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    Helinox switches to recycled materials for majority of products

    2022-06-24T10:41:00Z

    Source: Helinox Helinox is working on its environmental footprint by transforming its collection. From summer 2023, all fabrics used for chairs, tables, beds and transport bags will be made from recycled fibers (except for its lightweight collection). The company uses DAC TH72M aluminum for most of its ...

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    Elevate Textiles reports its sustainability efforts 2022

    2022-04-28T09:44:00Z

    In its newly released sustainability report 2022, the U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn brand Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) reveals the progress made and the goals set for the future across its brands. As reported in last year’s paper, the company has set ...

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    Sustainable Apparel Coalition starts new project for due diligence in the supply chain

    2022-02-11T12:39:00Z

    The nonprofit Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an organization that advocates for sustainable practices in the consumer goods industry, has partnered with the Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS) to coordinate a new project to promote industry-wide convergence of methodologies for assessing environmental, social and labor conditions in the apparel and footwear ...

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    Higg appoints Chief Strategy Officer to lead platform expansion

    2021-12-08T10:52:00Z

    Technology platform Higg has appointed James Schaffer as chief strategy officer to lead business development and partnerships in this new role. Schaffer brings more than 20 years of experience as a partner and technology leader to Higg, most recently as managing partner at Schaffer & Combs, the consulting firm he ...

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    ZDHC releases second Impact Report

    2021-06-28T06:53:00Z

    Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), the multi-stakeholder organization based in Amsterdam, has released its Impact Report 2020, highlighting the progress made since its first Impact Report in 2019. In 2020, 15 new Brand contributors and three new Friends joined ZDHC on its collective journey towards sustainable ...

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    Elevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025

    2021-04-22T12:23:00Z

    U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and divided ...

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    ZDHC Gateway integrates Open Apparel Registry Facility ID

    2021-03-02T16:28:00Z

    ZDHC is deepening its collaboration with the Open Apparel Registry (OAR) by implementing the OAR’s Facility ID in the ZDHC Gateway platform via an API connection. The OAR is a free, neutral, open-source tool that maps garment facilities worldwide and assigns unique facility IDs. The OAR thereby enables to identify ...

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    ​Vaude presents new “Detox” CSR report

    2020-12-17T17:34:00Z

    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 chemicals of concern by ...