous land
Ternua and its German clients have raised €5,000 for “Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea,” a project to collect waste plastic from 3,000 kilometers of beaches and mountainous land. The project was initiated last year by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), of which the outdoor-apparel brand has been a member ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates is working on the development of a new waterproof/breathable membrane based on a non-fluorinated material
As part of its commitment to improve the sustainability of its products, W.L. Gore Associates is working hard on the development of a new waterproof/breathable membrane based on a non-fluorinated material. In an interview with us, Achim Loeffler, a Gore-Tex veteran who has been in charge of consumer-oriented ...
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The team of the It’s Great Out There Coalition will be at ISPO Munich on Jan. 26-29
The team of the It’s Great Out There Coalition , an international non-profit organization initiated by the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) and run by a volunteer board of experienced industry directors, will be at Ispo Munich on Jan. 26-29. The team will have a presence throughout ...
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The Big Gear Show has appointed a former Outdoor Retailer director, Kenji Haroutunian, as its show direct
The Big Gear Show – a new American outdoor trade show for hardgoods in paddling, cycling, climbing and camping – has appointed a former Outdoor Retailer director, Kenji Haroutunian, as its show director. Haroutunian has more than 30 years of experience in the outdoor industry and was group show director ...
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The Salon de l’Escalade will take place again this year on Nov. 22 in the French city of Villeurbanne
The Salon de l’Escalade, which made its debut last November, will take place again this year on Nov. 22 in the French city of Villeurbanne, just outside Lyon. According to the organizers, rock climbing is the number-two sport in France’s schools and has seen steady growth among urbanites. Later this ...
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Dolomite, one of Scott Sports’ brands, presented “Crafted to perform” as its new slogan
Dolomite, one of Scott Sports’ brands, presented “Crafted to perform” as its new slogan for the next winter season, on the occasion of the 97th edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence. As reported by Pambianconews, the tagline will be used in marketing materials and in the brand’s collections and ...
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Helinox, the British brand of outdoor furniture, plans to expand its product range
Helinox, the British brand of outdoor furniture – such as lightweight outdoor chairs and tables, trekking poles and sun protection items – has recently added French and German to its website. The U.K.-based brand says it has doubled its sales volume in Europe since 2018. In 2020, Helinox plans to ...
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The Kalk OR has been included in the Petersen Automotive Museum’s permanent collection
The Kalk OR, the flagship product of the Swedish e-motorcycle manufacturer Cake, has been included in the Petersen Automotive Museum’s permanent collection. In April 2019, the museum first featured the Kalk OR in an exhibition titled “Electric Revolution.” Cake was founded in 2016 as a “high-performance zero-emission off-road motorcycle brand” ...
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Wintersteiger has become the exclusive worldwide service partner of the Atomic Pro Centers
Wintersteiger, the international machinery and plant engineering group founded in Austria in 1953 and a specialist in ski-servicing equipment, has become the exclusive worldwide service partner of the Atomic Pro Centers. These centers are specialist stores for ski racers and members of the International Ski Federation (FIS) where pro and ...
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Ferrino has welcomed Alex Txikon to its team of brand ambassadors.
The collaboration has begun with the AX Road Himalayas 19-20 expedition. Ferrino will supply tents, backpacks and mountain equipment to support him in the extreme conditions. Txikon was born in Lemon, in the Basque Country, in 1981. He has participated in more than 30 expeditions so far, and has climbed ...
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Ferrino has welcomed Alex Txikon to its team of brand ambassadors
The collaboration has begun with the AX Road Himalayas 19-20 expedition. Ferrino will supply tents, backpacks and mountain equipment to support him in the extreme conditions. Txikon was born in Lemon, in the Basque Country, in 1981. He has participated in more than 30 expeditions so far, and has climbed ...
