All Coronavirus articles – Page 30
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Patagonia grant recipient Stay Grounded opposes rescue of airlines
Together with more than 250 organizations from all over the world, the Patagonia Action Works grant recipient Stay Grounded Network is calling on governments not to bailout polluting airlines unconditionally. Stay Grounded is a global network of more than 140 local airport opposition groups, climate justice activists, NGOs, trade unionists, ...
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VF Foundation helps local communities around the world
The VF Foundation, the grant-making branch of VF Corp., has pledged a $1.5 million donation to support local communities around the world as they face the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Initial funding will provide financial support to the Colorado Covid-19 Relief Fund, the CDC Foundation Emergency Response Fund, and ...
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Covid-19 impact on Outdoor Retailer’s parent Emerald Expositions
Emerald Expositions, the organizer of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, has released figures about the impact of coronavirus-related cancellations. The company said that the 23 events that had to be canceled to date account for around $116 million of its 2019 revenues. The announcement came with an update on upcoming ...
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ArticleGarmin supports initiative of the Robert Koch Institute to contain Covid-19
A new app called “Corona-Datenspende” (“Corona Data Donation”) presented by the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) provides information on the distribution of the coronavirus in Germany. Users of the app, which is only available in the German app stores, voluntarily share selected health data that will help RKI scientists to ...
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News briefsThe North Face uses Explore Fund and TV airtime to help during the crisis
As the global battle against Covid-19 continues, many outdoor companies are also looking for ways to contribute, including The North Face (TNF). Through the Explore Fund - TNF’s platform for supporting social and community projects - the brand is providing €1 million to support outdoor communities across Europe. To ensure ...
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News briefsReusch launches donation campaign for Milan hospital
The glove manufacturer Reusch, along with its international community of athletes, has decided to collect donations for the ASST Fatebenefratelli Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milan, Italy, to make a small contribution to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Lombardy region in Northern Italy is one of the regions most ...
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News briefsSchöffel launches "stay inside" campaign
Slogan and logo are probably the most sacred assets in corporate communications. However, adapting to current events, the German outdoor brand Schöffel has played out a motif in Social Media in the German-speaking markets that addresses the anticipation of upcoming activities, but also the need to “stay indoors” (the original ...
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ArticleColumbia and VF executives cut their paychecks
Without going as far as Tim Boyle at Columbia Sportswear, Steve Rendle, chairman, president and chief executive of VF Corp., has pledged to cut his compensation in half for the next four months to help save cash for the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Boyle, president and CEO of Columbia, ...
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Ortovox starts “support your local dealer” campaign
Ortovox, the specialist in wool clothing and alpine safety gear, started a campaign on April 3 to support local retailers via its digital channels and the brand’s online shop. Accordingly, 25 percent of all sales from the Ortovox web store go to the authorized specialist retail partners. End consumers decide ...
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Tecnica Group extends closure of its head offices
The Tecnica Group has decided to extend the closure of its headquarters in Giavera del Montello, near Treviso, in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, until April 20. Its head offices in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland and the U.S. are also closed, whereas its facilities in Hungary and Ukraine are up ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva postpones SS21 collection by one year
After the Italian outdoor brand La Sportiva closed its production plant in Ziano di Fiemme due to the Covid-19 epidemic and switched production to protective masks and clothing for the Trento civil defense, it now has announced that it will postpone the presentation of most of its new products for ...
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Mountain Equipment offers support for retailers during crisis
Mountain Equipment offers to send products ordered through retailers directly to their customers during the current coronavirus crisis, which has led to the closing of many stores worldwide. Retailers receive 100 percent of sales, while Mountain Equipment takes care of the transportation costs and logistical handling. The U.K. supplier of ...
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News briefsIt’s Great Out There Coalition promotes #outdoorsathome across Europe
The It’s Great Out There Coalition, an international non-profit association set up by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and registered in Brussels, has presented a new initiative in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In collaboration with several of its members, including some of the biggest outdoor companies in Europe, the ...
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News briefsWintersteiger develops drying cabinet for disinfection of face masks
To support emergency and medical personnel in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ski service machine specialist Wintersteiger from Austria has developed a new drying cabinet: The Pure CO18 is used for the chemical-free disinfection of protective masks and hygiene-related utensils. In addition to the drying process, ozone is used ...
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Lavaredo Ultra Trail canceled
The 14th edition of La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail, which was scheduled to take place on June 25-28, has been canceled. In 2013, the organizers had been forced to modify the race route because of the snow, but the event had never been canceled before.
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News briefsSmith and Fischer Skis donate goggles
A program called Goggles for Docs has been quickly instituted in the U.S. to provide ski goggles to healthcare workers who would otherwise lack eye protection while treating patients infected with Covid-19. The program relies entirely on volunteers and donations. Instructions for logistics, with hospitals broken down by state (16 ...
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News briefsOsprey produces fabric masks for first responders in Colorado
Osprey, the backpack brand from Colorado, announced that their Cortez-based warranty and repair team will work exclusively sewing fabric masks for healthcare workers and first responders in and around the brand’s neighborhood. The masks are being distributed to Southwest Memorial Hospital as well as the local health department that supplies ...
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News briefsGaleria and Karstadt Sports get protection from creditors
(SGI) Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (or Galeria for short), the new holding company formed last year from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores, submitted an application for protection from its creditors which was approved by the local court of Essen on Wednesday. Stressing that the proceedings are ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer Summer Market canceled
Outdoor Retailer (OR) announced in a “letter to the community” that the OR Summer Market, initially scheduled for June 23-25 in Denver, Colorado, had to be canceled. Marisa Nicholson, senior vice president and show director of OR, wrote that the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 summer show was made ...
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News briefsVibram pays bonus as a positive signal
Like many other companies, Vibram has been hit hard by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Both the research center and production at the Vibram Tech Center in Guangzhou, China, were closed for almost 10 weeks and are now operating at about 80 percent capacity. The production site in Albizzate, near Milan, ...
