All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 12
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News briefsVSF and BICO jointly expand support for the specialist bicycle retail trade in Germany
The board of directors of the German bicycle industry association VSF (Verbund Service und Fahrrad e.V.) and the supervisory board of the purchasing association Bike&Co (BICO) have signed a cooperation agreement at Eurobike to work more closely together. This covers the areas of product supply, training and education, and politics. ...
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News briefsEOG welcomes new associate members
Earlier this year, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) agreed to expand its membership, meaning that companies from the group’s extended, industry-related value chain can join under the new “Associate Membership” category. The latest members include global logistics company Bleckmann from the Netherlands, Swedish equipment, label and packaging specialist Nilorn, and ...
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News briefsVaude’s sustainability manager appointed to the German Federal Ministry’s advisory board on environment and sport
For the second time, Hilke Patzwall, Vaude’s sustainability manager, has been appointed as a subject matter expert to the “Environment and Sport” advisory board of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV). Initiated in 1994, the advisory board is an important advisory body to the federal government and consists ...
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News briefsEOG welcomes Snow Peak as a new member
Having already introduced Maloja as a new member of the EOG a few days ago, the European Outdoor Group has now announced that Snow Peak, an outdoor equipment and clothing company originally from Japan and already distributed throughout Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., but still relatively unknown in the ...
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News briefsMaloja joins EOG
Source: Maloja Klaus Haas , CEO Maloja German clothing brand Maloja, founded in 2004 and known for its respectful practices regarding people and nature, has joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG) as a full member. By joining, the Bavarian-based company, which mainly serves the bike, cross-country skiing ...
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News briefsLenzing partners with Red Points on IP protection
Lenzing, the global producer of wood-based specialty fibers, has announced a new partnership with Red Points, the specialist in online brand protection, to fight counterfeits and protect its customers. The partnership will help Lenzing strengthen its current brand protection efforts globally and help monitor brand services. Red Points automatically uses ...
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News briefsNew campaign advocates for new living wage legislation
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and other activist organizations have partnered to launch a new campaign that is said to be the biggest European campaign on living wages ever. The aim of the “Good clothes, Fair Pay” initiative is to collect one million signatures from European citizens to support the ...
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Fox Factory sues SRAM for patent infringement
As our colleagues at the American edition of SGI have reported, Fox Factory has filed suit in Los Angeles federal court against SRAM. Fox alleges that SRAM’s RockShox ZEB Ultimate Flight Attendant fork, which made its debut this past autumn, infringes its U.S. patent for a suspension fork air-bleed assembly. ...
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ArticleNew association to support cycling start-ups in France
A new French trade association, called Cycling Tech France, has been launched to support national cycling start-ups, Sport-Guide has reported. The organization, established by Eric Dodin and Alexandre Rispal, gathered for its first official meeting on July 1. Based on Sport-Guide’s information, the association’s members currently include Ateliers Heritagebike, Caminade, ...
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News briefsAccelerating Circularity Europe has launched textile-to-textile recycling trials
Accelerating Circularity Europe, founded in early 2021 as a sister organization to the U.S. organization Accelerating Circularity, has announced the beginning of trials to test the viability of various textile-to-textile recycling systems for polyester waste across Europe. According to a statement on LinkedIn, “these trials will help us create invaluable ...
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News briefsRottefella victorious in patent lawsuit
According to a LinkedIn post by Rottefella, the company, together with Madhus, won a patent lawsuit against Amer Sports and its Salomon and Atomic brands at the Oslo District Court. The lawsuit involved patent rights for detachable bindings for cross-country skis and a solution for easy adjustment and installation of ...
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News briefsCamber Outdoors appoints Tiffany Smith as CEO
Source: Camber Outdoors Tiffany Smith Camber Outdoors has announced the promotion of Tiffany Smith to CEO. Smith has held the role of chief development officer since June 2021. Founded in 1996, Camber Outdoors is a non-profit organization that helps partner outdoor recreation businesses implement best practices in ...
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News briefsNo more single-use plastics in U.S. national parks, on public lands by 2032
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks and other public lands by 2032. The move is aimed at curbing the leading contributor to plastic pollution as recycling rates in the U.S. continue to decline. Secretary of ...
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ArticleSAC pauses Higg Index consumer-facing transparency program
Following the Norwegian Consumer Agency’s (NCA) official notice to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) – regarding Norrøna and H&M and the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) data from the Higg Index to support consumer-facing environmental marketing claims – the SAC has now released a statement addressing the allegations. In ...
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ArticleEuropean Council and Parliament agree on provisional sustainability reporting directive
The European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) that is now subject to approval by the Permanent Representatives Committee. Amending the 2014 non-financial reporting directive, the corporate sustainability reporting directive introduces more detailed reporting requirements, especially for large companies, ...
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News briefsU.K. Running Industry Alliance and OIA form working partnership
The Running Industry Alliance (RIA), a national trade organization for the U.K. and Irish running industry with a not-for-profit membership structure, and the U.K. Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) have signed a new memorandum of understanding to focus, among other shared objectives, on connecting trail running and outdoor activities in general, ...
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ArticleAfter successful return of OutDoor by ISPO, EOG continues to plan for new era of trade shows
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has thanked its members and the wider industry, who supported the return of OutDoor by ISPO this year. The trade show was held in Munich earlier this month for only the second time since EOG members voted to move the show in 2018. The EOG ...
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News briefsAlbrecht von Dewitz Foundation continues to support school projects in Germany
With ”Outdoor macht Schule” (Outdoor goes education), the Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation supports extracurricular school projects in Germany that actively deal with the topics of nature conservation and mountain sports with up to €5,000. Since the program was launched in 2020, the foundation has been funding several ...
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ArticleSAC’s Higg Index faces public criticism from media and Norwegian authorities
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) faces headwinds for its Higg Materials Sustainability Index from the New York Times and the Norwegian Consumer Authority (NCA). One problem the coalition faces is an article published by the New York Times, accusing the Higg Index of strongly favoring synthetic materials made from fossil ...
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Invicta beats Prince Harry’s charity in logo battle
Invicta, the Italian backpack specialist, has won a lawsuit against Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Foundation. The charity will not be able to register the trademark and use it on clothing and backpacks due to the similarity with the Italian one. According to the Italian company, the brand was to be ...
