All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 109
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Toray, the Japanese fiber group, has signed an agreement with...
Toray, the Japanese fiber group, has signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to promote the use of personal protective equipment and clothing in the fight against infectious diseases in Africa, such as Ebola. More specifically, the deal will support a JICA project in the Republic of ...
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On Nov. 1, 2019, Lowe Alpine began purchasing only PFC-free...
On Nov. 1, 2019, Lowe Alpine began purchasing only PFC-free materials for the manufacturing of its products. The brand will make full use of the short-chain C6-Perflour carbon materials still in stock but then gradually replace the materials in existing collections. It expects that most products for autumn/winter 2020 will ...
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Ternua, one of the founding members of the It's Great...
Ternua, one of the founding members of the It's Great Out There Coalition, organized an event last month where it arranged for a group of ten young people on the margins of the education system to participate in a three-day program of kayaking, canyoning, cycling, via ferrata and sleeping under ...
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Garmont is committed to the defense of the rhino through...
Garmont is committed to the defense of the rhino through a dedicated project, called Save the Rhino, in collaboration with the Global Conservation Corps (GCC). Few rhinos survive in the wild, and they are under constant threat from poachers. Representatives from Garmont and the GCC will be debating the issue ...
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Vaude joined the Fridays For Future global climate strike on...
Vaude joined the Fridays For Future global climate strike on Sept. 20, with around 70 employees from the outdoor company taking to the streets in Friedrichshafen, Germany. To make their way to the demonstration, Vaude employees used e-cars, e-bikes and bicycles. Vaude's headquarters in Tettnang on Lake Constance has been ...
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In the interests of sustainable development, Chiruca, the Spanish outdoor...
In the interests of sustainable development, Chiruca, the Spanish outdoor footwear brand owned by Calzados Fal, has made some changes to the manufacturing and packaging of its boots. First, it has replaced its old alcohol-based treatment for water and oil repellence with a new water-based treatment that contains nanoparticles. These ...
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Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions...
Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions of the Earth award. The outdoor clothing company has been recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the flagship environmental honor in the entrepreneurial vision category. Patagonia won for its “dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability ...
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Clean Kanteen has committed to reducing its company-wide carbon emissions...
Clean Kanteen has committed to reducing its company-wide carbon emissions by joining Climate Neutral's certification program. The independent certification program will verify that the producer of stainless-steel bottles has achieved net-zero carbon emissions with a combination of reductions and offsets. In mid-2020, the bottle maker may begin featuring the Climate ...
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Fjällräven is one of the latest brands to have signed...
Fjällräven is one of the latest brands to have signed the United Nations (UN) Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, an initiative under the auspices of U.N. Climate Change that brings fashion stakeholders toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. The Swedish outdoor brand said in a ...
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Blacks, the British outdoor retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion,...
Blacks, the British outdoor retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is offering a discount of 15 percent on all in-store purchases to customers who drop off clothing or footwear for donation to The British Heart Foundation. Donations collected at Blacks' stores will be distributed to the foundation's 750 stores in ...
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Archroma, the Swiss manufacturer of color and specialty chemicals, and...
Archroma, the Swiss manufacturer of color and specialty chemicals, and the Bluesign System are the latest to have committed to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation as contributors. The ZDHC Foundation oversees the implementation of the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme, a collaboration of fashion brands, value chain ...
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The upcoming Sustainable Apparel Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will...
The upcoming Sustainable Apparel Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will run concurrently with the Bangladesh Denim Expo on Nov. 5, invites textile technology companies to showcase their sustainable solutions free of charge as a way to help speed the adoption of new environmental technologies in the country
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Pertex will be announcing its sustainability targets at the upcoming...
Pertex will be announcing its sustainability targets at the upcoming Performance Days trade show in Munich on Nov. 13-14, following the completion of its first Sustainability Report. Pertex' main sustainability objectives include reducing demand for virgin raw materials by replacing them wherever possible with materials from recycled waste streams, eliminating ...
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VF Corp., Marks & Spencer and Levi Strauss & Co....
VF Corp., Marks & Spencer and Levi Strauss & Co. have joined forces with Mastercard on a pilot project to pay garment workers digitally in Egypt and Cambodia. Participating factories will be able to deposit wages directly into the workers' accounts. Workers can then activate prepaid or debit cards, or ...
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Equip Outdoor Technologies, the group behind Lowe Alpine and Rab,...
Equip Outdoor Technologies, the group behind Lowe Alpine and Rab, has a new two-year partnership with a British outdoor educational charity, The Outward Bound Trust. The group and the charity will each help 24 young people to attend a five-day residential course in the Lake District National Park, combining learning ...
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The U.S.-based Conservation Alliance has welcomed ZyneGo, a new backpack...
The U.S.-based Conservation Alliance has welcomed ZyneGo, a new backpack solution launching via Indiegogo, as a new member
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Keen Footwear is collaborating with Sherpa Adventure Gear on the...
Keen Footwear is collaborating with Sherpa Adventure Gear on the Innate LTD project. For every pair of Innate x Sherpa Adventure Gear shoes sold, Keen will donate €15 to Room to Read, a charity focused on literacy and school gender equality in third-world countries. In this case, the funds will ...
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Craghoppers has added a “Best Social Impact” category to its...
Craghoppers has added a “Best Social Impact” category to its Craghoppers Film Prize, conferred annually in London at the Discover Film Awards on a short film that grapples with ethics, environmental protection or societal problems. The British outdoor apparel brand is also supporting the recent release of the Discover Film ...
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A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland has...
A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland has developed an eco-friendly wax coating to make garments water-resistant. The treatment is said to be non-toxic while offering the necessary breathability and natural feel, according to the researchers. The new natural wax is obtained using carnauba wax, which is found ...
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Lenzing's Refibra technology has hit the new milestone of 30...
Lenzing's Refibra technology has hit the new milestone of 30 percent recycled raw materials. Lenzing launched the Refibra brand in February 2017. Refibra is based on the group's Tencel fiber, with the addition of cotton scraps and wood. The technology involves upcycling a substantial proportion of cotton scraps – from ...
