All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 29
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy, has appointed Benjamin Thaller as its new managing director. He replaces Anne Schott, who has left the organization to pursue other professional opportunities after 30 months in the role. Thaller was previously marketing director at Julbo and, prior to that, ...
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The Conservation Alliance has appointed Conor McElyea, previously at Cairn,...
The Conservation Alliance has appointed Conor McElyea, previously at Cairn, to replace Serena Bishop Gordon as the new membership and development program manager of the organization
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A new program of courses has been launched in the...
A new program of courses has been launched in the Italian city of Montebelluna to help find and train new employees for the numerous outdoor shoe companies in the region, which are facing a labor shortage. The new program, called Sportsystem Training School (STS), started on May 11 at the ...
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Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China...
Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China is unlikely to end soon, with dire consequences for many outdoor companies, including non-U.S. companies that deliver China-made products to the U.S. President Xi of China warned his citizens that they may be facing another Long March on the issue. ...
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Tecnica and Fjallraven are joining the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as...
Tecnica and Fjallraven are joining the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as new national vendor partners. The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the specialty outdoor retail industry in the U.S. Tecnica USA is headquartered in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, with parent company in Giavera del Montello, ...
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Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports...
Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports Products over the Chinese company’s use of a chevron logo. The terms of settlement have not been disclosed. Brooks had opposed the registration by Anta of its logo in the U.S. in May 2014. For its part, Anta noted in ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced Quiksilver as a...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced Quiksilver as a new member of the organization. The addition of Quiksilver brings the total number of full EOG members to 104, plus 10 associate members. The EOG was founded in 2003 by 19 of the world's biggest outdoor brands, which recognized the ...
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VF Corp. has named Luis Benitez vice president of governmental...
VF Corp. has named Luis Benitez vice president of governmental affairs and global impact, overseeing the VF Foundation and relations with the public sector and outdoor recreation interests. As former head of Colorado's Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, Benitez was instrumental in recruiting outdoor companies to set up offices in the ...
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Patagonia has hired Avi Garbow as an environmental advocate. Garbow...
Patagonia has hired Avi Garbow as an environmental advocate. Garbow was a general counsel with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017 and then became a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a law firm in Washington, D.C. He will be working with various ...
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The It's Great Out There Coalition is accepting applications for...
The It's Great Out There Coalition is accepting applications for a new policy officer post. The duties include managing the coalition's daily activities, keeping abreast of public affairs in Europe and advocating active, and especially outdoor, lifestyles – notably for the #itsgreatoutthere campaign. The new policy officer will be working ...
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Geo-blocking, selective distribution and other issues related to e-commerce have...
Geo-blocking, selective distribution and other issues related to e-commerce have already been tackled by organizations like the German Cartel Office and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has a working group together with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) on such topics. These ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is planning to launch...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is planning to launch a new project to reduce everyday single-use plastics, called Plastic Free – Mountain to Sea. It has convened its members to an extraordinary meeting during the Ispo trade show in Munich to vote about the proposed addition of two new ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) reports that all its 67...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) reports that all its 67 member brands have individually signed the Sustainability Charter of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). The SOG, which was the first trade association that signed it collectively last year, says it will provide advice, insights and guidance to help the brands ...
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30...
At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Denver, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that they were forming the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership. This is the first broad coalition of trade groups ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has hired Per Jonsson Öhlin...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has hired Per Jonsson Öhlin as project manager for all the international trade shows in which it participates. He will start by taking care of the traditional “Scandinavian Village” at the Outdoor Retailer & Snow Show in Denver and Ispo Munich. He will be one ...
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Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a...
Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a signature padded jacket into a capsule collection for dogs. Quilted and reversible, the quilted dog jacket comes in various colors, including the brand's well-known red, white and blue combination. A hooded sweater is also available. The collection is already on ...
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The Boy Scouts of America, one of the largest youth...
The Boy Scouts of America, one of the largest youth organizations in the U.S., may file for bankruptcy protection due to dropping membership and increasing legal costs in connection with allegations of sexual abuse. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the organization has hired a Chicago law ...
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Polartec is introducing Power Air, a fabric said to reduce...
Polartec is introducing Power Air, a fabric said to reduce fiber shedding. Even the most resilient fiber is susceptible to shedding through normal wear. The construction of Polartec Power Air is said to mitigate this by encasing the insulating lofted fibers during the knitting. As the first fabric construction to ...
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The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a...
The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Europarc Federation, the representative body of Europe's protected areas, which is dedicated to preserve the continent's natural spaces, their sustainable development and their biodiversity. ENOS, which represents national public authorities in the area of outdoor sports ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on half of all Chinese imports. The tariffs, intended to strengthen the U.S. position in trade negotiations with China, will apply to some $200 billion in goods. As China is the ...
