All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 22
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ArticleUS non-profit Camber Outdoors shuts down operations
The organization, founded in 1996 to support outdoor industry partners in implementing best practices in DEI in the workplace, will discontinue operations in August 2024.
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ArticleTwo years of the Traceability Program: Tatonka believes in transparency
Since June 2022, the German family business has been disclosing all suppliers, manufacturing steps and transport routes of its products in detail.
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ArticleUSA: PFAS regulations pose challenges for industry brands
The rapidly evolving regulatory landscape surrounding per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) presents significant challenges for industry brands. Experts from Buchalter law firm and Exponent, a science and engineering consulting firm, highlighted these issues during the US Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) “Navigating PFAS Regulations” webinar on July 18. According ...
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News briefsAku publishes Responsibility Report 2023
Italian outdoor footwear brand Aku has presented its Responsibility Report for 2023.
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ArticleYKK achieves 56.2% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
The Japanese company has reported a significant reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for FY2023.
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ArticleBetter Cotton appoints new co-chairs and members to council
The sustainability initiative Better Cotton, based in Switzerland and the UK, has announced the appointment of two new co-Chairs and five new members to its Council. The new co-Chairs are Bill Ballenden, a newly elected member and Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Louis Dreyfus Company Cotton, and Tamar Hoek, ...
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News briefsRivian’s Sustainability Director to head The Conservation Alliance
Paul Hendricks is the new Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance, a US-based coalition of like-minded member organizations working to protect wilderness and natural areas.
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ArticleThe first trail running shoe with a recyclable sole
Source: @margauxlemap Salomon Vision Salomon has unveiled the Vision, the first partially recyclable trail running shoe. It combines Salomon’s experience in trail running with the knowledge gained from the Index running shoe series. The result is a fully functional trail running shoe with a sole unit that ...
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ArticleSidi Sport signs ‘Business for People and Society’ manifesto
Sidi Sport supports the manifesto “Business for People and Society,” drawn up by the UN Global Compact Network Italy, the local network of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability initiative for companies.
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches new secondhand online shop
Globetrotter has launched its own secondhand online shop, operated entirely in-house and integrating the sale and acquisition of secondhand products into the retailer’s shop system.
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ArticleEOG, BSI to launch updated outdoor industry sustainability data tool
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie (BSI) have announced details of an update to an initiative that aims to standardize and harmonize product sustainability data across the outdoor sector. The Sustainability Data Exchange Questionnaire version 2.0 (SDEX 2.0) will be launched during a free webinar ...
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ArticleDevold Transparency Map: Voluntary report in line with CSRD
Norwegian brand Devold has voluntarily committed to reporting on the 2024 financial year as part of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The focus is on the impact of the company’s supply chain.
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News briefsAmer Sports joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s network
Following the announcement that Arc’teryx is joining the Ellen McArthur Foundation’s Fashion ReModel initiative, the Canadian brand’s parent company, Finland-based Amer Sports, has now also announced that the group will officially become a network member of the international charity. The Ellen McArthur Foundation develops and promotes the circular economy to ...
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ArticleStudy shows several PFAS are absorbed into human skin
A new study from researchers at the University of Birmingham has shown that 17 commonly used PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances), also referred to as “forever chemicals,” can readily be absorbed through human skin. The study, “Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using in vitro 3D human skin equivalent models,” was published in ...
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ArticleOrtlieb intensifies collaboration with Wilderness International
Source: Ortlieb Ortlieb x Wilderness International Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH has been supporting the Wilderness International (WI) foundation for several years to permanently preserve ecologically valuable and acutely threatened wilderness areas. Since its foundation in 2008, WI has been able to legally acquire 11.5 million square meters of ...
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News briefsWoolmark launches certification for recycled wool
The Woolmark Certification Program now includes a Recycled Wool specification focusing on pre-consumer and post-consumer wool products reclaimed and processed into new yarn, knit or woven fabrics, apparel or footwear. Recycled Wool is a sub-brand of the Woolmark logo launched under a new RW-1 Specification. It indicates that a product ...
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ArticleWNDR Alpine launches all-season outdoor gear made with 100% biobased materials
Salt Lake City-based WNDR Alpine makes outdoor gear and apparel with materials derived from microalgae oil. The brand is refining and expanding its hard and soft goods in celebration of its fifth anniversary this July.
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News briefsArc’teryx opens brand store in Munich
Source: Hannah Hlavacek ReBird Service Center in the new Munich store After opening its first store in Berlin at the beginning of June, Arc’teryx opened its first brand store in Munich on July 6, 2024 at Theatinerstraße 36. The Canadian outdoor brand offers its entire range of ...
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ArticleNalgene and Reverb continue to reduce trash at US music festivals
Nalgene Outdoor is launching its tenth year of the #RockNRefill campaign, which was launched in 2013 with US non-profit organization Reverb to reduce single-use plastic at live music events.
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News briefsLuiz Amaral will step down as CEO of SBTi
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has announced that Luiz Amaral has resigned for personal reasons and will step down from his role as CEO at the end of July. Susan Jenny Ehr, currently Chief Legal Officer, will take over as interim CEO. The organization said a recruitment process for ...
