All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 133
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The Oeko-Tex Association has presented its first sustainability awards to...
The Oeko-Tex Association has presented its first sustainability awards to companies in the textile industry. They were granted to five companies in five different categories. In particular, YKK got the award for quality management and Lenzing got it for product innovation. Other recipients were Sun Hing Industries Holding of Hong ...
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The European Conservation Alliance (EOCA) is celebrating a milestone after...
The European Conservation Alliance (EOCA) is celebrating a milestone after seven years of existence. It now has more than 100 members – 102 to be precise as of a few days ago – following a massive 29 percent increase in the number of new memberships in the last six months. ...
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In the context of World Environment Day, which was organized by...
In the context of World Environment Day, which was organized by the United Nations Environment Program on June 5, Vaude announced that it was able to decrease its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 23 percent in 2012 as compared to the previous year. Since last year, the Vaude headquarters in Tettnang, ...
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Bluesign Technologies has revised the consumer safety limits on its...
Bluesign Technologies has revised the consumer safety limits on its list of restricted substances. The 2013 revision takes into consideration new scientific knowledge of the toxicological profile of the substances, revised risk assessments, new analytical standards and other elements
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Satra, the U.K.-based technology center for research and development in...
Satra, the U.K.-based technology center for research and development in the footwear sector, has recently standardized a test procedure developed by OutDry, marketer of waterproof breathable laminates for gloves and footwear. The test procedure is used in order to check the impermeability of shoes. The testing method of Satra, TM ...
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The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) has granted its “Best Practice...
The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) has granted its “Best Practice Award” to three outdoor and sportswear companies, Odlo, Mammut and Schöffel because they “boost impact through collaboration.” The non-profit organization praised the brands' efforts to cooperate with one another and to provide outstanding examples of how to improve working conditions ...
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BCB International, the Cardiff-based outdoor and survival equipment supplier, has...
BCB International, the Cardiff-based outdoor and survival equipment supplier, has inaugurated a new plant in Llanelli where it will produce FireDragon fuel, a new clean green cooking fuel for the military, camping and leisure markets. BCB successfully applied for a patent and got £150,000 (€176.234-$227,519) from the Welsh Government's Economic ...
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Vaude was nominated for the German Corporate Social Responsibility Award...
Vaude was nominated for the German Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2013, but Hipp won the prize. The competition's award ceremony, which was held for the first time in Germany, took place in Berlin on April 24. Vaude had been nominated in the category of companies with 500 to 4,999 employees, ...
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The Sustainability Working Group (SWG) of the Outdoor Industry Association...
The Sustainability Working Group (SWG) of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) in the U.S. has launched “The Chemicals Management Framework,” a pilot program to help companies examine the use of chemicals in their supply chains and reduce the environmental impact of their products. The tool, developed by and for the ...
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Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany,...
Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany, is now generating all the energy it needs from solar panels and is operating independently of the public electricity network. The Italian maker of activewear fabrics has set up a network of 7,000 solar cells covering an area of 10,000 ...
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CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and...
CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and caps to Tumaini, an organization that launched a campaign for albinos in Malawi. CAPO donated hats and caps, equipped with protection from UV rays. The hats and caps were handed out during the “Albinism Awareness Day” in Blantyre, Malawi.
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Salewa supports women in Nepal through the project “Sherpa Women”...
Salewa supports women in Nepal through the project “Sherpa Women” in cooperation with Empowering Women of Nepal, a non-governmental organization which aims to improve living condition for females. The Italian brand has selected a range of articles for which Salewa donates €1 to the NGO for each item sold. In ...
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Nikwax, the U.K. specialty company that markets maintenance solutions for...
Nikwax, the U.K. specialty company that markets maintenance solutions for outdoor gear, comes to the relief of refugees from Sudan in the Chad desert in partnership with TchadSolaire, a non-governmental organization. The organization equips refugees with extremely simple stoves made of cardboard and aluminum. Due to the steam, however, those ...
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Outdoor Research, the U.S. brand of outdoor garment, intends to...
Outdoor Research, the U.S. brand of outdoor garment, intends to plant 234 conifer trees in the region of Seattle, Washington, where the company is headquartered. The number of trees offsets the carbon emissions that OR had in 2012. The project is undertaken by Forterra, a non-governmental organization, in the framework ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes new members. Shortly...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) welcomes new members. Shortly after Timberland, as regular member and the British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) as its trade partner, three more companies have joined the association devoted to ecological projects: Moln, a Finnish travel agency specialized in trekking and kayaking, Zeal Optics, the ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance's (EOCA) public online voting for...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance's (EOCA) public online voting for an environmental project that will receive its funding has already selected a winner in the category “outdoor.” The winning project in that category was proposed by Vaude. Altogether €35,000 will go to the Adept Foundation, which is active in sustainable tourism ...
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La Sportiva North America has joined The Conservation Alliance in...
La Sportiva North America has joined The Conservation Alliance in the U.S. to contribute to sustainability projects. Last year, the alliance raised funds worth $1.3 million for the benefit of conservation groups and their environmental projects. The Conservation Alliance was founded in 1989 and has collected a total of $11.2 ...
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Crocs has announced the donation of 1,300 pairs of shoes...
Crocs has announced the donation of 1,300 pairs of shoes for child refugees from Syria under its six-year-old Crocs Care program, in cooperation with KLM, Schiphol and Speksnijder. The company has been working with other institutions to help disadvantaged children and their families, including Kind Direct, The Children, World Emergency Relief ...
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Tropicare, the Netherlands-based supplier of the Care Plus range of...
Tropicare, the Netherlands-based supplier of the Care Plus range of travel health care products, has announced that it has brought the entire range in line with new EU Biocides Product Regulations well ahead of the official deadline. Announced in June 2012, the new EU biocide regulations will come into force ...
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Montane, the British brand of outdoor apparel, and specialty retailer...
Montane, the British brand of outdoor apparel, and specialty retailer George Fisher in Keswick are joining forces to raise funds for the maintenance of hiking trails in the Lake District, one of the U.K.'s hotspots for outdoor activities. The two partners are supporting the Fix the Fells initiative to repair ...
