News Briefs – Page 329
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
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Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone...
Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone of 100 percent third-party certification for its global down supply chain for all its partners. The milestone has been reached ahead of the 2017 goal. More than 75 percent of its down was already certified through the Responsible Down Standard ...
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Greenpeace Italy has released a new report pinpointing what it...
Greenpeace Italy has released a new report pinpointing what it describes as four global “pollution hotspots” where chemical companies producing per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) have contaminated the environment, raising concerns about the health of surrounding residents. The four production sites identified by Greenpeace as pollution hotspots are located in ...
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Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on...
Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on Election Day, Nov. 8, in order to encourage employees, customers and citizens to go out and vote. The California-based outdoor company has urged citizens to vote since 2004. In September, Patagonia kicked off the Vote Our Planet campaign, focused on ...
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Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black...
Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black Friday sales from its website and global stores to charity organizations, and specifically to grassroots environmental groups. Donations are estimated to raise more than $2 million, according to reports in Fortune. The outdoor company explained in a blog post that ...
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The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for...
The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for the first time an Eco Area next February for innovations that protect the environment while enriching the market. Furthermore, new products that are environmentally friendly will be given bonus points by an Ispo Award Eco judging panel.
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Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline...
Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline “Confidence in Textiles” in every product logo. This has been timed to coincide with the associations' 25th anniversary next year. Oeko-Tex is an international body of independent research and testing institutes focused on improving product safety and sustainable production in ...
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Bergzeit, the German online and offline outdoor retailer acquired by...
Bergzeit, the German online and offline outdoor retailer acquired by the Oberrauch family in 2012, is setting up a new administrative building and a distribution center with a total floor space of 10,000 square meters, which is scheduled to be opened in September 2017. Reportedly, the company's online sales, which ...
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Wolverine Worldwide said it has created 250 new jobs at...
Wolverine Worldwide said it has created 250 new jobs at its manufacturing facility in Michigan so far this year as it broke ground on a planned 16,000-square-foot extension. It should be completed in early 2017, allowing the company to add a new warehouse for incoming raw materials. Built in 1964 ...
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Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system,...
Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system, has broken ground in the Denver area for the construction of a new 140,000-square-foot office building. Targeting LEED Silver certification, it will have one of the largest private green roofs in the city. The building will house the Boa Fit ...
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Moncler, one of the stars on the Milan stock exchange,...
Moncler, one of the stars on the Milan stock exchange, lost 2 percent of its value, going down to €15.28 a share, after analysts heard that its major shareholder, Eurazeo, divested 6 percent of the company's equity for €230 million. The investment fund's stake in Moncler has thus declined to ...
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Sportisimo, the leading Czech sports retailer, wants to turn into...
Sportisimo, the leading Czech sports retailer, wants to turn into a bigger regional player following the sale this summer of half of its shares to Slovak and Czech investors. Sportisimo, which has been operating in Slovakia as well, moved into Poland and Romania last year, and the change in ownership ...
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Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales...
Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales at Vista Outdoor, reporting to Dave Allen, the former president of The Coleman Company who became senior vice president of sales for Vista in May. Still based in London, Shand has been with Camelbak since 2009, most recently as senior ...
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Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager,...
Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager, reporting directly to the recently appointed brand director, Timo Pape. Joly started his career as German correspondent for a French fashion trade magazine, Journal du Textile. Based in Munich, he quickly focused on the sports industry. He contributed to other ...
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Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...
Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...
Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed Erik Flink as brand director for...
Cascade Designs has appointed Erik Flink as brand director for Therm-a-Rest and Karl Fritzsche as brand director for Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl. Flink has been with Cascade Designs for more than 17 years. Most recently, he was brand director of the Platypus Hydration division. Previously, he has been product manager ...
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Moritz Kuhn started at the beginning of October as country...
Moritz Kuhn started at the beginning of October as country manager for Haglöfs in Germany and Austria, after several years at the Adidas Group and most recently as a team leader at Zalando. Kuhn replaces Herbert Horelt, who has been with the Swedish outdoor company since 2003 and left last ...
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Chris Roberts, managing director of Mammut UK, left the company...
Chris Roberts, managing director of Mammut UK, left the company earlier this month. The business is going to be supervised on an interim basis by Andy Ernst, head of the sales division for Europe, although he is based in Switzerland and the U.K. operations are led on a daily basis ...
