All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 11 – Page 3
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News briefsRetyre raises funding for new bike tire factory in Norway
The Norwegian bike tire company ReTyre AS, a start-up founded in 2015, is expanding into Europe with distribution in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and a webshop. The company goes to market with a tire system that enables a change of profiles on a base tire with a zip-on system, including ...
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News briefsLenzing rated AAA in annual CDP sustainability ranking
As one out of twelve companies rated with the highest ranking globally, Austrian fiber specialist Lenzing AG received the “AAA” grade from the nonprofit organization CDP. Each of the A’s ticks a box for the three pillars climate change, forests and water security. For Lenzing, this is the second time ...
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News briefsPentland Brands announces the latest results of its positive business strategy
Pentland Brands, owner of Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Ellesse, SeaVees and Mitre, has announced the latest results of its 100-1-0 positive business strategy, originally unveiled in Nov. 2021 as previously reported. Pentland Brands is reporting “significant progress” in its goals of helping 100 million consumers live positive, ...
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News briefsCMP opens its 50th store
Italian outdoor brand CMP, part of the F.lli Campagnolo SpA group, has opened a new flagship store in Bologna, in northern Italy. It is the brand’s 50th store. CMP opened its very first flagship store seven years ago. Opened on Dec. 13 and located in Bologna’s city center, at 4 ...
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News briefsVans and Timberland unveil first-ever collaboration
Vans and Timberland have teamed up on an entirely new hybrid shoe, dubbed the Vans Skateboarding x Timberland Half Cab Hiker. The footwear is described as half skate shoe, half hiking boot. The launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of Vans’ iconic Half Cab while drawing equal inspiration from Timberland’s ...
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News briefsHelly Hansens Ski Free is back, additional ski resort in Switzerland as partner
Helly Hansens has extended its popular Ski Free program to include the Corvatsch, Diavolezza and Lagalb ski areas in the Bernina massif in Switzerland, now counting 60 participating resorts worldwide this winter, including 28 in Europe. Those who choose to purchase a Helly Hansen ski jacket or ...
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News briefsCarbios hosts first PET biorecycling summit
Carbios, a French company specializing in biological recycling based on enzyme technologies, held a PET biorecycling summit in Paris earlier in December. With over 100 participants from the science, academic and industrial sectors, the summit discussed ways to bring innovative, low-impact recycling technologies for PET to market. Among the speakers ...
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News briefsBurbank succeeds Millenacker as global brand president of Royal Robbins
Source: Royal Robbins Erik Burbank Fenix Outdoor has appointed Erik Burbank as global brand president of Royal Robbins. Burbank, an industry veteran with extensive experience leading brands in the U.S. and Europe, will succeed Michael Millenacker, who is retiring at the end of the year. Burbank will ...
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News briefsHohenstein pilots Oeko-Tex Leather Standard certification for shoes with Lowa
Outdoor shoe brand Lowa and the testing service provider Hohenstein have piloted a new project: the Lowa model Lady Light GTX has passed the Oeko-Tex Leather Standard certification, making it the first hiking shoe of which all components complied with the required criteria of the Leather Standard RSL (Restricted Substances ...
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ArticleCake develops semi-autonomous electric ATV for regenerative agriculture
Source: Cake The Kibb Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, will move forward with the development of the Kibb, an electric, semi-autonomous, all-terrain vehicle tailored to the unique needs of regenerative agriculture. The Kibb is designed to perform light agricultural tasks autonomously and with ...
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News briefsFlaxta releases premium ski helmet
Flaxta’s newest ski helmet in the premium category, the Deep Space Alpha Mips, is the fruit of collaboration with three other Swedish companies: twICEme, RECCO and Mips. Founded in 2017, twICEme has roots in military design and rescue operations. Its contribution to the helmet is “an integrated ...
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ArticleItalian investor joins 3T Cycling
To support 3T Cycling’s ongoing rapid growth, UTurn Investments Srl, an independent family firm founded by Gianpiero Peron, Luca Mongodi and Alberto Nicoli, has invested in the iconic high-end Italian niche bicycle company. The focus is also on expanding 3T’s own “Made in Italy“ factory, where not only bike components, ...
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News briefsNew Recco SAR helicopter detectors in Spain and Sweden
Recco reports the deployment of two more SAR helicopter detectors: Pompièrs Emergéncies S.L.U in Val d’Aran in the Pyrenees has been equipped with the innovative search device. While many rescue teams in Spain are already equipped with the Recco detectors, which they use as handheld devices for avalanche burial searches, ...
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ArticleBritish Mammut owner and investment company Telemos takes majority stake in Vittoria Group
A year and a half after acquiring the Swiss Mammut Sports Group from Bystronic (formerly Conzzeta Group), Telemos Capital is making news with another acquisition in the sporting goods industry. The British investment group has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Vittoria Group, the bicycle tire ...
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ArticleSBTi verifies Vaude’s climate targets to be aligned with Paris Agreement
Vaude, the German company that has been climate-neutral by compensation since the beginning of 2022, has now published an update on its climate targets. The climate roadmap has been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and reviewed for compatibility under the 1.5-degree target. Three specific targets from the ...
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News briefsFashion for Good launches a home-compostable polybag project
Fashion for Good has launched the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags, in partnership with C&A and Levi Strauss & Co. The six-month project uses bags made with bio-based material designed to compost in either home or municipal composting environments from TIPA Corp. and ...
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News briefsEOG launches online Sustainability Strategy Course
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched an online study programme tailored for small to mid-sized companies to help them fully integrate sustainability into their business plans and culture. Developed in partnership with outdoor and sustainability consultancy Peak 63, the EOG Sustainability Strategy Course is a self-study course in five ...
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News briefsTernua consolidates sales in Italy
Ternua has consolidated its sales in Italy, according to marketing director Imanol Muñoz, who spoke with Diffusion Sport at the recent ISPO Munich show. In doing so, it has hired a single manager to handle the five regions into which the Spanish Basque company has divided up the country. Ternua ...
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News briefsNewell to have new CFO and president in 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, Mark Erceg is to become Newell Brands’ chief financial officer, in charge of finance, IT, planning & analysis, accounting, SEC reporting, internal audit, tax, treasury, investor relations, information management and global business services. Erceg will be succeeding and reporting to Chris Peterson, who will be fully ...
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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 ...
