News Briefs – Page 82
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News briefsNew Recco SAR helicopter detectors in Spain and Sweden
Recco reports the deployment of two more SAR helicopter detectors: Pompièrs Emergéncies S.L.U in Val d’Aran in the Pyrenees has been equipped with the innovative search device. While many rescue teams in Spain are already equipped with the Recco detectors, which they use as handheld devices for avalanche burial searches, ...
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News briefsFashion for Good launches a home-compostable polybag project
Fashion for Good has launched the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags, in partnership with C&A and Levi Strauss & Co. The six-month project uses bags made with bio-based material designed to compost in either home or municipal composting environments from TIPA Corp. and ...
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News briefsTernua consolidates sales in Italy
Ternua has consolidated its sales in Italy, according to marketing director Imanol Muñoz, who spoke with Diffusion Sport at the recent ISPO Munich show. In doing so, it has hired a single manager to handle the five regions into which the Spanish Basque company has divided up the country. Ternua ...
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News briefsNewell to have new CFO and president in 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, Mark Erceg is to become Newell Brands’ chief financial officer, in charge of finance, IT, planning & analysis, accounting, SEC reporting, internal audit, tax, treasury, investor relations, information management and global business services. Erceg will be succeeding and reporting to Chris Peterson, who will be fully ...
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News briefsEOG launches online Sustainability Strategy Course
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched an online study programme tailored for small to mid-sized companies to help them fully integrate sustainability into their business plans and culture. Developed in partnership with outdoor and sustainability consultancy Peak 63, the EOG Sustainability Strategy Course is a self-study course in five ...
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News briefsOrtovox voluntarily recalls Avabag LiTRIC
Ortovox and Arc’teryx have voluntarily recalled all Ortovox Avabag LiTRIC models following the discovery of a technical problem that, in rare cases, could affect the blower unit of the airbag and reduce its protective capabilities. The recall includes the electronic airbag models Avabag LiTRIC Tour, Avabag LiTRIC Freeride, Avabag LiTRIC ...
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News briefs66°North opens European flagship in London
66ºNorth has opened a retail store in the heart of London’s West End, on Regent Street. The 3,500-sqm store also serves as the brand’s European flagship. It is the first store of the Icelandic outerwear brand outside of Iceland and Denmark. 66° North recently opened a pop-up store in London’s ...
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News briefsLectra acquires majority of SaaS provider TextileGenesis
Paris-based company Lectra has announced the signature of an agreement to acquire 51 percent of the capital and voting rights of the Dutch company TextileGenesis, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for sustainable material traceability that is also partnering with the Textile Exchange and the Cotton Trust Protocol, as ...
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News briefsAdvanced Clothing Solutions receives B Corp status
U.K. textile fulfillment company Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) is now B Corp-certified, scoring 150.9 points after being assessed in several categories, including governance, workers, community, customers and environment. The Glasgow-based company, founded in 1997, offers a logistic platform for rental, resale and returns. ACS has just been welcomed as a ...
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News briefsThe Canyons Endurance Runs selected as the first UTMB World Series Major in the U.S
The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB has been announced as the first-ever UTMB World Series Major to be hosted in the U.S. The event, which is scheduled for April 28-29, 2023, in Auburn, California, gives all finishers additional opportunities to qualify for the UTMB World Series Finals, held at UTMB ...
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News briefsScarpa’s cataloged and stored production scraps make a new ski boot
Scarpa has launched a version of its Maestrale alpine-touring ski boot made entirely from production scraps saved from its ski boot manufacturing operation. The Maestrale Re-Made is manufactured using a polymer derived from roughly three tons of manufacturing scraps that Scarpa has recovered since it began storing and cataloging its ...
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News briefsSecond-hand gear platform Rerouted offers a new subscription model
American second-hand online platform Rerouted Co. is rolling out a new service level for users of its gear and clothing resale marketplace. The new Rerouted Ultra eliminates shipping costs and commission fees and includes monthly seller tips and unlimited buying and selling support for the entirety of 2023. 500 Rerouted ...
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News briefsDeuter partners with Atlat to introduce a digital complaints system for Vietnamese workers
Deuter has partnered with Munich-based startup Atlat on a digital complaints system designed to strengthen the rights of workers in Vietnam. The project, which will start in factories in Ho Chi Minh, aims to give workers an accessible grievance channel and Deuter a direct link to its overseas workers. Using ...
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News briefsArtilect goes to market with Allied Feather + Down ExpeDry down treatment
With U.S. brand Artilect as a launch partner, Allied Feather + Down (AF+D) is introducing its new ExpeDry treated down quality to the market. The new, gold-based nano-treatment has been developed together with Fuze Biotech, a company specializing in chemical-free textile enhancements. According to AF+D, the technology helps to reduce ...
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News briefs66° North launches James Merry collaboration capsule
James Merry, an artist living in Iceland and known for his artful hand-embroidered upcycling apparel as well as his highly imaginative masks and eccentric headdresses for singer-songwriter Björk, has designed a capsule collection for the Icelandic brand 66° North. The flower featured in his design is the Arctic fireweed (“Eyrarrós” ...
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News briefsHeiQ and The Lycra Company introduce new stretch treatment for cotton
Swiss company HeiQ and The Lycra Company have introduced the Lycra NaturalFX technology, a textile finishing liquid for mass market applications to cotton knit (100 percent cotton or cotton-rich) fabrics. Developed within the collaboration announced in July 2021, it brings the companies’ joint expertise to the global textile value chain ...
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News briefsBrompton celebrates millionth folding bike, kicks off marketing campaign
47 years after its invention, U.K. folding bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycle Ltd. is celebrating the one millionth folding bike to roll out of its London factory. The Brompton bike with serial number 1,000,000 and the signatures of inventor Andrew Ritchie and current CEO Will Butler-Adams will be on the road ...
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News briefsLenzing Group and Renewcell sign large-scale supply agreement
Austrian specialty-fibers manufacturer The Lenzing Group and Renewcell, the Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company, have signed a multi-year supply agreement. According to Renewcell, the agreement provides for the sale over five years of 80,000 to 100,000 tons of Renewcell’s 100 percent recycled textile Circulose dissolving pulp to Lenzing, for use in ...
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News briefsYKK releases latest figures on its drive to climate neutrality
YKK Corporation has released a second annual “Sustainability Journal” as part of its annual integrated report, This is YKK 2022. Both documents aim to show YKK’s progress towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, as previously reported. In addition to financial data, This ...
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Anta is weighing up IPO of Amer Sports
Anta Sports is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of Amer Sports, Bloomberg has reported, drawing its information from people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. Amer Sports includes brands like Wilson, Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Atomic. The company and its co-investors are holding preliminary negotiations with ...
