News Briefs – Page 158
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Outback 97 funds university scholarships to study the mountains
Outback 97, a Bergamo-based outdoor equipment distributor, is offering four scholarships worth €1,200 each to attend a new postgraduate module focused on the value of mountain heritage, in collaboration with the University of Bergamo and the local chapter of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI). The funding from Outback 97 fully ...
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Ocean Wise study reveals solutions to reduce microfiber pollution
A new study by Ocean Wise suggests easy ways for consumers and the apparel industry contribute to reducing microfiber sea pollution caused by shedding drastically. The study, “Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles,” was published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE on July 9. ...
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Rapha Foundation supports new British Cycling City Academies
Rapha Foundation has teamed up with British Cycling, the governing body for cycling in the U.K., on a new community initiative aimed at making cycling more inclusive across the country. The partnership, resulting in the British Cycling City Academies Supported by Rapha Foundation, will promote gender balance and the inclusion ...
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News briefsStrategic expansion of Gruppo’s management team
Following the recent announcement that U.S. investor Victor Luis and his Asobi Ventures Inc. have joined Cinelli and Columbus manufacturer Gruppo Srl as majority shareholders, and the introduction of Marcello Segato as the new CEO, the Italian company has now hired Walter De Luca as a member of the executive ...
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U.K. wins hosting rights for IWG on women and sport
The U.K. has been named as the next host secretariat for the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport. The appointment covers the period of 2022-2026 and will include the staging of the 9th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport 2026. This is the world’s largest conference dedicated ...
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Lenzing earns platinum status for sustainability
Lenzing Group has followed up its recent three consecutive gold awards for corporate social responsibility with a platinum award. The award was given by EcoVadis, a Paris-based rating platform to assess corporate social responsibility and sustainable procurement. Lenzing earned the award for its top rankings in the four main CSR ...
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News briefsWorld Cleanup Day on September 18
Sept. 18 marks World Cleanup Day 2021, the world’s largest bottom-up citizen movement to eliminate pollution and plastic waste. World Cleanup Day is held annually on the third Saturday in September. World Cleanup Day 2020 united 11 million people in 166 countries. All of these environmental heroes ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Group publishes guidelines to reduce single-use poly bags
The European Outdoor Group (EOG)’s Single Use Plastic Project (SUPP) has published “Poly Bag Standards,” a new document that has been developed with input from manufacturers, brands, retailers, waste intermediaries, recyclers and sustainable packaging specialists. The document is part of efforts to reduce the impacts of single-use ...
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Ski mountaineering added to Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on July 20 has unanimously approved the inclusion of ski mountaineering as an additional sport for the program of the Milano Cortina 2026 edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The inclusion of ski mountaineering on the program of this specific edition of Games will ...
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Leon Cycle is expanding into France
German bike retailer Leon Cycle has opened its first shop in France and has plans to expand further in the country. The new French store, opened in late June, is located in Lille, in the north of the country, at 12 rue de la Vieille Comédie. Two more stores will ...
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News briefsUpdated National Wool Declaration for mulesing status published by AWEX
To provide the market with more clarity and confidence, the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) has published a revised National Wool Declaration (NWD). Key changes in the updated release relate to definitions surrounding the practice of mulesing, which has been criticized for decades for animal welfare reasons. The ...
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News briefsPortugal is the largest bicycle producer in the EU for the second consecutive year
According to 2020 data released by Eurostat on July 20, Portugal is the largest bicycle producer in Europe for the second year in a row, with a total production of 2.6 million units. In 2019, the country had risen to the number one position in Europe for the first time. ...
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News briefsBergzeit Trails for Trees collects 1,443,000 vertical meters
Source: Bergzeit Peter Naumann (Bergwaldprojekt e.V.) receives the donation from Bergzeit for 1,000 trees. In June, the German mountain sports retailer Bergzeit called on the trail community to run meters of altitude for a tree donation with the Trails for Trees Challenge. For every Mont Blanc climbed, ...
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New global campaign: Oakley wants you to be who you are
Eyewear brand Oakley has launched a new campaign, “Be Who You Are,” a short film featuring a slew of sporting superstars including Oksana Masters, Patrick Mahomes, Francisco Lindor, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Nigel Sylvester alongside everyday athletes and is narrated by chef and celebrated rapper turned media-mogul, Action Bronson. The film’s ...
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Nextil to open new textile production facility in Guatemala
Madrid-based textile group Nextil, which is primarily focused on the production of sustainable fabrics and garments, announced that it will invest €40 million in a new fabric production plant in Guatemala, which it says is “one of the largest elastic fabric production plants in the world.” The 25,000-square-meter facility is ...
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News briefsOutdoor products represent one third of Moscow’s sporting goods exports
In 2020, Moscow exported sporting goods for $17.06 million, accounting for nearly a third of Russia’s overall exports of such products, said Vladimir Efimov, deputy mayor of Moscow, in a recent press conference. Outdoor products represented 33.5 percent of the total export turnover, he said, while adding that deliveries of ...
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News briefsJoin the OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition webinar by EOG on July 22
The European Outdoor Group (EOG), in partnership with Messe München, invites you to a special webinar about this year’s OutDoor by ISPO: Global Summit Edition on Thursday, July 22 at 12:00 CET. The webinar is open to everyone and provides all stakeholders throughout the outdoor value chain with a chance ...
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ENOS initiates Outdoor Sports Inclusion Award
In partnership with the EOG and the It’s Great Out There Coalition, the European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS) is organizing a new award series to promote greater participation in the outdoors by under-represented groups, including those with disabilities. The new Outdoor Sports Inclusion Award will recognize the brands developing ...
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Li & Fung collaborates with Canopy to protect forests
Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based supply chain management company, has joined forces with environmental organization Canopy to help protect forests. The company will collaborate with its brand and retail customers to better protect forests through responsible material sourcing as well as sustainable product manufacturing and logistics. Canopy, founded in ...
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News briefsMammut receives new German sustainability award
Mammut’s circular economy project “Close The Loop” is awarded the “German Prize for Sustainability Projects 2021“ in the “Process - Recycling” category. Within the project, the Swiss outdoor company, in cooperation with Protect our Winters Switzerland (POW), is collecting discarded climbing ropes that are recycled and given a new life ...
