All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 125
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The 2016 edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) mountain...
The 2016 edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) mountain race, which will take place on Aug. 22-28, has received 5,471 registration requests. Since its creation in 2003, when there were 700 runners registered, the success of the race has constantly grown. In order to respect a fragile mountain environment, ...
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Keen has been named in the inaugural Rodale 100 in...
Keen has been named in the inaugural Rodale 100 in the Environmental category for its 2015 Live Monumental campaign. The Rodale 100 is a list of 100 people, companies, nonprofit organizations and products that are recognized for positively impacting the world on a local, national and/or global scale, through their ...
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The Conservation Alliance contributed $1.6 million to 43 conservation organizations...
The Conservation Alliance contributed $1.6 million to 43 conservation organizations throughout North America in 2015, according to its latest annual report. Adding to its funding record, the Alliance attracted 27 new members last year. Each member company pays annual dues that go into a central fund, which the organization claims ...
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Sustainability will be a strong focus at the Ispo Munich...
Sustainability will be a strong focus at the Ispo Munich show starting next Sunday. Aside from its traditional Sustainability Breakfast on Tuesday morning, the European Outdoor Group is staging various other related events including round-table discussions on evaluation methods and communication for sustainable products. Ispo's organizers point to recent studies ...
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Downlite, a major manufacturer of down, feather and synthetic bedding...
Downlite, a major manufacturer of down, feather and synthetic bedding products, and Nikwax have signed an agreement under which Nikwax will ensure that PFC is not used in any part of the manufacturing process for Downlite's products, including fills for outerwear and sleeping bag manufacturers. The company will use Nikwax' ...
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The International Oeko-Tex Association, an independent testing and certification system...
The International Oeko-Tex Association, an independent testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products, has released updated test criteria for product certification based on its Standard 100. The updates are related to perfluorinated compounds, pesticides, colourants classified as carcinogenic and which are thus prohibited, organotin compounds, ...
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Berghaus has announced it will partner with Nikwax, the specialist...
Berghaus has announced it will partner with Nikwax, the specialist in environmentally safe aftercare and waterproofing solutions for technical footwear, clothing and equipment, to include Nikwax Hydrophobic Down (NHD) in its range for winter 2016. NHD is said to provide optimum outdoor insulation. It features water-resistance, low weight and high ...
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The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn...
The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn 2016 line with 100 percent ecologically responsible down. The autumn 2016 collection includes more than 500 down-insulated apparel pieces globally made with down that is certified through the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The company planned to include 100 percent responsible ...
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The latest study from W.L. Gore & Associates on durable...
The latest study from W.L. Gore & Associates on durable water repellents (DWR) suggests that outdoor products made with non-fluorinated DWR may have a stronger impact on the environment than others made with fluorinated DWR, because users are more likely to be unsatisfied about the performance – and will thus ...
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Aku will use Dani's Zero Impact Leather in its next...
Aku will use Dani's Zero Impact Leather in its next autumn/winter collection of hiking boots. The material is tanned without using any heavy metals in order to protect the environment.
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Columbia Sportswear donates $100,000 to the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance...
Columbia Sportswear donates $100,000 to the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
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The European Commission is proposing for the first time to...
The European Commission is proposing for the first time to enforce a simplified, fast-track procedure to check the presence of nearly 300 carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic substances in textile and apparel items sold in the European Union. To this end, the Commission has published a consultation requesting information on the ...
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Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's...
Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's first neoprene-free wetsuits line, made with a plant-based material named Yulex, for autumn 2016. The company first worked with Yulex in 2012 and unveiled the material to the market in the autumn of 2013 but next year the offering with ...
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Osprey Packs has been named official partner of the U.S....
Osprey Packs has been named official partner of the U.S. National Park Foundation, to support the National Park Service in its centennial year. The U.S. supplier of outdoor backpacks has pledged a donation of at least $25,000 through the sale of exclusive packs, to help protect more than 84 million ...
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Vaude has won the German Sustainability Award and has been...
Vaude has won the German Sustainability Award and has been named “Germany's Most Sustainable Brand.” The prize is awarded by the German Sustainability Award Foundation in cooperation with the federal government, under the patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The jury, which was made up of experts from business, politics, ...
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The organic and recycled content in Timberland's apparel continues to...
The organic and recycled content in Timberland's apparel continues to decline. According to the brand's new CSR report, in the third quarter the percentage of organic and recycled content was roughly 7.9 percent of total textile weight as compared to 12.7 percent in the second quarter. The figure for 2014 ...
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The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable Apparel...
The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition will present their approaches to the rating of the brands' sustainability performance at a round-table discussion during the Ispo Munich show at 4 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The challenges faced in the transparent and factual measurement of performance levels ...
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Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel...
Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel and footwear recycling program, a special initiative designed to simplify post-consumer recycling, in partnership with I:CO. Columbia is installing collection bins at its stores in which customers can drop off their used clothing and shoes for recycling. The pilot was ...
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international animal welfare organization, attacked Textile Exchange a few weeks ago for keeping Ovis 21 on its steering committee for the development of a Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), which is scheduled to be finalized by next May. Peta was referring to ...
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686 Technical Apparel has teamed up with Nikwax, the maker...
686 Technical Apparel has teamed up with Nikwax, the maker of water-proofing and cleaning products for outdoor gear and footwear, to provide a “100% washable” outerwear. All the 686 technical outerwear made with infiDry fabric in 686's winter 2015/16 collection will come with a free sachet containing two washes worth ...
