All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 129
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PrAna has been working over the last three years through...
PrAna has been working over the last three years through the Poly Program to cut back on the number of plastic bags it uses in packaging and has now announced that it has cut 31,000 pounds of plastic so far. The core of prAna's Poly Program is to deliver products ...
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George Fisher, the well-known British outdoor store based at Keswick,...
George Fisher, the well-known British outdoor store based at Keswick, in the heart of the English Lake District, is the first U.K. retailer to have joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca). Holmenkol, Teko and Spring PR, a British PR agency, also joined Eoca during the past summer. The Russian ...
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Prana has announced plans to expand its Fair Trade Certified...
Prana has announced plans to expand its Fair Trade Certified offerings to 45 pieces for spring 2015, from the nine pieces in autumn 2014. Prana has been the first major apparel company in North America to offer Fair Trade Certified styles in partnership with Fair Trade USA. Every October, the ...
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Keen footwear and its partner Respect The Mountains have announced...
Keen footwear and its partner Respect The Mountains have announced that this summers' eight events for the Envirotrek Clean Up Series yielded the campaigns' greatest ever returns with 5,120kg of rubbish being collected, almost double that collected during the 2013 campaign. The 2014 series, in its sixth year, visited six ...
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Horny Toad Activewear got the highest rating among outdoor and...
Horny Toad Activewear got the highest rating among outdoor and sport brands in the Outside Magazine's Best Places to Work list for 2014. Each year, Outside recognizes the top 100 companies in the U.S. that help their employees achieve the ideal balance between work and play. The Best Places to ...
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A total of 12 companies have joined the Conservation Alliance...
A total of 12 companies have joined the Conservation Alliance in the U.S. since last February. They are Bergans of Norway, Elevation Outdoors Magazine, Goal Zero, GU Energy Labs, Hoka One One, Outdoor Specialty Group, Outpac Designs, Peter McBride Production, Prism Kite, RootsRated, Unicorn Recreation Products and Wildland Trekking Company.
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Houdini Sportswear will open an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg in...
Houdini Sportswear will open an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg in September. The Swedish company claims it will be Sweden's greenest store. This will be made possible through the collaboration with Vasakronan, a major real estate firm managing 192 properties in the country with a total area of around 2,600,000 square ...
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Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed...
Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Leed certification is awarded for buildings that are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable in design and operation. For its new 190,000-square-foot headquarters, Deckers earned credits ...
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Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book,...
Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book, which reveals the company donated $6.6 million to environmental groups worldwide during fiscal year 2014. Patagonia employees decide which organizations receive funds generated from 1 percent of the company's sales and 770 environmental groups in 16 countries benefited over the ...
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The North Face is making a commitment to use only...
The North Face is making a commitment to use only polyester made from recycled fibers by 2016. Its Denali jacket is already a step in that direction for TNF, whose apparel is 80 percent made with polyester. As part of its sustainability drive, TNF is expanding its clothing take-back program ...
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The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the...
The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the five “Green Champions” of the Green Apple Built Environment Awards 2014, ahead of some 100 other nominees. The initiative is backed by Craghoppers, the U.K. brand of outdoor apparel, which supports the Salford team with equipment. The Salford project is ...
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The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers,...
The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers, Klean Kanteen and Roc Noir as this year's “EOCA Conservation Champions,” for the action that they have taken to support nature conservation through the association. Maruba is the Dutch-based publisher of Sport Partner. Kleen Kanteen has raised €2,300 for EOCA ...
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Pacsafe has announced that this year's project through the newly-launched...
Pacsafe has announced that this year's project through the newly-launched Pacsafe Turtle Fund will support the Latin American Sea Turtles (Last) initiative in Costa Rica, in conjunction with EOCA (European Outdoor Conservation Association), a non-profit organization which raises funds from the outdoor industry for nature conservation projects worldwide. Pacsafe, which ...
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AMG is encouraging its staff in Scotland to walk more...
AMG is encouraging its staff in Scotland to walk more frequently, in line with the Britain on Foot campaign led by the Outdoor Industries Association and with the Cycle to Work and Walking at Work initiatives of the U.K. Department of Health. AMG has asked its employees to sign a ...
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Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix...
Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix 2014 waste management award for their production site in Altenmarkt, Austria. The Austrian Water and Waste Management Association (ÖWAV) presented the annual award for the 13th time to companies that are particularly innovative in the area of environmental protection and ...
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Downlite, the Ohio-based down and feather processor and supplier of...
Downlite, the Ohio-based down and feather processor and supplier of performance fills, is the first company to earn the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certificate in China, which is the largest down supplier in the world. RDS was developed by The North Face in partnership with Control Union, a global certification ...
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Didriksons, the 101-year-old Swedish brand of rain and outerwear, presented...
Didriksons, the 101-year-old Swedish brand of rain and outerwear, presented its approach to sustainable products at the OutDoor show. For the first time, Didriksons' entire collection was made without any perfluorinated outer material impregnation (PFE). Taking into consideration that PFEs are not biodegradable and may cause health issues, the Swedish ...
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For the first time, Vaude has published its sustainability report...
For the first time, Vaude has published its sustainability report in accordance with the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), disclosing its economic, environmental and social performance using comparable performance indicators. The 2013 report's most important contents will be published on a dedicated website titled ‘Moving Mountains' in an understandable format ...
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The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) introduced a new rating system...
The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) introduced a new rating system on July 10. All member brands are either rated as “leader,” “good” or “needs improvement.” Mammut has received the “leader” rating and has been the only outdoor brand to have been certified as such.
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Working together with its dealers, Komperdell is staging a cash-back...
Working together with its dealers, Komperdell is staging a cash-back promotion whereby consumers are invited to take their used poles, including those of competitors, to the dealer and get a voucher of €20 for the purchase of a new set of Komperdell poles. The Austrian company will sort out the ...
