All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 126
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Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing...
Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing to a Norwegian organization for distribution to refugees from the Middle East. The items are worth the equivalent of €65,000 and consist mainly of wool, fleece and down-filled garments for the cold season.
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Bogs Footwear has launched a 2 percent Outdoor Education program....
Bogs Footwear has launched a 2 percent Outdoor Education program. For every purchase on bogsfootwear.com, the company will donate 2 percent of the sale for outdoor education. The initiative is meant to help remove the financial barriers - via scholarships and grants – that prevent some kids from learning and ...
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The Vietnamese government has issue new regulations that specify the...
The Vietnamese government has issue new regulations that specify the maximum amounts of formaldehyde and Azo dyes that can be used in textile products manufactured, imported and traded in the country. The regulations are scheduled to be enforced from February 2016. They make reference to updated international test standards. They ...
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Vaude says it is one of the three finalists in...
Vaude says it is one of the three finalists in the race for election as “Germany's Most Sustainable Brand” in one of eight categories at the German Sustainability Congress in Dusseldorf. The award will be announced on Nov. 27.
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Patagonia has created a line of sustainable denim jeans for...
Patagonia has created a line of sustainable denim jeans for its autumn/winter 2015 collection. Sustainability is an issue in denim production as this typically involves the use of dangerous chemicals to grow conventional cotton and the creation of millions of gallons of wastewater in the dyeing process. In order to promote ...
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Smartwool and Vaude have been named as “Conservation Champions” for...
Smartwool and Vaude have been named as “Conservation Champions” for 2015 by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca). Every year, the organization gives this award to the members that have taken the initiative to raise extra money for conservation and have raised awareness of conservation issues through Eoca. Smartwool's sock ...
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Patagonia says that 192 of the styles of garments it...
Patagonia says that 192 of the styles of garments it is selling this autumn are Fair Trade certified, up from 33 last spring. The company has added four certified factory in Sri Lanka and one in Los Angeles to its list of suppliers. It is now working with factories in ...
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Chaco says it donated more than $7,000 to the Outdoor...
Chaco says it donated more than $7,000 to the Outdoor Industry Women's Coalition (OIWC) from the sale of its classic flips on the first day of the recent Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City
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Timberland has recently marked the planting of two million trees...
Timberland has recently marked the planting of two million trees in the Horqin Desert, in Northern China, a new milestone in its ongoing program to tackle desertification in Inner Mongolia. The initiative was launched in 2001 after one employee suggested that Timberland play a role in reforesting the Horqin Desert, ...
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Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance...
Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance for the second quarter of 2015. Of the 320 active factories working for the brand at the end of the quarter, 36 percent were rated “accepted,” as compared to 31 percent in the first quarter. With regard to leather sourcing, ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced that 24 new STeP (Sustainable Textile Production)...
Oeko-Tex has announced that 24 new STeP (Sustainable Textile Production) auditors successfully completed their training in Shanghai at the end of June. They can now help interested companies, on site, to assess their sustainable production conditions as part of the STeP by Oeko-Tex certification. These new STeP auditors come from ...
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Sole, the Canadian maker of footbeds, has joined One Percent...
Sole, the Canadian maker of footbeds, has joined One Percent for the Planet, the global network of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. The members of the network donate one percent of their annual sales directly to approved environmental non-profit bodies. One Percent for the Planet evaluates the ...
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Patagonia's wool supplier, Ovis 21, is at the center of...
Patagonia's wool supplier, Ovis 21, is at the center of an investigation by Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) after the release of a graphic video which shows sheep and lambs on two Argentine ranches being skinned while they are still alive. Ovis 21 is one of the ...
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Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show,...
Discussing the concept of Green Shape at the OutDoor show, which is now based on more stringent criteria, Vaude pointed to a Havas Media/Accenture study of 30,000 consumers showing that 72 percent of the people worldwide feel that businesses are not properly taking care of the environment. It also mentioned ...
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Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.”...
Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.” Starting with its spring 2016 retail launch, the label will include performance gear which has a reduced environmental impact. In order to earn the Made Kind label, products have to meet at least one of three criteria - be made ...
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PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of...
PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of Bluesign certified insulation. The Latham, New York-based company, specializing in research and innovative development of comfort solutions with high performance insulations and fabrics, was the first branded synthetic insulation manufacturer to obtain bluesign certification for its high-performance insulations, in December ...
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Big Agnes is joining the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) from...
Big Agnes is joining the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) from 2016
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Keen has forged a new partnership with The Wilderness Society...
Keen has forged a new partnership with The Wilderness Society and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps through “Project Build,” a program that supports the work of America's conservation corps to protect public lands in the country. Project Build will help support 18 service corps in vital conservation areas across the ...
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Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a...
Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a three-year partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Italia to protect the Mediterranean Sea, with particular emphasis on the protection of the loggerhead turtle. As part of the project, the Italian company has launched special versions of its Sensitive fabric as ...
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Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance...
Jack Wolfskin has reached “Leader Status” in the Brand Performance Check 2015 of the Fair Wear Foundation. The company reached a benchmarking score of 82 percent after an evaluation period that lasted until Sept. 30, 2014. The company, which has been a member of FWF since 2010, notes that it ...
