News Briefs – Page 367
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Frank Hugelmeyer, who left the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) last...
Frank Hugelmeyer, who left the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) last year after four years as president and chief executive, is to become the next president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). He will become president-elect on July 13 and formally start at the beginning of October when Richard Coon ...
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BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, has joined an...
BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, has joined an initiative by the German government, the Bündnis für nachhaltige Textilien (“alliance for sustainable textiles”), and is encouraging its members to do the same. Adidas, Deuter, Ortovox, Puma, Vaude and, most recently, Schöffel, are among the companies that have committed to ...
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Chaco has signed on as a sponsor of the 2015...
Chaco has signed on as a sponsor of the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, a national initiative in the U.S. connecting college students and their communities to the outdoors. The Challenge, which kicks off in September, will engage 59 universities and is expected to get around 60,000 young people involved ...
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Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the...
Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the WE-cycle program, a non-profit bike sharing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion in Aspen, Colorado. Adidas Outdoor will be visible on 100 bikes at 16 stations in town. In addition, We-cycle employees will wear Adidas Outdoor footwear and ...
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Outdoor Retailer (OR) and the Outdoor Foundation are joining hands...
Outdoor Retailer (OR) and the Outdoor Foundation are joining hands to launch an industry-wide campaign that aims to raise outdoor participation among U.S. youngsters. The campaign is to invest in grassroots community programs involving local retailers. It will be supported by donations from attendees at OR. When registering for the ...
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Gear Coop and Adidas Outdoor are preparing “United for Nepal,”...
Gear Coop and Adidas Outdoor are preparing “United for Nepal,” an event to be held at Gear Coop in Cosa Mesa on June 25, with proceeds from ticket sales going directly toward earthquake relief efforts. The two companies are hoping to attract outdoor enthusiasts with the participation of the climber ...
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Bluesign Technologies plans to unveil a “revolutionary” and “ground-breaking” new...
Bluesign Technologies plans to unveil a “revolutionary” and “ground-breaking” new chemical management tool, in collaboration with Archroma, Dystar and Huntsman Textile Effects at its fourth conference in St. Gallen on July 13-14. Bluesign says that this collaborative effort is a “clear answer to increasing demand for better resource utilisation through ...
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Patagonia's Taiwanese suppliers can no longer require migrant workers hired...
Patagonia's Taiwanese suppliers can no longer require migrant workers hired on or after June 1, to pay broker fees to secure a job. Suppliers can either pay the fees themselves or hire workers directly. The outdoor company has also mandated that suppliers repay currently employed workers, who were hired before ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed an executive director to head up its legal entity, which was recently established in Amsterdam. Frank Michel has worked for more than 15 years in governmental affairs and in non-governmental organizations regrouping industry interests, such as ZDHC. He was previously ...
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The DyStar Group of Singapore is joining forces with DyeCoo...
The DyStar Group of Singapore is joining forces with DyeCoo Textile Systems of the Netherlands in the development of waterless dyeing systems. DyStar has devised technology that substitutes carbon dioxide for water and chemicals in the dyeing process. DyeCoo uses recycled gas instead of water to permeate textiles with dyes.
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Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance...
Timberland has reported on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance for the first quarter of 2015. Of the 350 active factories working for the brand at the end of the quarter, 31 percent were rated “accepted,” a percentage slightly lower than in 2014. In footwear production, the global average use ...
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Greenpeace has resumed its Detox Campaign, clearly targeting the snow...
Greenpeace has resumed its Detox Campaign, clearly targeting the snow and outdoor sector. It has sent its people on an expedition to seven mountains around the world to collect water and snow samples and test them for traces of PFCs. The organization has been calling on outdoor performance brands to ...
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Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc.,...
Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond Inc., has acquired Mountain Khakis from Remington Arms Company, the majority owner, and the other owners. The purchase was made through an affiliate of Kanders & Company, of which Kanders is the owner and president. Founded in 2003, Mountain Khakis is ...
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APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with...
APJeT, a U.S.-based textiles specialty coatings company, will collaborate with VF Corporation on potential uses for its textile finishing technology. The collaboration between the two companies is connected with VF's Global Innovation Center activities. VF operates three centers in the U.S. which work to develop advancements in apparel, footwear and ...
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GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian...
GSI Outdoors has announced the acquisition of Innate, the Canadian supplier of food and drink storage systems and travel essentials based in Vancouver. The food and drink storage solutions will be integrated into GSI Outdoors' branded product line while the Travel Essentials Collection will continue to be marketed under the ...
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Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country...
Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country manager for Ecco, replacing Jens-Jacob Iversen. Vansgaard has been the country manager for Viking in Denmark since 2006. He had assumed additional responsibility for KangaROOS in the Nordic countries since 2011.
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Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product,...
Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product, Cesar Geronimo as development director, and Manon Belley as design director. Christensen was most recently at Ecco, where he also worked on product management. Geronimo is an industrial engineer and has worked for more than 16 years at Wolverine Worldwide. ...
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Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change...
Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change management, has become a non-executive director of JD Sports Fashion, parent company of Blacks, Millets and other outdoor retail chains in the U.K. She is also a non-executive director of Ikano Bank from Sweden, where she chairs the remuneration and ...
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Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives...
Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives at its camping division, which includes Jetboil, Silva and Eureka! Dina Sutin has been named marketing specialist for the division, bringing over experience in graphic design, photography, video production and social media marketing. Sara Lawhead will work as product manager ...
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Crocs has eliminated the positions of chief operating officer and...
Crocs has eliminated the positions of chief operating officer and senior vice president of the supply chain in connection with the departure of its COO, Scott Crutchfield. The company has appointed Phil Blake to the new position of senior VP of global sourcing and promoted Dennis Sheldon to VP of ...
