All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 47
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ArticleMountain Equipment publishes first impact and responsibility report
U.K. brand Mountain Equipment has released its first annual impact and responsibility 2021 report that covers work the brand has undertaken to date to understand and reduce the impact on the environment, to identify and reduce its carbon emissions, and enhance its corporate and social responsibility. The 41-page paper, titled ...
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ArticleTextile Exchange takes a cautiously positive view on COP15
At the conclusion of COP15 in Montréal, Canada, world leaders adopted the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Liesl Truscott, director of industry accountability and insights at Textile Exchange, assesses the agreement for the fashion, textile and apparel industries in a statement on the Textile Exchange website. Textile Exchange sees the COP15 ...
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ArticleOpen letter urges European Commission to revise REACH regulatory
The European Commission has recently decided to postpone the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorizing chemicals (REACH) to Q4 2023. In response, 22 global consumer companies have called on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to reverse the decision to postpone the consultation process. ...
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News briefsSport Conrad donates 1% of “We rethink” week sales to POW and KlimaAlps
From Nov. 19 to 26, German outdoor retailer Sport Conrad has again held its alternative to Black Week as part of its “Wir Denken Um” (we rethink) project launched in 2018. During the week, the retailer was calling on customers to repair their mountaineering products, use professional care or make ...
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News briefsBinding international health and safety act Pakistan Accord approved
Modeled on the Bangladesh Accord (an agreement signed in 2013 after the Rana Plaza factory disaster), a new Pakistan Accord has now been released and welcomed by labor rights organizations globally. The finalization comes ten years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Karachi that claimed the lives of over ...
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News briefsLenzing rated AAA in annual CDP sustainability ranking
As one out of twelve companies rated with the highest ranking globally, Austrian fiber specialist Lenzing AG received the “AAA” grade from the nonprofit organization CDP. Each of the A’s ticks a box for the three pillars climate change, forests and water security. For Lenzing, this is the second time ...
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News briefsPentland Brands announces the latest results of its positive business strategy
Pentland Brands, owner of Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Ellesse, SeaVees and Mitre, has announced the latest results of its 100-1-0 positive business strategy, originally unveiled in Nov. 2021 as previously reported. Pentland Brands is reporting “significant progress” in its goals of helping 100 million consumers live positive, ...
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News briefsCarbios hosts first PET biorecycling summit
Carbios, a French company specializing in biological recycling based on enzyme technologies, held a PET biorecycling summit in Paris earlier in December. With over 100 participants from the science, academic and industrial sectors, the summit discussed ways to bring innovative, low-impact recycling technologies for PET to market. Among the speakers ...
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News briefsHohenstein pilots Oeko-Tex Leather Standard certification for shoes with Lowa
Outdoor shoe brand Lowa and the testing service provider Hohenstein have piloted a new project: the Lowa model Lady Light GTX has passed the Oeko-Tex Leather Standard certification, making it the first hiking shoe of which all components complied with the required criteria of the Leather Standard RSL (Restricted Substances ...
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ArticleCake develops semi-autonomous electric ATV for regenerative agriculture
Source: Cake The Kibb Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of premium lightweight electric motorcycles, will move forward with the development of the Kibb, an electric, semi-autonomous, all-terrain vehicle tailored to the unique needs of regenerative agriculture. The Kibb is designed to perform light agricultural tasks autonomously and with ...
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News briefsNew Recco SAR helicopter detectors in Spain and Sweden
Recco reports the deployment of two more SAR helicopter detectors: Pompièrs Emergéncies S.L.U in Val d’Aran in the Pyrenees has been equipped with the innovative search device. While many rescue teams in Spain are already equipped with the Recco detectors, which they use as handheld devices for avalanche burial searches, ...
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ArticleSBTi verifies Vaude’s climate targets to be aligned with Paris Agreement
Vaude, the German company that has been climate-neutral by compensation since the beginning of 2022, has now published an update on its climate targets. The climate roadmap has been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and reviewed for compatibility under the 1.5-degree target. Three specific targets from the ...
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News briefsFashion for Good launches a home-compostable polybag project
Fashion for Good has launched the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags, in partnership with C&A and Levi Strauss & Co. The six-month project uses bags made with bio-based material designed to compost in either home or municipal composting environments from TIPA Corp. and ...
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News briefsEOG launches online Sustainability Strategy Course
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched an online study programme tailored for small to mid-sized companies to help them fully integrate sustainability into their business plans and culture. Developed in partnership with outdoor and sustainability consultancy Peak 63, the EOG Sustainability Strategy Course is a self-study course in five ...
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ArticleOnly 5% of companies understand their impact on nature, new study reveals
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has just published its first-ever “Nature Benchmark,” a study that measures how companies are reducing their negative impacts on nature and contributing to the protection and restoration of ecosystems. The study found that only 5 percent of the companies reviewed to understand their impact on ...
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ArticleSAC launches new industry-wide decarbonization program
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a new industry-wide decarbonization program to support and drive the sector toward achieving the necessary emissions reductions. The agenda focuses on collaboration, supporting members, and providing tools and guidance to enable the achievement of these goals. According to SAC, the program is designed ...
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News briefsAdvanced Clothing Solutions receives B Corp status
U.K. textile fulfillment company Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) is now B Corp-certified, scoring 150.9 points after being assessed in several categories, including governance, workers, community, customers and environment. The Glasgow-based company, founded in 1997, offers a logistic platform for rental, resale and returns. ACS has just been welcomed as a ...
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ArticleSchwalbe receives 20.000 used bike tires from German retailer for recycling
Ingo Ruhland, a Bavarian bike retailer, has collected used tires in his basement for the last 23 years, waiting for a viable recycling option to develop. Over time, roughly 20,000 tires piled up at his place in Freising near Munich. Now that Schwalbe has developed a scalable recycling process together ...
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News briefsScarpa’s cataloged and stored production scraps make a new ski boot
Scarpa has launched a version of its Maestrale alpine-touring ski boot made entirely from production scraps saved from its ski boot manufacturing operation. The Maestrale Re-Made is manufactured using a polymer derived from roughly three tons of manufacturing scraps that Scarpa has recovered since it began storing and cataloging its ...
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News briefsSecond-hand gear platform Rerouted offers a new subscription model
American second-hand online platform Rerouted Co. is rolling out a new service level for users of its gear and clothing resale marketplace. The new Rerouted Ultra eliminates shipping costs and commission fees and includes monthly seller tips and unlimited buying and selling support for the entirety of 2023. 500 Rerouted ...
