All General Outdoor articles – Page 74

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    Bluesign ISPO panel talk: A call for cross-industry cooperation and harmonized methods

    2022-12-05T14:10:00Z

    The ISPO Munich 2022 panel talk “Bluesign – enabling a better future: a vision for sustainability” was all about the need to harmonize data and cooperate in order to speed up improvements along the whole textile supply chain. Antje von Dewitz (Vaude), Eva Karlsson (Houdini), Kilian Hochrein (W.L.Gore) and Kutay ...

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    Slide & OTS Winter announce sustainability breakfast

    2022-12-02T17:23:00Z

    The organizers of Slide & OTS Winter have announced the second Sustainability Breakfast on on Jan. 11 for the 2023 winter edition of the show in the Newport Suite at Telford International Centre. Sponsored by Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, all exhibitors and show attendees are invited to register ...

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    Vista Outdoor Foundation’s FY 2023 grant partners announced

    2022-12-02T17:04:00Z

    The Vista Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic partner of Vista Outdoor Inc., announced 12 non-profit organizations selected by its board of directors to receive grants as part of the foundation’s second annual grant cycle. The 12 organizations include nine that were previously funded in the first cycle and three that are ...

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    ​Newell Brands elects Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors

    2022-12-02T15:09:00Z

    Newell Brands, whose portfolio includes Marmot, Coleman, and Campingaz, announced the election of Stephanie Stahl to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2023. With her appointment, the company’s board will increase from ten members to eleven. “We are delighted to welcome Stephanie, a dynamic business leader with a proven ...

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    Sarah Seifert joins OR as new VP e-commerce

    2022-12-02T15:08:00Z

    Source: Outdoor Research Sarah Seifert Seattle-based brand Outdoor Research (OR) has hired Sarah Seifert as its new vice president e-commerce. Seifert has been e-commerce manager at Eagle Creek most recently. Prior to that, she worked for seven years as director of e-commerce for Smartwool. Her experience also ...

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    Nikwax creates MRSL limiting use of hazardous chemicals in manufacturing and products

    2022-12-02T15:08:00Z

    British-based manufacturer of waterproofing aftercare products Nikwax has created a comprehensive Manufacturing Restrictive Substances List (MRSL) that restricts the input of hazardous chemicals in its manufacturing process and products. The step is the latest in Nikwax’s transparent and open-source Chemical Management System (CMS), implemented in 2021 to ensure workers, consumers, ...

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    Retailer Globetrotter joins juries of ISPO Brandnew and FOA

    2022-12-02T12:12:00Z

    German retailer Globetrotter is joining two major product award juries of our industry: As of this year, the Hamburg-based outdoor outfitter is part of the ISPO Brandnew Awards jury made up of international industry experts. The company will contribute its expertise in the outdoor industry and in start-up promotion to ...

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    Haglöfs Restored is back on track

    2022-12-02T12:12:00Z

    After an unexpected closure last spring, the second-hand website Haglöfs Restored is now back up and running. A new partnership with Belfast, Ireland-based apparel refurbishment service provider and advocate of the Responsible circular economy allows the company to continue. Haglöfs Restored is one of several initiatives aimed at extending the ...

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    Marmot announces distribution changes in Italy and Austria, new sponsoring partner

    2022-12-02T12:12:00Z

    Marmot starts into the fall/winter sales season with new partnerships in Italy and Austria. In Italy, the company is working with Premiere Distribution (based in Bolzano), starting with the FW 2023 collection. The new partner’s sales team is responsible for all sales topics, from key account management to new customer ...

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    Running Industry Alliance partners with OTS

    2022-12-01T08:57:00Z

    The Running Industry Alliance (RIA) has announced a partnership with the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) that includes a dedicated RIA Trail Running Area at next year’s show. OTS claims to be the U.K.’s only large-scale outdoor sport and leisure-focused trade show. Its 17th edition will be held at the Exhibition ...

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    Icebug supports transformation to renewable energy in Vietnam, updates business purpose

    2022-12-01T06:19:00Z

    Swedish footwear brand Icebug has started a new initiative to promote the change to renewable solar energy in production facilities in Vietnam – not only with its own production partners but industry-wide. Teaming up with German renewable energy developer Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA), the brand (which is also a ...

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    This year’s winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award

    2022-11-30T08:11:00Z

    The Overall Winner of this year’s Scandinavian Outdoor Awards is not a new product but a catalog item on the market for the past 11 years. The Swedish merino-wool specialist Woolpower took, in the words of the jury, “a very bold step in changing the way we think about outdoor ...

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    ​Year-long PETA investigation in Asia unveils “unspeakable cruelty to ducks”

    2022-11-30T07:15:00Z

    The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has unveiled the findings of an investigation that it said it carried out into Vietnamese down suppliers, where it found evidence of “unspeakable cruelty to ducks.” For 13 months, between November 2021 and November 2022, PETA Asia investigators visited duck farms and ...

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    An exhibition in the heart of the Dolomites to tell the Salewa story

    2022-11-25T16:41:00Z

    A new exhibition at Lagazuoi Expo Dolomiti, titled “La terra, il cielo e la montagna in mezzo” (”The earth, the sky and the mountain in between”), tells the story of Italian outdoor brand Salewa, with a focus on the relationship between man and the environment. The exhibition, curated by Anna ...

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    ORCC announces integration into the European Outdoor Group, publishes first annual report

    2022-11-25T16:41:00Z

    The Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC), a network of European outdoor retailers engaging in climate protection in the outdoor industry, will be integrated into the European Outdoor Group (EOG) as a working group. With more than 100 members from the entire value chain of the outdoor industry, EOG is the ...

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    Patagonia sues Gap for allegedly copying its signature flap pocket

    2022-11-25T16:41:00Z

    Patagonia has filed a lawsuit against The Gap Inc., accusing it of unlawfully copying the flap pocket Patagonia has used on its Snap-T pullover fleece for more than 30 years. The complaint was filed in the San Francisco federal court on Nov. 23, Reuters reported. Patagonia introduced its Snap-T ...

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    Vaude passes Green Button 2.0 certification

    2022-11-25T16:41:00Z

    As the first company, Vaude has passed the revised and tightened requirements of the German government’s textile standard “Grüner Knopf” (Green Button). Since Aug. 2022, companies have been able to be audited in accordance with the Green Button 2.0 standard. Their requirements newly include introducing measures to promote living wages ...

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    Schwan-Stabilo’s outdoor brands grow by 16.4%

    2022-11-25T16:08:00Z

    The German Schwan-Stabilo group, the owner of Deuter, Ortovox, Maier Sports and Gonso, has published its 2021/22 business numbers, achieving growth in all of the group’s categories, which are cosmetics, writing instruments and outdoor sports. In the time span reported, the group generated sales of €745.3 million (previous year: €623.2 ...

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    Naturkompaniet opens new Fjällräven store in Norway

    2022-11-25T06:43:00Z

    Swedish outdoor chain Naturkompaniet is continuing its expansion in Norway with the opening of a new Fjällräven store in Trondheim. With Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven heavily focused on a sustainable outdoor life and making products that last, the new store reflects this. Consumers will be able to deliver Fjällräven’s G-1000 ...