All General Outdoor articles – Page 72
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News briefsHohenstein launches new Performance Index for outdoor apparel
With its new Hohenstein Performance Index launched this fall, the Hohenstein institute wants to cover the performance and comfort qualities of clothing, particularly sports and outdoor textiles. With the newly launched index, outer shells, mid layers and base layers can be tested and classified using the DIN ...
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News briefsMaier Sports premiers outdoor pants equipped with NFC-tag for circular processing
Maier Sports reports progress on its road to more recyclable products. In a partnership with SaaS-platform provider XIPHOO, the brand has equipped its first products – a regular hiking pant and a zip-off-version – with a near field communication (NFC) tag that provides all relevant product and material information, for ...
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News briefsPinewood announces new CEO
Scandinavian outdoor brand Pinewood has announced Bengt Rimark as its new CEO. Founder and existing CEO Rainer Rüssel is stepping down after 30 years in the leadership role but remains at Pinewood, where he will now focus on product development and purchasing. Rimark is described as having extensive experience in ...
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News briefsMountain Warehouse posts record revenues
Mountain Warehouse posted revenues of £302.6 million (€344.9 million) in the 12 months to the end of February 2022, representing a 26 percent jump on the prior year, and a 4.6 percent increase versus 2019/20, before any impact from Covid-19. Sales reached a new record in the company’s 25-year history. ...
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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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ArticleCotopaxi adds three new management positions
U.S. brand Cotopaxi has added three new executives to its senior management team during the last months: Kamal Thota, vice president of technology, Jason Hermann, vice president of corporate sales, and most recently Charlie Mangini, who joined the company as its vice president of operations. Mangini, who began his tenure ...
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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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News briefsLenzing adjusts earnings forecast for 2022
The Lenzing Group is adjusting its earnings forecast for the 2022 financial year due to one-time effects related to the accelerated savings program (set up in the third quarter due to the deteriorated market environment and the earnings development) and currency effects and a further deterioration of the market environment. ...
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News briefsHohenstein to open new textile testing laboratory in Shanghai
Germany-based Hohenstein, a provider of textile testing and a founding member of Oeko-Tex, is opening another testing lab in Shanghai. Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the new facility, located in the Pudong District industrial park, will supplement the Hong Kong laboratory capacity. It will add to Hohenstein’s capacity ...
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News briefsNikwax introduces new PFC-free hydrophobic down
U.K. care and waterproofing company Nikwax is introducing two new treated down fillings: Nikwax Hydrophobic Down+ (NHD+) and Nikwax Hydrophobic Down Recycled (NHD Recycled). For both products (virgin and recycled down), Nikwax is working with a PFC-free chemical treatment. According to the company, the NHD+ down is available from 650 ...
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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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VF Corp. to potentially sell the JanSport brand
According to Bloomberg citing „people with knowledge of the matter,” VF Corp is considering selling the JanSport backpack and adventure luggage brand. There are no details of a potential investor revealed whatsoever. Shares of VF, the owner company of The North Face (TNF), Vans and Timberland brands, have dropped by ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer announces finalists for OR Innovation Awards
Outdoor Retailer (OR) announced the finalists for its fifth annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards. An independent panel of experts evaluated all 132 entries to determine the 30 finalists, which include innovative new outdoor and winter sports products, fabrics and materials, and digital and retail services. All finalists will be displayed ...
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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 briefsVans and Timberland unveil first-ever collaboration
Vans and Timberland have teamed up on an entirely new hybrid shoe, dubbed the Vans Skateboarding x Timberland Half Cab Hiker. The footwear is described as half skate shoe, half hiking boot. The launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of Vans’ iconic Half Cab while drawing equal inspiration from Timberland’s ...
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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 briefsBurbank succeeds Millenacker as global brand president of Royal Robbins
Source: Royal Robbins Erik Burbank Fenix Outdoor has appointed Erik Burbank as global brand president of Royal Robbins. Burbank, an industry veteran with extensive experience leading brands in the U.S. and Europe, will succeed Michael Millenacker, who is retiring at the end of the year. Burbank will ...
