All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 137
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Aku, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, has set up...
Aku, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, has set up a rescue fund for the Italian village Val di Vara, which was basically destroyed during heavy thunderstorms in the region of Liguria. The fund stems from a cooperation with the Mangia Trekking hiking club.
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Arc'teryx supports alpS, the Innsbruck-based Centre for Climate Change Adaption...
Arc'teryx supports alpS, the Innsbruck-based Centre for Climate Change Adaption Technologies, a research center that focuses on the impact of climate change in mountain regions. Arc'teryx and alpS sealed their agreement during an international conference called Managing Alpine Future II, which was backed by the University of Innsbruck, the Austrian ...
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Arc'teryx continues with its effort in the 3rd year...
Arc'teryx continues with its effort in the 3rd year to supply homeless people of Vancouver, where the brand's headquarters are located, with some 700 all-weather capes under the helm of its “Birds Nest Project”
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Schöffel has been listed as one of the top 20...
Schöffel has been listed as one of the top 20 apparel companies according to GoedeWaar, a Dutch NGO which has been fighting for transparency in the apparel industry for some 25 years. For its list, called the Kledingchecker, 325 European textile brands were monitored.
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Vaude has joined forces with the Plant for Planet initiative,...
Vaude has joined forces with the Plant for Planet initiative, an environmental organization founded in 2007 by the then-9-year-old (sic!) schoolboy Felix Finkbeiner. Vaude invited 57 kids from 19 schools in the region to the company's headquarters near Lake Constance. The idea behind Plant for Planet is to make the ...
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The German government has created a national award for the...
The German government has created a national award for the protection of nature (“Deutscher Naturschutzpreis”). Under the helm of the German federal office in charge of the environment, all the first awards went to projects and organizations dedicated to the rescue and/or development of regional forests, plus a lifetime award ...
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has launched a new...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has launched a new section on its website (outdoorconservation.eu). The section is dedicated to products which might encourage people to experience the outdoors. This gear section informs potential new consumers on what they need for a great day outside.
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The North Face has set ambitious targets to increase the...
The North Face has set ambitious targets to increase the sustainability of its products and operations, as part of its first public sustainability report. The document takes stock of The North Face's progress in terms of sustainability in 2010 and sets objectives for the five years until 2015. Among others, ...
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Aku, the Italian manufacturer of functional footwear, is stepping in...
Aku, the Italian manufacturer of functional footwear, is stepping in to help the victims of disastrous rain falls in Italy last month. In connection with a local club of hiking enthusiasts, it will help financially to re-build the hard-hit village of Val di Vara through a relief fund.
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has picked Es Tresidder...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has picked Es Tresidder as its first ambassador for EOCA's mission to support environmental projects. The Brit, who is sponsored by Mountain Equipment as well, holds various speed records in mountain running. Besides his athletic achievements he is preparing his PhD thesis on environmental ...
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Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of...
Timberland employees have embarked on more than a month of community service activities worldwide. Starting on Sept. 8, the company's Serv-a-palooza initiative began, with its goal of meeting communities' critical needs and creating sustainable impact. The annual project started 14 years ago as a one-day event geared toward getting Timberland ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of outerwear and snow apparel,...
Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of outerwear and snow apparel, is one of the latest companies to have joined the Fair Wear Foundation
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The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out...
The European Outdoor Conservation Alliance (EOCA) has finally put out the results of its fund raising initiative during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Altogether, the association collected during the four days a total amount of €23,000 of which impressive €11,000 came in on the last day of the show. There ...
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Icebreaker's U.S. operations have been added to the pool of...
Icebreaker's U.S. operations have been added to the pool of brands that are set to test and refine the Eco Index of the Outdoor Industry Association
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The American Conservation Alliance raised nearly $50,000 from 20 companies...
The American Conservation Alliance raised nearly $50,000 from 20 companies at last month's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City by selling products at big discounts and donating up to 100 percent of the proceeds. The list of the donors included Black Diamond, Camelbak, Chaco, Canada Goose, Columbia Sportswear, ...
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Vaude has opened its first showroom in Sindelfingen outside Stuttgart,...
Vaude has opened its first showroom in Sindelfingen outside Stuttgart, Germany, that is clearly designed under the guidelines of the brand's code of sustainability through the use of wood and recycled materials
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Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is...
Schuster, the big Munich-based outdoor and sporting goods retailer, is launching a three-week campaign later this month to make consumers familiar with sustainable products. All across the store, products that are made with respect for the environment will be highlighted with a specially designed logo. The retailer will inform customers ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association, of which – as reported – this publication is the latest member, has awarded Patagonia with the title of “Conservation Champion.” This prize was granted to the company for three reasons: First, Patagonia under the leadership of its European chief, Holger Bismann, has spent loads ...
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The same company's managing director, Antje von Dewitz, has been...
The same company's managing director, Antje von Dewitz, has been voted “Personality of the Year” for her efforts on sustainability by Outdoor.Markt, the German trade publication
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Jeremy Moon, founder of Icebreaker, has teamed up with ten...
Jeremy Moon, founder of Icebreaker, has teamed up with ten other founding trustees to set up Pure Advantage, a non-profit organization that will help protect and restore the pure an environmentally responsible image of New Zealand. According to the founders, the increasing pollution and reliance on petroleum is tarnishing this ...
