All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 72
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Instead of Black Friday: Icebug donates to primeval forests
Rather than participate in the Black Friday discount battle, Swedish brand Icebug is once again donating all of its webshop proceeds on Nov. 26 to Naturarvet, a non-profit organization that works to preserve Sweden’s last primeval forests. Last year, about 9 hectares of old-growth forest were preserved in Svartsundets, Uppsala ...
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News briefsBergans wants you to get your gear repaired on Black Friday
Instead of buying something new on Black Friday, Bergans is encouraging consumers in its home market of Norway to take care of the things they already own. To do so, it is lowering its repair service prices by the 25 percent Norwegian sales tax to provide an extra incentive. Bergans ...
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Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) becomes independent non-profit organization
As You Sow’s former human rights program, the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), is now an independent non-profit organization dedicated to combating slavery in value chains. After 12 years of leading As You Sow’s labor rights and supply chain slavery initiatives, RSN will continue to focus on eliminating slavery at the ...
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ArticleEOCA launches fundraiser around Black Friday to raise funds for conservation projects
Following on from the success of its Earth Day fundraiser in April, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the launch of its online fundraiser on and around Green (Black) Friday to raise money for urgent nature conservation projects. Hot on the heels of the opening of the COP15 ...
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News briefsOrtovox closes webshop on Black Friday weekend
On Nov. 26-28, the Ortovox online store will be offline, the brand’s third consecutive closure on the Black Friday weekend as a sign against discount battles and consumerism. “We want to live responsibility and advocate sustainable and moderate consumption,” said Christian Schneidermeier, CEO of Ortovox. At the same time, the ...
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News briefsOrthoLite launches new sustainable insole technologies
Source: OrthoLite OrthoLite HybridPlus Bio insole Addressing the increasing demand for more sustainable insole solutions from its customers, U.S. brand OrthoLite is putting its plans announced earlier this year into action and is introducing two new sole technologies that elevate the total eco content of the insoles ...
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News briefsHigg partners with TrusTrace to enhance understanding of product journeys
In collaboration with TrusTrace, a Swedish tech company providing solutions to enable „conscious consumerism and responsible production,“ Higg offers users of the platform significantly extended access to more nuanced, contextualized supply chain data. As they map the chain of custody, TrusTrace users will now be able to layer in ...
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News briefsKeen partners with Points of Light to mobilize volunteers
Footwear brand Keen is partnering with Points of Light, a nonpartisan, nonprofit based in Atlanta, Georgia, that inspires and mobilizes people to take action to change the world. In advance of Giving Tuesday, Keen fans will have access to Keen Corps, the world’s largest digital hub for volunteering and community ...
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ArticleFashion for Good and Apparel Impact Institute map the path to net zero in fashion
In a new report released at the Textile Exchange 2021 Textile Sustainability Conference in Dublin, Fashion for Good and the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) have investigated the ways for the fashion industry to meet the net-zero goal. Estimating the emissions reduction of existing and innovative solutions, the paper also calculates ...
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ArticleEU suggests new rules to combat deforestation and promote circular economy
The European Commission has adopted three new initiatives proposing rules to curb deforestation, facilitate intra-EU waste shipments, promote circular economy, and tackle the export of waste to third countries. From 1990 to 2020, the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest, an area larger than the European Union, according ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin opts for forest protection instead of Black Friday discounts
Instead of offering big discounts, Jack Wolfskin will donate €100,000 from the proceeds of its Nature Counts campaign, which runs from Nov. 26-29 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy and the U.K., to a forest conservation project run by Wohllebens Waldakademie (Wohlleben’s Forest Academy). The campaign aims to ensure ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor Foundation selects ten organizations including POW for its first grant cycle
The Vista Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic partner of Vista Outdoor, has announced ten non-profit organizations selected to receive a total of over $600,000 in grants as part of the foundation’s inaugural grant cycle. The ten organizations selected from more than 100 requests for funding represent a cross-section of outdoor and ...
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ArticleFormer Timberland CEO and his son unveil new “biocircular” sustainable hiking boots
Erem, a Nevada-based company founded in 2021 that calls itself “the first outdoor brand focused on desert performance,“ has unveiled a new hiking boot that is ”high on performance and low on environmental impact.” Source: Erem While most hiking boots today are made by thermo-fusing plastics and ...
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News briefsPatagonia receives environmental sustainability award from Council of Fashion Designers of America
The first environmental sustainability award ever given out by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) went to Patagonia. In an award ceremony held in New York, the outdoor brand was recognized for its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of consumption, conducting awareness campaigns and reducing waste. Carolyn ...
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News briefsBuff supports charitable organizations and sustainability, celebrates 30th anniversary
Buff is increasing its financial support for Protect Our Winters (POW) to more than $50,000 per year while launching a new product collection that “recognizes the important work and culture” of the non-profit organization founded in 2007 by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones. In addition, the Spanish brand, which celebrates its ...
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News briefsDecathlon Germany starts cooperation with social impact brand Share
As the first sports retailer in Germany, Decathlon enters into a partnership with social impact company Share to support and promote “social shopping.” As of mid-November, customers can purchase Share beanies and socks in all Decathlon stores and online. For each item sold, another is given to children in need, ...
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ArticleThird annual profile outlines VF Corp’s inclusion and diversity strategy
VF Corp. has released its third IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and action) Annual Profile. The report covers the company’s fiscal year 2021 and defines key strategic pillars that serve as drivers and benchmarks for VF’s IDEA goals. VF has publicly committed to two ambitious goals related ...
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News briefsInov-8 supports restoration of peatlands
Inov-8 will be donating 5 percent of online and in-store sales revenues generated from Nov. 15 to 29 to the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, which will use the funds to restore peatlands in and around the U.K.’s Lake District, where the running, hiking and fitness-gear brand is based. For Peat’s Sake, ...
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News briefsScarpa integrates plastics from renewable sources in best-selling ski boots
Italian footwear specialist Scarpa is making an effort to reach its goal of B Corp certification within a year. Every boot in the volume-selling Maestrale and Gea ski-boot family has been redesigned to incorporate Grilamid Bio and Pebax Rnew, plastics made with renewable resources, while $1 from each sale of ...
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ArticleNike under suspicion of greenwashing in German media for destroying new footwear
In a broad investigative joint journalistic effort, several German media have chased down returned Nike footwear (used and new) that had been tagged with GPS trackers and went into a recycling plant in Herenthout, Belgium, to be destroyed and recycled into the “Grind” material that Nike uses for gym floors, ...
