All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 130
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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 ...
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No outdoor brands were listed on this year's list of...
No outdoor brands were listed on this year's list of the 50 Best Global Green Brands compiled by Interbrand. The only sports brands on the list were Adidas and Nike. Adidas moved up to the 8th place from #14 in the 2013 list. Nike improved its ranking to #29 from ...
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Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's...
Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's worldwide by Newsweek Magazine's Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 in Newsweek Green Rankings list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies within the Global 500. Kering's inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. says that its...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. says that its Sustainability Working Group has about 450 companies involved in its efforts, with 300 active individuals concentrating on sustainability issues. It has classified 150 companies as “very active” in its efforts to develop standards and identify business practices that are environmentally ...
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Reda Rewoolution, the Italian merino wool knitter, has involved about...
Reda Rewoolution, the Italian merino wool knitter, has involved about 100 selected European dealers since April 1 in a similar recycling operation. Using a highly visible display and promotional flyers, it has invited customers to take any old synthetic sweater to the store in exchange for a 20 percent discount ...
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Jack Wolfskin has announced that 75 percent of its apparel...
Jack Wolfskin has announced that 75 percent of its apparel collection will be made without the use of perfluorinated or polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) as from the summer 2015 collection, three years ahead of schedule. In 2013, the company made a commitment, under the motto “Going the extra mile,” to completely ...
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The Hohenstein Institute is organizing a free webinar on June...
The Hohenstein Institute is organizing a free webinar on June 23 to show how product tests for skin compatibility can open up a specialized market. The German institute can certify that a company's products are “skin-friendly” or “non-allergenic” through the tests that it conducts to find out whether they contain ...
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Downlite and Nikwax have teamed up to introduce fluorocarbon-free Nikwax...
Downlite and Nikwax have teamed up to introduce fluorocarbon-free Nikwax Hydrophobic Down (NHD) to outdoor apparel and sleeping bag manufacturers. Under this arrangement, Downlite will market and sell NHD-treated down to Nikwax-approved outerwear and sleeping bag brands. Downlite will apply the NHD treatment to its down in the cleaning process ...
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High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project...
High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project will distribute 1,750 specially designed Citypak backpacks to homeless people in the Boston area on June 19. The outdoor company and the charity, through a partnership with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, will host health fairs at six locations that ...
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Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest...
Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest Group were the winners of The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership Award for 2014. Black Diamond was praised for its support of nature conservation projects in Utah and other parts of the country. ENO is a partner of The Conservation Alliance ...
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Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and...
Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and Coolmax, is introducing a new garment fiber under one of its other labels, Lycra. The new spandex material is described as the first bio-derived fiber of its type. Seventy percent of the material (in weight) comes from renewable sources. The ...
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Timberland employees around the world have celebrated the one-millionth hour...
Timberland employees around the world have celebrated the one-millionth hour of volunteer community work served since the company launched its Path of Service program in 1992. As part of this program, each Timberland employee is given up to 40 paid hours per year to dedicate to service, during which they ...
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The German Energy Agency has honored Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of...
The German Energy Agency has honored Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the annual European OutDoor show on Lake Constance, for its environmentally sound economic activities in energy issues. In the past three years, the cost of energy consumption has been reduced by about €200,000 through several measures including the complete shutdown ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made...
Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made before May 31 specifically for the education of the children - about 26 of them - who lost their fathers in the tragic avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on Mount Everest last April 18 (see our article on the subject ...
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37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two...
37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two certifications from the Hohenstein Institute. The testing institution granted certificates to 37.5 for its skin-friendly and its hypo-allergene qualities. Cocona sees these certifications as the base to have its product categorized under the Oeko-Tex standard.
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Craghoppers has produced a documentary entitled “Hope,” which highlights the...
Craghoppers has produced a documentary entitled “Hope,” which highlights the plight of the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. The 15-minute film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Pete McBride and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, takes a look back to 1967, when Dian Fossey began her work in the region. Dian Fossey was ...
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IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the...
IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the Leather Working Group, whose members include companies such as Ecco, H&M and Timberland. The groups has an internet-based grading system that measures the level of compliance by tanners with specific guidelines for the level of harmful substances in leather and ...
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Moosejaw.com and Patagonia teamed up on a charity challenge give...
Moosejaw.com and Patagonia teamed up on a charity challenge give money to give to non-profit conservation groups. Through their “Moosejaw X Patagonia Charity Challenge Thing,” and using the online fundraising site crowdrise.com, the two companies were able to multiply a joint $10,000 pledge to non-profit conservation groups 11-fold. Moosejaw.com, founded ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has joined the European Conservation Alliance...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has joined the European Conservation Alliance
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Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair...
Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair in 2013 and is aiming for another 10 percent reduction this year. The footwear brand, which has just released its 2013 sustainability report, said it also completed its first greenhouse gas inventory, which included manufacturing facilities and headquarters. The company ...
