All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 93
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VF signs the UN Global Compact
VF Corp. is now a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and has endorsed the Women’s Empowerment Principles. The UNGC’s ten principles boil down to the upholding of “internationally proclaimed human rights,” freedom of association and collective bargaining for labor, the rejection of forced, compulsory and child labor, ...
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Continental’s dandelion bike tires win German Sustainability Award
Continental is an award-winner of the 2021 German Sustainability Awards for its Urban Taraxagum bicycle tire, made from dandelion rubber. The product, which won in the Responsible Design category, was selected among 54 finalists for its contribution to the development of an alternative and sustainable supply of raw materials. The ...
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ArticleVaude joins The Climate Pledge
Thirteen new companies have joined The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, a U.K.-based purpose driven enterprise focused on social and environmental change, to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals 10 years early, making a total of thirty-one companies who have joined the commitment. One of the new signatories ...
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ArticleGermany’s BSI calls for European supply chain regulations
(SGI Europe) Responding to a petition made by Greenpeace and other associations and individuals in July, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has initiated a debate over proposed legislation that would oblige companies with 500 or more employees to comply with human rights standards in their global supply chain. Among other things, ...
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ArticleEOCA surpasses “Plastic Free” target
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), the initiative from the European outdoor industry with the objective of protecting wild areas, has smashed its two-year target to clear 3,000 km of habitat, trail and beach of plastic waste and pollution, clearing a total of 4,183 km. As an organization raising money ...
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Pyua opens pop-up store in Munich and extends Sharing is Caring campaign
The sustainable outdoor and snowsports clothing brand Pyua, owned by Spin Capital, a Munich-based investment company, has opened a pop-up store in downtown Munich together with other brands from different business areas, including DIY products, upcycling, handcrafted interiors, art and fashion, under the motto “STOP - for Sustainability & Art.” ...
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VF named one of the “Top 75 Companies for Executive Women”
Working Mother Media (WMM), a U.S. strategic professional services firm that partners with companies to develop inclusive talent strategies, has named VF Corp. one of the “2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women.” This list is considered the most definitive list of top jobs for women seeking to move up the ...
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News briefsDeuter takes second place at German Sustainability Award for corporate partnerships
Together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), exemplary partnerships between companies from the textile industry based in Germany and in developing countries were now honored with the German Sustainability Award Corporate Partnerships 2021. The award is the most prestigious award in Germany and one of ...
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A seminar on the role of the outdoor sports industry in the environmental transition
The European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS) is organizing a virtual seminar on Dec. 10, entitled ”Fostering environmental transition through Outdoor Sports,” which will be a follow-up to the Power of the Outdoors webinar that took place on Oct. 14. The new event, scheduled to take place from 14:00 to ...
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ArticleGore and Bionic Yarn collab to develop textiles made from ocean-bound plastics
W. L. Gore & Associates and Bionic Yarn, a material engineering company from New York, have announced a collaboration to drive the development of a high-performance textile made from traceable, recycled plastic. Gore said it recently made an equity investment in Bionic to help streamline its fiber supply chain and ...
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News briefsPeak Performance collaborates with The Fabricant to digitize its collection
The textile industry – creative but slow to seize on new technologies – is undoubtedly not the most environmentally friendly industry on the market. To move towards sustainability, brands and consumers need to keep up with innovations, among them digital clothing. To ensure the long-term sustainability of fashion production, The ...
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ArticleSkylotec receives government funding for protective mask production facility
Skylotec is expanding its portfolio to include respiratory protection. The professional and sports climbing and safety gear specialist has invested in five modern production machines and will produce medical face masks and masks for light respiratory protection (FFP masks) beyond the corona pandemic. The German family-owned company has received a ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft wins Popular Science’s Best of What’s New Award
PrimaLoft received a Best of What’s New Award from the U.S. magazine Popular Science in the Sports & Outdoors category for its PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ manufacturing process. P.U.R.E. (Produced Using Reduced Emissions), available exclusively in the Patagonia Nano Puff jacket this fall, reduces carbon emissions during the insulation manufacturing process by ...
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Calzados Fal donates shoes for refugees
Calzados Fal – Chiruca is contributing to a humanitarian campaign to aid refugees who have traveled through the Balkans and ended up in Greece. The campaign has been organized by Bienvenidos Refugiados de La Rioja (Welcome Refugees of La Rioja) – a group headquartered, like Calzados Fal itself, in the ...
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Cake to collab with "green" battery manufacturer
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric performance motorcycles and a member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has signed a letter of intent with Northvolt, a Swedish battery developer and manufacturer, to form a long-term partnership for the supply of sustainable battery cells for their line-up of electric motorcycles. ...
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News briefsEOCA Green Friday Fundraiser 2020
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) and 17 of its members are turning Black Friday green by launching an online fundraiser this year. The funds raised will support conservation projects, including EOCA‘s six most recently selected projects, tackling the issue of plastic pollution both in the environment and at source, ...
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News briefsVaude receives New Work Award 2020
Because of its ”value-oriented corporate culture with a focus on trust and self-efficacy,” Vaude now has been awarded the German New Work Award 2020. The outdoor brand convinced both an expert jury and the online community. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the originally planned award ceremony in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall ...
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News briefsOrtovox skips Black Friday, sends employees outside to clean up instead
As last year, Ortovox will consciously refrain from any discount campaigns and close its online shop from Nov. 27 until Nov. 29 as a sign to support moderate and sustainable buying. At the same time, all company employees receive a free day on Friday, Nov. 27, to go outside and ...
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News briefsDeuter’s Green Friday 2020
The German backpack specialist Deuter is donating 10 percent of its brand online store turnover between Nov. 27 and 29 to the ALPs Project of the non-profit sustainability research institute European Research Institute (ERI). ALPs is one of the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA) funded projects for 2020. The aim ...
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News briefsOsprey’s Green Friday is dedicated to a plastic-free outdoors
Osprey is repeating its fight against Black Friday and returns with its own Green Friday. Between Nov. 27 and 30, the U.S. backpack specialist will be donating 20 percent of its turnover to its long-term partner European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). The organization finances nature conservation projects and makes a ...
