All General Outdoor articles – Page 70

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    ​Gathr Outdoors launches cross-brand loyalty program in the U.S.

    2023-01-20T17:03:00Z

    Tennessee-based Gathr Outdoors, a portfolio company of Centre Partners that owns the Orca, GCI Outdoor and Klymit brands, amongst others, announced a new cross-brand, multi-tier loyalty program called Gathr Rewards, designed to reward customers with points redeemable for dollars towards future purchases. The program will initially encompass Orca, GCI Outdoor, ...

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    Deuter achieves Fair Wear Leader status again

    2023-01-20T15:25:00Z

    German brand Deuter has confirmed its leader status with the multi-stakeholder initiative Fair Wear Foundation for the tenth time in a row, reaching 94 of the maximum of 100 points possible. The yearly check-up validates the implementation of fair working conditions in a company’s supply chain. Besides the measures taken ...

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    Jack Wolfskin launches social report 2021

    2023-01-20T15:25:00Z

    Jack Wolfskin has summarized its CSR efforts and achievements for fiscal 2021 in a new social report that has just been published. The company notes the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced it to develop new methods for effective collaboration with its 49 suppliers without being able to visit ...

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    Anta CEO hands over duties while group reshuffles management positions

    2023-01-20T13:56:00Z

    To facilitate the implementation of the group’s “multi-brand” and “globalization” strategies, Anta Sports separated the roles of chairman and CEO and implemented several other executive changes.

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    Austrian ARGE Outdoor officially launched

    2023-01-19T13:18:00Z

    As previously announced, the association of sporting goods manufacturers and sports equipment suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ) has founded the industry interest group ARGE Outdoor with 16 members and 20 brands on Jan. 17, 2023. Founding members are Arva, Deuter, Dynafit, Fizan, Fritschi, Intersport, La Sportiva, Leki, Löffler, Lowa, Mammut, Martini, ...

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    Rab supports educational initiative Xhow

    2023-01-19T10:31:00Z

    Rab has entered a new partnership with the project Xhow, an educational initiative founded by mountain guides in 2006 that is active mainly in the Alps region. The project offers free training for skiers, bikers and climbers under the titles snowhow, climbhow and bikehow for children and teenagers as well ...

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    Polygiene Group acquires former distributor Biomaster US

    2023-01-17T09:08:00Z

    As part of its U.S. expansion strategy, the Swedish Polygiene Group has acquired Biomaster US LLC, former distributor and customer of its subsidiary Addmaster Ltd. This acquisition gives the company a foothold in the U.S. and Central and South America, while BioMaster US CEO Charlie Matthews becomes part of the ...

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    Acai Outdoorwear secures £3 million investment

    2023-01-17T07:09:00Z

    Womenswear brand Acai Outdoorwear has secured a £3 million (€3.4 million) investment from Growth Partner, a consumer-focused investment firm that is backed by HomeServe founder and chief executive Richard Harpin. Acai’s investors since October 2019, DSW Ventures, will be exiting as part of the deal. In addition, James Worrall, investment ...

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    Ecovative acquires Netherlands-based Lambert Spawn Europa

    2023-01-17T07:08:00Z

    New York-based mycelium technology company Ecovative has acquired Lambert Spawn Europa B.V., a mushroom spawn production facility in the Netherlands, from a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Lambert Spawn Co. Ecovative works with partners throughout the textiles, food and packaging industries. The acquisition allows Ecovative to integrate a major source of ...

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    SAC gives an update on the Higg Index reviewing process

    2023-01-16T12:44:00Z

    In a blog post published on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) website, Jeremy Lardeau, the VP of the coalition, gives an overview of the process of the Higg Index review that is planned for this year. With the last review being made in 2017, the SAC is now working with ...

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    Patagonia and Samsung team up to combat microplastics

    2023-01-13T13:49:00Z

    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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    Human Material Loop: Startup uses human hair for textile applications

    2023-01-13T08:25:00Z

    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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    Due diligence SaaS provider Sourcemap joins Global Innovators community

    2023-01-13T06:55:00Z

    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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    Vanessa Müller takes over as managing director of ClimatePartner Switzerland

    2023-01-12T15:16:00Z

    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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    Deuter donates €4,000 to EOCA biodiversity project

    2023-01-12T11:01:00Z

    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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    Buff receives B Corp certification

    2023-01-12T09:46:00Z

    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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    Solo Brands eyes deeper assortments with wholesale partners

    2023-01-11T12:42:00Z

    The publicly traded Grapevine, TX company, which owns four businesses led by its Solo Stove unit, has a Direct-To-Consumer to Wholesale ratio of 85 to 15, a percentage that is likely to persist given Solo’s extreme focus on its relationship with customers. But Solo has a new partnership with warehouse ...

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    European Fashion Alliance summit defines roadmap to change, plans industry-wide survey

    2023-01-11T12:41:00Z

    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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    Three European brands among winners of U.S. Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards

    2023-01-10T16:09:00Z

    The NPD Group today announced the winners of its third annual Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards. The awards recognize the fastest-growing brands in U.S. outdoor and snow sports retail, based on in-store and e-commerce sales, according to data from NPD’s Retail Tracking Service. “We are excited to kick off the ...

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    Didriksons expands into business outerwear

    2023-01-10T11:44:00Z

    Source: Didriksons Still a jacket, but clearly fashion: The Alvina w’s coat for SS2023 The Swedish brand Didriksons enters the business fashion market with a new range of women’s business-focused jackets and coats. The collection is centered around a classic trench coat and will be available end ...