All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 45

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    Initiative supported by Patagonia takes the next step to Vjosa National Park

    2023-01-31T13:31:00Z

    The project team fighting for the creation of the Vjosa Wild River National Park in Albania has taken an important step forward. Albanian and international experts have presented their vision, feasibility study, and a strategic project plan to the Albanian government. The assessment is the result of six months ...

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    Fashion For Good launches 18 month-project Sorting for Circularity in the U.S.

    2023-01-31T13:19:00Z

    Source: Fashion for Good Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity U:S. project sets out for research in the textile waste streams in North America. Funded by Adidas, Inditex, Levi Strauss & Co, Target, Eastman, H&M and Nordstrom, Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good (FFG) has launched a new initiative ...

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    UnternehmerTUM launches new networking project Circular Republic

    2023-01-31T13:11:00Z

    UnternehmerTUM, a hub for company start-ups and a joint initiative by companies and the Technical University Munich (TUM), has launched a spin-off project named Circular Republic. The newly founded initiative sets out to back start-ups and support established companies with circular economy funding programs. As a connective platform, the Circular ...

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    Sustainability Reports: Greenwashing, job creating, or doing good?

    2023-01-30T10:12:00Z

    For those who want to find them, outdoor brands are now producing reports about their impacts. Just like a business has to produce its company accounts on a regular basis to demonstrate that they are operating legitimately, there is now a push for more than just profit-and-loss financial figures. Fortunately, ...

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    Oeko-Tex certifies first German tannery according to STeP

    2023-01-30T08:54:00Z

    Leder Heinen, one of the last tanneries in Germany, and its Terracare product label have received the Oeko-Tex® STeP certificate. Terracare leather is used in the products of well-known outdoor footwear manufacturers such as Lowa, Meindl, Hanwag and Mammut. Oeko-Tex STeP is an abbreviation for “Sustainable Textile & Leather Production” ...

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    Polygiene completes LCA with encouraging results

    2023-01-27T12:20:00Z

    Chemical technology specialist Polygiene has completed a life cycle assessment (LCA) to achieve a precise database for the environmental impact of washing, comparing non-treated garments with those treated with its StayFresh textile treatment. For the evaluation, Polygiene teamed up with engineering firm Sweco to study the benefits of skipping just ...

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    Amer Sports pioneers with Sourcemap’s new traceability software

    2023-01-27T12:20:00Z

    SaaS-provider Sourcemap has announced that Amer Sports, the parent company of Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson, among others, will be the first customer to utilize the software for products made with cotton and viscose. After the U.S., legislation like the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) forced importers to irrefutably prove ...

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    1% for the Planet certifies over $66 million in 2022

    2023-01-26T13:32:00Z

    In a short update, the non-profit organization 1% for the Planet has delivered some numbers on the initiative’s development and achievements in 2022. Overall, the U.S.-based organization certified $66 million in giving to environmental partners and welcomed more than 1,800 new business members into its global network. Business members of ...

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    The nominees for Cellulose Fiber Innovation of the Year 2023

    2023-01-26T07:51:00Z

    Six companies have been nominated for the “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023” award, which has reached its third edition. The award will be presented at the “Cellulose Fibers Conference 2023” on March 8-9, 2023, in Cologne, organized by the independent German research institute nova-Institute. The six nominees are ...

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    Thule Group tightens climate targets

    2023-01-25T15:31:00Z

    The Thule Group has set net-zero targets for 2050, extending its climate strategy set up already in 2020, when the company applied for formal review and approval by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). According to the company, the group commits to reducing its overall greenhouse gas emissions by at ...

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    EuRIC study on secondhand clothing quantifies what we suspected

    2023-01-23T10:03:00Z

    While 62 percent of used clothing still end up in household waste today, their re-use could contribute massively to CO2 and water savings efforts. The Brussels-based European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has now commissioned a new life-cycle assessment (LCA) that compared new clothing to secondhand textiles. The LCA shows that ...

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    Global situation worsens according to new Circularity Gap Report

    2023-01-21T09:02:00Z

    Global impact organization Circle Economy has released its latest annual Circularity Gap Report – for the first time this year in collaboration with Deloitte. The report makes for sobering reading, with circularity down from 8.6 percent in 2020 to 7.2 percent in 2023 and the world relying almost exclusively on ...

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    Modern Meadow and Singtex partner on new sustainable materials for outdoor wear

    2023-01-20T17:04:00Z

    Biotech firm Modern Meadow and Singtex, a global supplier of functional textiles, will co-develop innovative biomaterials, starting with a sustainably produced, high-performance, waterproof membrane-based material for outdoor apparel. The bio-derived membrane-based material, free of solvents and per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), is engineered to bring the outdoor industry a ...

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    Deuter achieves Fair Wear Leader status again

    2023-01-20T15:25:00Z

    German brand Deuter has confirmed its leader status with the multi-stakeholder initiative Fair Wear Foundation for the tenth time in a row, reaching 94 of the maximum of 100 points possible. The yearly check-up validates the implementation of fair working conditions in a company’s supply chain. Besides the measures taken ...

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    Jack Wolfskin launches social report 2021

    2023-01-20T15:25:00Z

    Jack Wolfskin has summarized its CSR efforts and achievements for fiscal 2021 in a new social report that has just been published. The company notes the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced it to develop new methods for effective collaboration with its 49 suppliers without being able to visit ...

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    E-com start-up Velio offers refurbished bikes and e-bikes, expands into Austria

    2023-01-19T13:18:00Z

    In its online shop for refurbished bikes and e-bikes, German start-up Velio wants to offer a higher quality alternative to private used gear marketplaces. Velio sells secondhand bikes and e-bikes that are overhauled at the company’s workshop in Cologne. All bikes come with a 12-month guarantee and can also be ...

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    Ecovative acquires Netherlands-based Lambert Spawn Europa

    2023-01-17T07:08:00Z

    New York-based mycelium technology company Ecovative has acquired Lambert Spawn Europa B.V., a mushroom spawn production facility in the Netherlands, from a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Lambert Spawn Co. Ecovative works with partners throughout the textiles, food and packaging industries. The acquisition allows Ecovative to integrate a major source of ...

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    SAC gives an update on the Higg Index reviewing process

    2023-01-16T12:44:00Z

    In a blog post published on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) website, Jeremy Lardeau, the VP of the coalition, gives an overview of the process of the Higg Index review that is planned for this year. With the last review being made in 2017, the SAC is now working with ...

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    Greenwashing: The tide and the law are turning

    2023-01-15T15:02:00Z

    When does an environmental claim become greenwashing? We outline the current legal position on using environmental claims to market products

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    Is this the end of PFAS?

    2023-01-13T16:31:00Z

    What does the announced Oeko-Tex ban on the use of PFAS in textiles and footwear mean for the industry and the future of waterproof clothing and footwear? Our article explains the latest changes and lists alternative weatherproof solutions already available. So what is the future of PFAS? Do the recent ...