All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 46
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News briefsPatagonia and Samsung team up to combat microplastics
Patagonia and Samsung have partnered to develop new washing machines to help reduce the microplastics resulting from textiles and laundry that pollute the oceans. Microplastics are released from laundry when we wash synthetic textiles, even on the delicates cycle, and these end up in waterways. Add-on filters and protective laundry ...
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News briefsHuman Material Loop: Startup uses human hair for textile applications
Source: Human Material Loop Utilizing human hair waste from hair salons as a raw material, the Dutch start-up company Human Material Loop is working on three different technologies to make use of the main component human hair is made of – keratin – and process it into ...
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News briefsDue diligence SaaS provider Sourcemap joins Global Innovators community
Sourcemap, a New York-based provider of supply chain transparency and traceability software, has joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators community. The invitation-only group unites startups and scale-ups for ethical technological and business model innovation. As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community, Sourcemap wants to contribute ...
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News briefsOekotex publishes new regulations, offers online webinar
Oeko-Tex has now published its new regulations, which will come into force in the first quarter of 2023 after a transition period. Part of the new standards is a general ban on the use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS/PFC) in textiles, leather and footwear for the Oeko-Tex Standard ...
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News briefsVanessa Müller takes over as managing director of ClimatePartner Switzerland
Source: ClimatePartner Switzerland Vanessa Müller, new MD of ClimatePartner Switzerland Vanessa Müller, who joined ClimatePartner Switzerland in March 2021 and took over the team lead commercial sustainability a year later, has been promoted to the company’s new managing director. The move is part of the ongoing departure ...
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News briefsDeuter donates €4,000 to EOCA biodiversity project
German company Deuter did not offer extra discounts during its “Green Week” (an initiative started as an alternative to Cyber Week). Instead, it started an initiative to donate 10 percent of sales from its online store to a project of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Now the brand has ...
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News briefsBuff receives B Corp certification
Buff, the Barcelona-based headwear outfitter, has received the B Corp certification. B Corp certification is a private certification, provided by B Lab, of a company’s social and environmental impact. In order to achieve B Corp certification, a company must demonstrate high social and environmental performance, make a legal commitment by ...
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ArticleEuropean Fashion Alliance summit defines roadmap to change, plans industry-wide survey
The European Fashion Alliance (EFA), founded in Summer 2022, held its first meeting during the trade show Gran Canaria Swim Week in October 2022 to specify its goals and define the alliance’s roadmap for the next years. Top of the agenda was the EU Green Deal to reduce net emissions ...
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News briefsNorthern Italian ski resort goes eco-friendly way
Pejo 3000 in the Stelvio National Park is the world’s first plastic-free ski resort, where single-use plastic and PET bottles have been banned since 2019 and which henceforth is to serve as a model for other tourist regions. For winter sports enthusiasts, Pejo 3000 offers a total of 20 kilometers ...
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News briefsNew York bans PFAS in clothing
The State of New York has banned the production and sale within the state of clothing and other textiles containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The legislation is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2023, after Governor Kathy Hochul signed off on Senate Bill S6291A earlier this month. ...
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News briefsZDHC updates MMCF Guidelines and supporting documents
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) foundation’s Roadmap to Zero program has updated its Man-Made Cellulosic Fibres (MMCF) guidelines version 2.0 and supporting document (ready for download here). With this latest update, the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines V2.0 now include the Responsible Fibre Production Guidelines, Wastewater Guidelines and Air Emissions ...
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ArticleNew anti-greenwashing rules come into effect in France
As part of its legislative arsenal to combat climate change, the French government has now introduced the next stage of its anti-greenwashing legislation, effective since January 1, 2023. The new rules are following a major step to control claims on carbon offsetting and carbon neutrality in advertising that came into ...
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News briefsDeuter TrekLite Challenge results in the planting of 500 trees
As a result of its consumer activation campaign called Treklite Challenge (run in Summer 2022), Deuter has now financed the planting of 500 trees in the German Harz region. Deuter has realized the project together with Travel&Tree, a German company specializing in forestation projects connected to travel, car rental, shopping ...
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News briefsKitsbow launches second-hand online store in the U.S.
U.S. cycling apparel brand Kitsbow has launched the “Kitsbow Experience Apparel” retail store for used Kitsbow apparel through its DTC online store, where U.S. Kitsbow customers can sell their previously purchased Kitsbow gear. To use the site, sellers pay the company 10 percent of the sale price. Kitsbow alternatively offers ...
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News briefsAdidas opens first Terrex store in Canada
Source: Adidas Canada The new Kitsilano Terrex store in Vancouver, BC, Canada On Dec. 26, Adidas officially opened its first Canadian Terrex store in Vancouver’s outdoor hub, Kitsilano, at 2235 W 4th Ave. The company said that the assortment of apparel, footwear and accessories in the new ...
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News briefsSustainable Apparel Coalition publishes Higg FEM 4.0 technical paper for preview
Almost a year before it will come into effect (which will be November 2023), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has published its Higg Facility Environment Module (FEM) 4.0 technical paper to provide transparency to users and allow them to prepare for the new version. The latest version ...
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News briefsInditex agrees on three-year engagement with WWF for biodiversity projects
Spanish fast fashion group Inditex, owner of Zara, Bershka and Pull&Bear, among other retail brands, has entered a partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to support several of the conservation association’s projects. The collaboration will start with nine initiatives across four regions focused on forest conservation, water ...
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News briefsSport Conrad successfully runs pilot second-hand collection and sales project
Source: Sport Conrad Sport Conrad NOMOI second hand products German retailer Sport Conrad has now sold the 160 used garments from brands Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja and Norrøna that were collected from mid-November 2022 as part of a pilot project integrated into the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. According to ...
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News briefsMaier Sports premiers outdoor pants equipped with NFC-tag for circular processing
Maier Sports reports progress on its road to more recyclable products. In a partnership with SaaS-platform provider XIPHOO, the brand has equipped its first products – a regular hiking pant and a zip-off-version – with a near field communication (NFC) tag that provides all relevant product and material information, for ...
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News briefsPatagonia announces christmas period closures and paid holidays for staff
Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert announced on LinkedIn that all Patagonia stores, warehouses and offices in the U.S. and Canada would be closed from Dec. 25, 2022, through to Jan. 1, 2023, with staff given paid time off because ”we believe in providing quality of life for our people.” The brand ...
