News Briefs – Page 58
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News briefsEU’s textile industry is more exposed to global pressures than ever before, new report suggests
The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) has released its “2023 Spring Report,” which analyses the latest trade flows for textiles and clothing products. In 2022, EU trade in textiles and clothing exceeded the €200 billion mark for the first time in history. This was mainly driven by a sharp ...
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News briefsOlpro receives B Corp certification
UK-based company Olpro, founded in 2011 by Daniel Walton, has received B Corporation certification, making it the first U.K. camping brand to receive it. The company continues its commitment to sustainability through actions such as tree planting. To date, a total of 11,499 trees have been planted by planting one ...
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News briefsNemo publishes first sustainability report
Nemo Equipment, an American outdoor equipment brand based in New Hampshire, has released its first sustainability report. Nemo claims its goal has always been to design equipment that provides a significantly better experience than what is already available. By incorporating the challenge of sustainability into its design process, the team ...
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News briefsKMD reports sales growth across brands in Q3
New Zealand-based company KMD Brands offered a trading update on its three brands for the period ended April 23, saying Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz each generated sales growth. With the group reporting Q3 consolidated, year-over-year sales growth of 15.6 percent, Oboz had the period’s largest sales increase at 120.3 ...
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News briefsKyocera introduces new sustainable inkjet textile printer
Source: Kyocera Kyocera Forearth printer Japanese multinational Kyocera has announced the launch of Forearth, a new inkjet textile printer designed to eliminate virtually all water usage from fabric printing. Conventional analog textile printing uses a large amount of water, especially in the washing and steaming processes. ...
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News briefsFrench government supports cycling with new €2 billion investment
The French government has announced a new €2 billion plan for cycling by 2027. The plan is meant to encourage cycling while also supporting infrastructure and job creation. The overall investment will reach €6 billion, including €4 billion from local authorities over the same 2023-2027 period. Specifically, €1.25 billion will ...
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News briefsMillet launches rental scheme for outdoor gear
French mountain sports brand Millet is introducing a new rental program. Starting on May 20, the brand will rent out, via its e-commerce site and in-store, items from its hiking and mountaineering ranges. The scheme is part of the brand’s CSR strategy to promote a circular economy.
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News briefsMammut opens temporary store in Paris
Outdoor Swiss brand Mammut has opened a pop-up store in Paris in partnership with French specialist retailer Au Vieux Campeur. Located in the Latin Quarter, at 38 rue des Écoles, the brand’s 27-square-meter pop-up store will be in place until June 10. The location is at walking distance from rue ...
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News briefsHigg Inc. rebrands as Worldly
Higg Inc., an integrated software platform that helps businesses take responsibility for the impact of their supply chain, has rebranded as Worldly. More than 40,000 brands, retailers, suppliers and manufacturers around the world in fashion, outdoor, home goods, toys and other sectors currently rely on this platform, designed to offer ...
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News briefsNew distribution partner for carbon bike specialist C.B.T. Italia in Switzerland, Germany
C.B.T. Italia has announced a collaboration with Lucerne, Switzerland-based Kumach GmbH, which will distribute the Italian bike brand in Germany and Switzerland. C.B.T. Italia (short for “Costruzione Biciclette Tardivo”) is a family-owned company with a 70-year history that started making race bike frames and has evolved in recent decades to ...
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News briefsMillet to hold its sell-in early
Millet Mountain Group has moved up its sell-in campaign by two weeks, to late May, in part to account for moved-up production schedules, reports CMDsport. This year, according to Hervé-Sergio Locatelli, sales director for southern Europe, the group has met expectations with a “satisfactory” first four months in Spain. Textiles ...
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News briefsKMD Brands refinances debt with sustainability-linked loans
KMD Brands, the New Zealand-based parent of Kathmandu, Rip Curl, and Oboz, has successfully refinanced its NZ$310 million (€177.4m) in debt with sustainability-linked, multi-currency revolvers. The three-and-a-half-year finance package, which includes a A$240 million (€147.6m) revolver and a NZ$54 million (€30.9m) revolver, provides the group with significant liquidity to support ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton offers input on US body’s Green Guides
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has submitted feedback to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (”Green Guides”). The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency of the US government that works in the ...
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News briefsThule opens retail space at NK in Stockholm
Thule has opened a store at the NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) department store in Stockholm, its third store in Sweden. The 55-sqm retail space is located on the third floor of the department store. “We are very proud to now be present at NK, which is an icon in Sweden. It ...
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News briefsCake enters India
Swedish lightweight electric motorcycle manufacturer Cake has announced its partnership with Pepfuels, a company funded by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, a natural gas and petroleum company from India headquartered in Dehradun), marking the company’s entry into the Indian market. This collaboration follows Cake’s successful Asian expansion with ...
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News briefsLaunch of major textile recycling project in Austria
A new industry consortium has inaugurated what has been described as “Austria’s largest textile recycling project.” Austrian companies and not-for-profit organizations have joined forces in the project, including fiber manufacturer Lenzing, Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA), textile service provider Salesianer Miettex, Caritas Austria and Swedish pulp producer Södra – the only ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance hires Chelsea Flynn as event director
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA), the U.S. organization dedicated to the health and growth of the outdoor specialty retail industry, has named Chelsea Flynn Director of Events. Flynn brings more than ten years of event planning experience to the position. Previously, she was events project manager at the University of Tennessee ...
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News briefsSolo Brands with new acquisition
Solo Brands, the parent company of Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak, and Isle, has acquired TerraFlame, makers of sustainable indoor and tabletop fireplaces and fire features. “This strategic acquisition complements our brands, and, alongside Solo Stove, allows us to offer our customers the fire-burning experience outdoors, and with the addition ...
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News briefsOrthoLite further strengthens its Cirql business
OrthoLite, the U.S.-based insole specialist, has appointed Marc Kronenberg as development and commercialization director for its Cirql business. OrthoLite Cirql is a patented foam technology that is plastics-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable. It is meant as an alternative to conventional plastics, providing footwear brands and their factory partners with ...
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News briefsAquafil appoints Chiara Mio as new chair
The new board of directors of the multinational yarn maker Aquafil, appointed on April 27, has named Chiara Mio as chair. Known internationally for her focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, Mio is full professor at the department of management at Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice. She combines academic ...
