All General Outdoor articles – Page 61

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    LifeStraw releases 2022 Responsibility Report on World Water Day

    2023-03-23T11:28:00Z

    LifeStraw, a Maryland-based B Corp and carbon-neutral brand committed to equitable access to safe drinking water, released its 2022 Responsibility Report on March 22, World Water Day, observed annually by the United Nations to celebrate fresh water and raise awareness for the 2 billion people living without access to clean ...

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    Scott and dVélos open the first Scott Reference Center in France

    2023-03-23T08:04:00Z

    Scott Sports has partnered with French bike retailer dVélos to open the first Scott Reference Center in France. The new 310-sqm store is located in Épagny, in southeastern France. The store sells products from the Scott brand as well as other brands of the Scott Sports’ portfolio like Bergamont, Bold ...

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    La Sportiva posts 30% sales increase

    2023-03-23T08:04:00Z

    La Sportiva’s sales increased to €216 million in 2022, up 30 percent from 2021, compared to €125 million in 2020. International sales accounted for 80 percent of the company’s revenues. Sales in both Europe and the U.S. grew double-digit, driven by the rising interest in outdoor activities. Founded in 1928 ...

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    As pandemic’s impact eases, KMD Brands grows H1 sales

    2023-03-23T07:30:00Z

    KMD Brands, the down-under parent of Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz, reported Ebit of NZ$31.4 million (€18.6m) for H1 ended Jan. 31. Total revenues rose by 34.5 percent to NZ$547.9 million (€323.8m) as gross margin came in flat at 58.7 percent. Ebitda was NZ$90.8 million (€53.7m) versus NZ$45.3 million. The ...

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    New sales and marketing manager for the Osprey brand in Italy

    2023-03-22T15:35:00Z

    Sales agency B-Factory, which distributes Osprey in Italy, has announced Alessandro Lanfranconi as its new sales and manager for the Osprey brand in the country. Lanfranconi, who takes over Laura Fagan’s role, has longstanding outdoor industry experience. He previously worked for Black Diamond and Crazy.  

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    Several Lycra production sites pass Higg assessment modules

    2023-03-22T15:35:00Z

    Global textile supplier Lycra announced the third-party verification of several Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) and Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) self-assessments. The Lycra manufacturing sites in Waynesboro, Virginia (U.S.); Maydown, Northern Ireland; and Foshan, China, completed their verification for the Higg FEM module, a framework ...

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    PFAS ban consultation phase starts, strongly backed by ChemSec members

    2023-03-22T15:34:00Z

    The nonprofit organization international Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) is campaigning for an EU-wide ban of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, backed by more than 100 companies that are worth more than €130 billion in total revenue. With its PFAS Movement, ChemSec wants to give companies a platform and united voice ...

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    Topo Designs receives growth investment from Gart Capital Partners

    2023-03-22T09:34:00Z

    Topo Designs, a Colorado-based outdoor brand that offers sustainable, durable apparel and accessories, says it has received a “significant” equity investment from Gart Capital Partners, a family investment firm with longstanding outdoor roots, also headquartered in Colorado. The investment marks the first time the brand has raised external capital since ...

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    Turtle Fur announces strategic hires, including first CEO

    2023-03-22T09:34:00Z

    Founded in 1982, U.S. outdoor headwear and accessories brand Turtle Fur has made a number of strategic hires and welcomed three new members to the team, including its first CEO. The new vice president of marketing & e-comm, Erika Canfield, joins the company with more than 20 years of experience ...

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    PrimaLoft with new CFO

    2023-03-22T08:56:00Z

    Source: PrimaLoft Jason Kerley Materials technology company PrimaLoft, Inc., a subsidiary of Compass Diversified (CoDi), has announced the promotion of Jason Kerley to chief financial officer. Kerley, who currently serves as vice president - controller, will assume the position following the departure of Tom Seaver, who joined ...

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    John Wadley new VP product development at Xero Shoes

    2023-03-22T08:55:00Z

    Xero Shoes, a Colorado-based provider of barefoot and minimal footwear founded in 2009, has introduced John Wadley as its new vice president of product development. Wadley previously worked at U.S.-based footwear brand Altra – first as senior footwear developer, during the brand’s new ownership under VF Corp. as director of ...

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    Outdoor Industry Association announces new president

    2023-03-21T14:47:00Z

    The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) board of directors has named Kent Ebersole as its new president, following seven months as the organization’s interim executive director. Ebersole, an outdoor industry veteran, joined the OIA in August 2022 with a broad range of experience in media, business strategy and non-profit consulting. ...

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    U.S. Outdoor Recreation Act reintroduced in Congress

    2023-03-21T14:47:00Z

    The bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA) has been reintroduced in Congress by Senators Joe Manchin (Democrats) and John Barrasso (Republicans). It seeks to enhance outdoor recreation and protect public lands and waters. The bill, developed over the past decade by the Outdoor Alliance and its partners, includes a number ...

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    Maier Sports with new international head of sales

    2023-03-21T11:34:00Z

    Source: Maier Sports Maximilian Briem With Maximilian Briem starting as the new head of sales international on April 1, the German company Maier Sports completes the restructuring of its sales management. Lothar Baisch, managing director of sales and marketing, will then focus primarily on his executive management ...

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    Hohenstein uses 3D scanning to improve garment sizing for children

    2023-03-21T08:46:00Z

    The Germany-based Hohenstein Institute, specializing in testing, certification and research of textile products, has been taking body measurements for all target groups since 1957. Data is continuously updated, based on regular serial measurements taken with 3D body scans. Hohenstein has now conducted the first measurement series on babies and toddlers ...

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    Coats Group opens second sustainability hub

    2023-03-21T08:45:00Z

    Coats Group, the British multinational specializing in the manufacture of yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear, has opened a pilot sustainability hub at its Madurai plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The new hub is located in a sprawling area of nearly 1,000 square meters. ...

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    Accelerating Circularity kicks off pilot recycling trials for cellulosic textiles

    2023-03-20T10:22:00Z

    Source: ACPE Circular Supply Chain Accelerating Circularity Europe (ACPE) has launched cellulosic textile-to-textile trials in Europe as a continuation of the polyester textile-to-textile trials launched in mid-2022, with a vision to demonstrate what is possible with textile recycling at scale. The new trials focus on post-consumer textile ...

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    YKK selected leader in supplier engagement

    2023-03-20T07:40:00Z

    Japanese YKK Corporation has been selected as a “supplier engagement leader,” the highest score on the 2022 Supplier Engagement Report (SER) from CDP for the first time. CDP is an international environmental non-profit focused on measuring and reporting companies’ environmental impact (it also published a global supply chain report and ...

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    Stolen Goat parent company launches public crowdfunding campaign

    2023-03-17T15:59:00Z

    Herd Group Holdings has gone publicly live with a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. U.K.-based Herd Group, headquartered in Hook, Hampshire, is the parent company to apparel brand Stolen Goat, bikepacking brand Wildcat and the women’s cycling clothing brand VeloVixen, which Herd Group acquired in February following the brand’s entry into ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide with new chairman and directors

    2023-03-17T13:13:00Z

    Tom Long, the lead independent director for Wolverine Worldwide and former CEO of MillerCoors, LLC, will become chairman of Wolverine on May 4 following the retirement of Blake Krueger, chairman and retired CEO. Meanwhile, earlier this week, the parent of the Merrell and Saucony brands, among others, named three ...