All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 122
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Oeko-Tex has published new regulations for various programs. The certification...
Oeko-Tex has published new regulations for various programs. The certification body, which has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, has revised its Sustainable Textile Production (STP) certification standard. A new chapter has been added to the “Hazardous Processes That Should Be Avoided,” which includes the use of potentially hazardous surfactants, sodium ...
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Odlo is the first Swiss brand to have joined the...
Odlo is the first Swiss brand to have joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has some 170 members among manufacturers, brands, retailers and various organizations. It will thus contribute data and resources to support the Higg index.
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Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane...
Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane in a climate-neutral way for the first time. The material basis of the membrane is the Sympatex copolymer, a compound of polyester and polyether molecules. During the production process, the company and its partner DSM have managed to reduce the ...
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VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender...
VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender parity across its corporate leadership structure by 2030. In order to pursue this goal, the company will be working in partnership with Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the leadership gender gap in corporate America. ...
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PrimaLoft's Gold Insulation Eco, which features 55 percent post-consumer recycled...
PrimaLoft's Gold Insulation Eco, which features 55 percent post-consumer recycled content, will soon be available industry-wide. The technology, which was launched in July last year at the OutDoor Show in Friedrichshafen, had initially been made available in Patagonia's Nano Puff line only. Starting with the autumn 2017 season, it will become ...
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The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for...
The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for the first time an Eco Area next February for innovations that protect the environment while enriching the market. Furthermore, new products that are environmentally friendly will be given bonus points by an Ispo Award Eco judging panel.
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Greenpeace Italy has released a new report pinpointing what it...
Greenpeace Italy has released a new report pinpointing what it describes as four global “pollution hotspots” where chemical companies producing per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) have contaminated the environment, raising concerns about the health of surrounding residents. The four production sites identified by Greenpeace as pollution hotspots are located in ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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Norrøna and Kathmandu are the latest outdoor brands to have...
Norrøna and Kathmandu are the latest outdoor brands to have won approval as Bluesign system partners
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Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline...
Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline “Confidence in Textiles” in every product logo. This has been timed to coincide with the associations' 25th anniversary next year. Oeko-Tex is an international body of independent research and testing institutes focused on improving product safety and sustainable production in ...
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Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone...
Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone of 100 percent third-party certification for its global down supply chain for all its partners. The milestone has been reached ahead of the 2017 goal. More than 75 percent of its down was already certified through the Responsible Down Standard ...
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Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on...
Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on Election Day, Nov. 8, in order to encourage employees, customers and citizens to go out and vote. The California-based outdoor company has urged citizens to vote since 2004. In September, Patagonia kicked off the Vote Our Planet campaign, focused on ...
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Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black...
Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black Friday sales from its website and global stores to charity organizations, and specifically to grassroots environmental groups. Donations are estimated to raise more than $2 million, according to reports in Fortune. The outdoor company explained in a blog post that ...
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Patagonia Provisions, in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Hopworks Urban Brewery...
Patagonia Provisions, in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), has launched Long Root Ale, a pale ale made with organic ingredients and Kernza grain. The new beer represents the first commercial use of Kernza. Patagonia Provisions said it chose HUB due to its commitment to organic and sustainable ...
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Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of...
Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of Yvon Chouinard's memoir. The first edition of Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, by the founder of Patagonia was first published ten years ago. The new edition features around 40 percent new material as well as a ...
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Radici Group and Herno have teamed up to assess the...
Radici Group and Herno have teamed up to assess the environmental impact of a jacket, and have found that the environmental impact of an Italian one is much lower than that of a similar China-made jacket. Radici, headquartered in Bergamo, is a maker of chemical, synthetic fibers. The two companies ...
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Houdini Sportswear has announced that the complete Houdini Planetary Boundaries...
Houdini Sportswear has announced that the complete Houdini Planetary Boundaries Assessment will be published in September. The company is currently in the process of analyzing the data, while more data is being collected in partnership with its supplier partners. The ongoing analysis is supposed to go into the holistic footprints ...
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Helly Hansen has joined the Conservation Alliance in the U.S....
Helly Hansen has joined the Conservation Alliance in the U.S.
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Sympatex Technologies has announced plans to introduce its first 100...
Sympatex Technologies has announced plans to introduce its first 100 percent recycled membrane. The Sympatex membrane is free from PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and PFC (perfluorinated compounds), and is made of polyether-ester, which can be recycled. Over the past few years the Munich-based company has been re-using up to 15 percent of ...
