All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 5 – Page 9
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News briefsEurobike and German railway offer free e-bikes for show visitors
The German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has agreed to a partnership with Eurobike for its 2022 edition of the mobility show from July 13 to 17, 2022. 2,000 e-bikes from the DB “Call a Bike” rental fleet will be available, ready to use with a free voucher for Eurobike ...
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News briefsProgressive retailer Kith presents first Columbia collab collection
Kith and Columbia Sportswear have launched their first collaborative apparel collection, ”Kith for Columbia” 2022. The 45-piece collection of apparel and accessories is inspired by the outdoor lifestyle and “interpreted through the Kith lens”, as the New York-based retailer says. The new drop comes in the line of other collaborations ...
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ArticleGovernment-funded VeloLab founded to encourage innovation in the German bike sector
A new platform called VeloLab was launched in early April 2022 with the goal to strengthen the bicycle as a means of transport in Germany. As a funding project of the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) within the national cycling plan (NRVP) framework, VeloLab is a digital ...
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News briefsH&M’s Arket to carry Klättermusen
As reported by habit.se, Arket will add the Swedish outdoor brand to its assortment starting April 21. Previously, Arket had already sold third-party products from footwear brands Tretorn, New Balance and Merrell, but Klättermusen marks the first time it is stocking an external clothing brand, with accessories to be offered ...
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Researchers in Australia and New Zealand work on sustainable textile coating inspired by bees
A new research collaboration is developing a sustainable alternative to harmful chemicals used in durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings made from biopolymers that mimic bees’ nests. Scientists at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University in Australia and New Zealand-based biotechnology research company Humble Bee Bio are collaborating ...
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News briefs$85 million financial boost for start-up Natural Fiber Welding
U.S.-based start-up Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has raised $85 million in funding to scale the production of its all-natural, circular materials products. The investors backing the circular materials company include Evolution VC Partners, Tattarang, Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Collaborative Fund, AiiM Partners, Engine No.1, Raga Partners, Tidal Impact, Scrum Ventures, ...
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News briefsClimatePartner opens new Spanish office in Barcelona
ClimatePartner has just opened its first office in Spain, a country already feeling the consequences of global heating with increasing draughts, wildfires and a rising sea level. Led by Tom Weseloh, former sustainability officer at Mediamarkt and managing director of a start-up focused on the development of Soil Organic Carbon ...
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News briefsMaterial Exchange raises €25 million in Series A funding
The international virtual marketplace Material Exchange has raised €25 million in Series A funding. Material Exchange is a B2B SaaS-enabled marketplace for the apparel and footwear industry connecting brands with material suppliers across the globe. The company works out software to digitize the material sourcing process and replace the complex ...
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News briefsNew multi-stakeholder project targets transparency and fairness in the organic cotton sector
Supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency Fund for Responsible Business (FVO), the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has launched a multi-year project targeting transparency and fairness across the organic cotton sector. To date, the project, named Textile in Transition, has attracted brand partners Bestseller, Essenza Home and G-Star Raw, as part ...
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News briefsDakine returns to the fishing business
Dakine, the brand founded in Hawaii in 1979 that offers bags, accessories, apparel and outerwear for people who love outdoor adventure, has relaunched its Dakine Fish category, which includes fish bags, tackle storage, gloves and headwear for a range of saltwater and freshwater fishing. Originally introduced in the 1980s, Dakine ...
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News briefsNew bike opening in the Dolomites
From May 27 to 29, 2022, the Dolomiti Paganella Bike Opening will take place for the first time in the region of the same name in Trentino, Italy. On the three days of the event, various brands and media will gather at each of the three rifugi La Montanara (Molveno ...
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News briefsThe Better Cotton Conference will be held in Sweden with a live and hybrid event
After two years of pandemic-related pause, the Better Cotton Conference, organized by the Better Cotton Initiative, will be a live (and hybrid) event again this year. Expert speakers from the cotton industry and beyond will lead a series of plenary sessions across the two-day conference in Malmö, Sweden, on June ...
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News briefsCake appoints Jens Stark as chief commercial officer
Source: Cake Jens Stark, CCO Cake Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorcycles, has appointed Jens Stark as chief commercial officer. Stark will lead the continued expansion of Cake’s sales team globally and take the sales organization from start-up to scale-up. He joins Cake from Apple, ...
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News briefsKahtoola achieves carbon neutrality
Kahtoola, an Arizona-based manufacturer of spikes, lightweight crampons, and gaiters for runners and climbers, has achieved carbon neutrality. In 2019, the brand, which announced its expansion into Europe in January 2021, began the process by working with the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s Climate Action Corps (CAC) to analyze its greenhouse ...
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News briefsDigital CSR training program helps companies build a more meaningful business
The Swedish business development consultancy Helping You Grow International Business AB (Huginbiz) is offering a new digital training program starting this September to help brands transition to a more sustainable and responsible business. “Better Every Day” is a 6-month introductory program that introduces sustainability and CSR and how to effectively ...
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News briefsVF Foundation joins U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund
The VF Foundation, a private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corp., announced today that it would join the Soil Health Institute’s (SHI) U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) as a sustaining supporter. The USRCF is a farmer-facing, science-based initiative designed to support long-term, sustainable cotton production in the United States to ...
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News briefsRemei launches new “I grow your cotton” marketing campaign
Source: Remei Shersingh Haresingh cooperating with Remei-India Swiss organic cotton and textile trader Remei is promoting awareness of the topic of responsibility for the raw material used for clothing. The company is launching a new campaign as a long-term marketing and communication tool, using the claim “I ...
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News briefsTeijin goes into detail on CO2 emissions with newly developed system
Japanese supplier Teijin Frontier Co, Ltd, the Teijin Group’s fiber and product processing company, has developed its own system for calculating CO2 emissions generated during the production of polyester fibers. According to the company, the new system calculates CO2 emissions based on data from its production sites. As an important ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen launches new global campaign
Two search-and-rescue professionals are the protagonists of Helly Hansen’s new global marketing campaign, created together with advertising agency Grey London. As part of the campaign titled “Belong in the moment,” the brand worked with Squamish Search and Rescue team member Nathalie White and Norwegian People’s Aid team leader Odd Harald ...
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ArticleGerman fashion chain Adler to enter outdoor business with McTrek
Germany’s Adler Modemärkte is cooperating with McTrek Retail GmbH to enter the outdoor product market with its more than 130 Adler stores in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Adler Modemärkte AG, a company that had been strong with private labels in the past, went into insolvency in 2021 and was ...
