All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 123
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Oboz helped plant more than one million trees since it...
Oboz helped plant more than one million trees since it started working in 2008 with Trees for the Future, an international organization that is committed to improve the environment and lives of communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This means that the company has sold or demonstrated more than one million shoes ...
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Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear that is becoming more...
Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear that is becoming more active in Europe (see the related article in this issue), has joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca). Columbia is already a member. Prana has been committed to sustainability from day one.
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Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program...
Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program to restore and create green spaces in five U.S. cities by 2020. Each year for the next five years, the brand will choose a different city with a Timberland store, beginning with New York City, and will match its retail ...
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Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying that...
Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying that it amounts to the world's most stringent criteria for animal welfare and responsible land management. The Patagonia Wool Standard was developed in response to concerns over animal welfare, which led Patagonia to quit buying wool from one of its suppliers ...
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Patagonia said it will start working with the Outdoor Industry...
Patagonia said it will start working with the Outdoor Industry Association in the U.S. to assess the potential threats of fleece and apparel made with synthetic materials for the environment. The new program follows research, commissioned by Patagonia, showing that this kind of clothing is likely to cause a significant ...
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Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of...
Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), has died at his home in Italy following a short illness. Nahum, a well-known fishing industry figure, was president of EFTTA once in the 1980s and in the 1990s, and then between 2006 ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, said it has raised and spent €2 million on conservation projects since its inception. To mark this milestone, the association has unveiled a new ambitious plan to plant or regenerate 2 million trees around the world. To ...
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VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in...
VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in Stabio, Switzerland, has achieved Leed Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification in the third-party rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings, homes and communities. “Leeds” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. From the ...
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We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability....
We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability. The company points out that 95 percent of the apparel in its spring/summer 2017 collection will be made without PFCs, including 87 percent of its water-repellent products. Its jackets and softshell trekking pants have been free of PFCs already since ...
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Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new...
Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new five-year contract with the New Zealand Merino Company (NZM), worth a total of $45 million. The Italian textile company says it's the longest contract of this kind for NZM. It is intended to counter the price swings of the open ...
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Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the...
Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the new Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) to the outdoor industry on July 14, during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Like the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), the RWS is intended to provide a global benchmark for animal welfare and land management practices ...
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We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage...
We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage in mulesing of sheep to reduce wrinkles in their skin. The big European e-commerce operator is also banning real fur and the use of feathers from live animals or from foie gras geese.
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NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the...
NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the first manufacturers to the Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS). The certification has been achieved by South Korea's Youngone Corporation, Taiwan's Quang Viet Enterprise, and China's Shen Gang Tungsang. All three of these manufacturers are suppliers to the down outdoor ...
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Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the...
Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the category “Green Office by Kyocera” with a concept entitled “Working in Harmony with Nature.” The GreenTec Environmental Award, which was established in 2008, is bestowed once a year in several categories. In the “Green Office” category, organizations are rewarded for ...
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Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make...
Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make available for the first time PFC-free jackets and trousers with fluorine-free impregnation. In addition, the German outdoor clothing specialist said it is launching on the market several bluesign certified products.
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Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for...
Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for safe drinking, has launched the Lifestraw Safe Water Fund, setting up an interactive online platform that allows socially-minded individuals and organizations to support safe water programs of their choice through tax-deductible contributions. Launched on Earth Day, the fund is managed ...
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Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will...
Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will be seen from this season on the clothes made with eco-friendly fabrics and technologies. In order to earn a Made Kind tag, gear will have use a bluesign approved fabric, the ColourKind coloring process, or recycled materials. The brand has ...
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The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing...
The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing it Out” team will be picking up trash while hiking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail starting May 6. The team removed nearly 500kg of trash during their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail last year, including an entire mattress. ...
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The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in...
The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in 2015 with a total of €356,000. The foundation helps mountain and vertical access communities both in France, where Petzl is headquartered, and abroad. Since its creation in 2006, the foundation has funded more than 128 projects worth around €3.5 million ...
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VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility...
VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens list, the ranking that recognizes U.S. public companies for their corporate responsibility performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List was first published in Business Ethics Magazine in 1999, and has been managed by CR Magazine ...
