All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 134
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will once again support...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will once again support three environmental projects this year, which are not selected by the association's members but through public voting on EOCA's own website and on the websites of partner consumer magazines in the U.K., Germany and the Netherlands. They feature a short ...
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Oboz Footwear has become the 186th member of the Conservation...
Oboz Footwear has become the 186th member of the Conservation Alliance, a group of companies in the outdoor industry that work to protect the environment. Oboz will now be able to help select recipients for the Conservation Alliance's grants – the group gave out $1.3 million last year to organizations ...
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IC Companys, the Danish parent company of Peak Performance and...
IC Companys, the Danish parent company of Peak Performance and other brands, has joined the likes of Nike, Patagonia and Timberland as a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The organization is seeking to build a common approach for measuring and evaluating performance in the area of corporate responsibility, spotlighting ...
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Timberland has provided an update on the solidarity project that...
Timberland has provided an update on the solidarity project that it launched in Haiti in 2010, following the devastating earthquake that hit the island nation. At the time, the outdoor company committed to plant five million trees in five years on the island, and the initiative is showing ongoing progress. In ...
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Earlier than scheduled, Jack Wolfskin will bring its PFOA-free collection...
Earlier than scheduled, Jack Wolfskin will bring its PFOA-free collection of rainwear to the market. Originally, the brand planned to finalize its first PFOA-free range by the end of 2014. Instead, the collection will hit the stores already for the autumn/winter season 2013/14. The upcoming line for summer 2013 is ...
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At Ispo Munich, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is...
At Ispo Munich, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is coming up with a wide range of activities, supported by some of its current 92 members, to raise funds for present or future environmental projects. EOCA invites visitors to its happy hour on Monday at 6 p.m., encouraging them to donate ...
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Keen teamed up with the Conservation Alliance at the Outdoor...
Keen teamed up with the Conservation Alliance at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Jan. 23-26, in an artistic initiative to celebrate wild places. The Portland-based shoe company transformed a downtown building in Salt Lake City, across from the Salt Palace, into a 60-by-100-foot canvas and illuminated it with digital images ...
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Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner...
Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner of the Lycra brand, has become a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). This group brings together more than 60 companies and other stakeholders in the apparel and footwear business that aim not to cause unnecessary environmental harm and ...
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Vaude has been nominated for a corporate social responsibility award handed...
Vaude has been nominated for a corporate social responsibility award handed out annually by the German government. The German outdoor brand reached the final round in this category for companies with a staff of 500 to 4,999 employees. Vaude is competing against four other firms including Hipp, which makes baby food, ...
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Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich about the...
Sympatex Technologies is preparing two information sessions at Ispo Munich about the topical issue of fluorocarbons and their eco-friendly alternatives. A report published by Greenpeace a few weeks ago pointed to the damaging environmental impact of some PFCs, which are used on a small scale in the outdoor industry to make products ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), an organization launched by...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), an organization launched by the outdoor industry to raise money for conservation projects, hailed the arrival of six new members and one more supporting association at the start of the year. EOCA said that Dynafit, Fjällräven, Odlo, Osprey, Industrial Revolution and Stanley had all ...
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Bergans, the Norwegian marketer of outdoor apparel and equipment, is...
Bergans, the Norwegian marketer of outdoor apparel and equipment, is the most recent partner of the Bluesign standard for ecological and social responsibility. The membership allows the brand to get acccess to the support of specialists in textile supply chains who help to reduce the environmental impact and resource consumption as ...
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In a ceremony during the German Sustainability Day, Jack Wolfskin...
In a ceremony during the German Sustainability Day, Jack Wolfskin received a special award for the use of recycled paper in the framework of its sustainability program. The brand impressed the jury with the consistent use of eco-friendly paper in all operations, and notably for using it to print one ...
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Bluesign, the Swiss company that has been developing the eponymous...
Bluesign, the Swiss company that has been developing the eponymous standard for a sustainable supply chain in the textile industry, is announcing new system partners whose signatories have pledged to implement the Bluesign requirements. Among them are Black Diamond Equipment; YKK Corporation, the Japanese manufacturer of quality zippers; and Downlite ...
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Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed...
Reportedly, Rab, the British brand of outdoor apparel, has signed its commitment to the codex of the European Down and Feather Association (EDFA). Signatories commit themselves to make sure that the goose and duck down they use is only a byproduct of meat processing and is by no means a ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has announced that it will...
The Italian Outdoor Group (IOG) has announced that it will support the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). IOG aims to be more involved in conservation projects and ? as a still small organization ? has seen the best opportunity to do it by joining EOCA. IOG has already entered into ...
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Point6, the American manufacturer of merino wool socks founded by...
Point6, the American manufacturer of merino wool socks founded by two former managers of Smartwool, has joined the Conservation Alliance. The U.S. organization has contributed nearly $11.3 million to nature conservation groups throughout North America since 1989.
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India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The...
India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) cover the lifecycle of the cotton fiber from crops to clothing. The ISOT will be introduced in the National Standards for Organic Production, which includes norms of organic production and processing of agriculture ...
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Apparently as the first company within the outdoor industry,...
Apparently as the first company within the outdoor industry, Jack Wolfskin has agreed to join the “Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals” project. In the framework of the program, a member company is required to follow a special collective roadmap for sustainability from now until the year 2020. The to-do list ...
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Vibram USA has joined the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as...
Vibram USA has joined the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner. Grassroots is a group of independent outdoor retailers operating over 70 independent specialty outdoor stores throughout North America. As the catalyst of the minimalist movement in footwear, Vibram shares with Grassroots an interest in educating and supporting ...
