News Briefs – Page 250
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Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions...
Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions of the Earth award. The outdoor clothing company has been recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the flagship environmental honor in the entrepreneurial vision category. Patagonia won for its “dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability ...
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Patagonia has announced that 100 percent of its waterproof shells...
Patagonia has announced that 100 percent of its waterproof shells are now made with recycled materials and sewn in Fair Trade Certified factories. This covers all 61 styles and product categories, from technical alpine and snowsports shells to kids and lifestyle.
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VF Corp., Marks & Spencer and Levi Strauss & Co....
VF Corp., Marks & Spencer and Levi Strauss & Co. have joined forces with Mastercard on a pilot project to pay garment workers digitally in Egypt and Cambodia. Participating factories will be able to deposit wages directly into the workers' accounts. Workers can then activate prepaid or debit cards, or ...
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Garmont is committed to the defense of the rhino through...
Garmont is committed to the defense of the rhino through a dedicated project, called Save the Rhino, in collaboration with the Global Conservation Corps (GCC). Few rhinos survive in the wild, and they are under constant threat from poachers. Representatives from Garmont and the GCC will be debating the issue ...
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Vaude joined the Fridays For Future global climate strike on...
Vaude joined the Fridays For Future global climate strike on Sept. 20, with around 70 employees from the outdoor company taking to the streets in Friedrichshafen, Germany. To make their way to the demonstration, Vaude employees used e-cars, e-bikes and bicycles. Vaude's headquarters in Tettnang on Lake Constance has been ...
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A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland has...
A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland has developed an eco-friendly wax coating to make garments water-resistant. The treatment is said to be non-toxic while offering the necessary breathability and natural feel, according to the researchers. The new natural wax is obtained using carnauba wax, which is found ...
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Lenzing's Refibra technology has hit the new milestone of 30...
Lenzing's Refibra technology has hit the new milestone of 30 percent recycled raw materials. Lenzing launched the Refibra brand in February 2017. Refibra is based on the group's Tencel fiber, with the addition of cotton scraps and wood. The technology involves upcycling a substantial proportion of cotton scraps – from ...
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Archroma, the Swiss manufacturer of color and specialty chemicals, and...
Archroma, the Swiss manufacturer of color and specialty chemicals, and the Bluesign System are the latest to have committed to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation as contributors. The ZDHC Foundation oversees the implementation of the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme, a collaboration of fashion brands, value chain ...
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Pertex will be announcing its sustainability targets at the upcoming...
Pertex will be announcing its sustainability targets at the upcoming Performance Days trade show in Munich on Nov. 13-14, following the completion of its first Sustainability Report. Pertex' main sustainability objectives include reducing demand for virgin raw materials by replacing them wherever possible with materials from recycled waste streams, eliminating ...
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Pete Gerber, founder of Gerber Legendary Blades, died at home...
Pete Gerber, founder of Gerber Legendary Blades, died at home on Sept. 29. He was 90. In 1939, three things happened: Gerber and his father sent a gift of handmade cutlery to the clients of their advertising firm; the cutlery was quickly picked up by the mail-order retailer Abercrombie & ...
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Trangoworld has announced that Manuel Lucea, the company's chief executive,...
Trangoworld has announced that Manuel Lucea, the company's chief executive, is retiring. He will be replaced by Diego Hidalgo Nourry, the current director of production.
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Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries...
Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), a firm specialized in laser applications. All lie within a quarter-mile of Columbia's current headquarters in Washington County, Oregon, and will expand it. The additional 200,000 square feet of space are costing about $33 million. The first building should ...
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Hestra, the Swedish maker of sports gloves, has doubled its...
Hestra, the Swedish maker of sports gloves, has doubled its headquarters in the U.S. by relocating to a new building in Arvada, Colorado. The premises measure 32,000 square feet and host the company's corporate offices, warehouse and U.S. showroom, which can display more than 400 models of gloves. The building ...
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Mascot Bidco Oy, the investment consortium led by Anta Sports...
Mascot Bidco Oy, the investment consortium led by Anta Sports Products, reports that it has gained title to all the shares in Amer Sports through the redemption of those that had not been tendered already. The stock was de-listed from the Nasdaq Helsinki exchange on Aug. 23.
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Dennis James “Chip” Wilson's investment in China's Anta Sports Products...
Dennis James “Chip” Wilson's investment in China's Anta Sports Products has paid off handsomely. The billionaire founder of Lululemon had paid $100 million to buy a 0.59 percent stake in the big and fast-growing Chinese company in May 2018. Shares in the Chinese company have risen strongly since then, along ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which...
Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which will return $400 million to shareholders over the next four years. The footwear group said it will repurchase shares as appropriate and in compliance with any restrictions contained in the company's credit agreements.
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Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left...
Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left the German company on Sept. 1. His departure took place a few weeks after some of the company's retail partners expressed concerns about the planned sale of its products on the web store of Tchibo, a Hamburg-based retail chain known ...
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Oase Outdoor has amalgamated the functions of its former sales...
Oase Outdoor has amalgamated the functions of its former sales directors for the U.K. and Continental Europe, Simon Roberts and Dennis Hvam, who have left the company. Their roles have been reassigned to Gert Johansson, who has been appointed to the new position of sales director at the Danish group. ...
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Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales...
Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales and marketing efforts to reboot and rejuvenate the 70-year-old outdoor fashion brand. Abrahamsson, who took on the role this month, co-founded a sports fashion and lifestyle brand, WearColour, in 2010 and held previous positions at Oakley, Burton, Hurley and Eastpak. ...
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Vasque has reshuffled its marketing team and added several new...
Vasque has reshuffled its marketing team and added several new positions to help transform the American outdoor shoe brand and get closer to the people who wear its shoes. Joe Peters has been named marketing director. He has a wealth of retail and brand experience and was in demand planning ...
