This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 56
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A notable boost in production is on the cards for...
A notable boost in production is on the cards for the ZQ natural fiber produced by the New Zealand Merino Company. Through a collaboration with VF Corporation, its affiliated ZQ farmers will receive long-lasting supply commitments from VF subsidiaries such as Icebreaker and Smartwool. The farmers will get more than ...
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The Renewal Workshop, a provider of circular solutions for apparel...
The Renewal Workshop, a provider of circular solutions for apparel and textile brands, has raised $5.5 million in Series A financing. The Oregon-based company is working with brands like The North Face, Eagle Creek, Osprey, Pearl Izumi, and Prana to renew existing products, analyzes companies' operations, and provides a “circular ...
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Ortovox wants to go further after being awarded Leader Status...
Ortovox wants to go further after being awarded Leader Status by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) for the second consecutive year for its progressive commitment to safe and healthy working conditions, viable wages and reasonable working hours throughout the supply chain. Leader Status is the highest award for fair working ...
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New Balance is adopting Gap's Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement...
New Balance is adopting Gap's Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement training program for female employees in its global supply chain, who account for 80 percent of its workforce. For Monica Gorman, vice president of responsible leadership and global compliance, the program is meant to “give them the skills and confidence ...
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Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently...
Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently to help limit the warming of the earth's climate to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and ensure a net-zero change after that. In other words, it has joined the #OurOnlyFuture campaign launched by the United Nations and various business ...
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McKinsey has issued a report on sustainability for purchasing officials...
McKinsey has issued a report on sustainability for purchasing officials in the fashion industry, entitled “Fashion's New Must-have: Sustainable Sourcing at Scale.” The report, which is the fifth in the series since 2011, highlights that social and environmental sustainability has grown as a major priority for apparel companies, and not ...
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Way Running is introducing a sustainable running shoe, the Way...
Way Running is introducing a sustainable running shoe, the Way Sustainable Runner. The shoe's uppers are made from merino wool and Tencel, a material obtained from trees, while midsoles are made from recyclable foam. The Way Sustainable Runner can be bought online through a Kickstarter contribution. Users can return the ...
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Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an...
Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The range has four different shoes including the Era, Slide-On, UltraRange Rapidweld and Sk8-Hi Reissue. Each shoe features a graphic of the world map alongside the slogan “Save Our Planet,” printed in a graffiti style. ...
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New contributions by Salomon, Patagonia and others to a circular economy
Product designers at Salomon have spent more than 18 months working on a running shoe that can be fully recycled for the production of other equipment at the end of its life.
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Sympatex has released a sustainable functional jacket, inspired by circular...
Sympatex has released a sustainable functional jacket, inspired by circular economics and developed as part of the company's wear2wear European industry partnership, which aims to close the textile loop. The jacket has been designed by the Munich's Design2Recycle team of sustainable functional textile experts, in collaboration with Schoeller Textil, a ...
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Nike will boycott new Russian transport route
Nike has made a formal pledge, which has been publicized in the Russia media, to never transport its goods through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in a bid to help protect the Arctic from environmental challenges. The NSR is a new alternative route for shipments between Asia and Europe, passing ...
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Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new...
Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new sustainable fabric collection, made predominantly of fibers derived from natural materials. The collaboration blends Tencel Lyocell and Tencel Modal fibers from Lenzing with Dupont Sorona fibers, to give soft garments greater resilience in stretch, recovery and dimensional stability. Sorona is ...
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The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a...
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a test method for microfiber shredding and released it to its members. Developed by the University of Leeds, it is described as the first thoroughly tested, validated and internationally aligned method for measuring the loss of microfiber material from textiles. Its ...
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Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling...
Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling program in partnership with Cali Resources, designed to take all returned or damaged Skullcandy products and refurbish them to eliminate waste. Skullcandy and Cali Resources said that they will donate part of the proceeds generated from the upcycled products to ...
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new...
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new contributors. Achille Pinto and Kaken Test Centre have joined in the value chain affiliate category. Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), Taiwan's main textile R&D institute, and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry have joined ZDHC as associates. ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a...
W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a biotechnology start-up, Checkerspot, to produce environmentally friendly coatings. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Checkerspot uses microbes to bio-manufacture naturally occurring structural oils for commercial use. Another collaborator here is Beyond Surface Technologies, a Swiss producer of plant-based finishes intended to substitute ...
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Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has...
Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has more than 240 members, including brands, retailers, manufacturers and associations. As a member, Texon will be able to access the coalition's Higg Index and to contribute data to it. The company supplies technical fabrics, consumables and a variety of other ...
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Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria,...
Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria, a non-profit organization that deals with climate change and pollution. From the 2019/20 winter season, the company will be providing financial support, developing common initiatives and activities, and helping to raise environmental awareness among consumers and in society. It will ...
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Adidas has introduced the second generation of the FutureCraft Loop,...
Adidas has introduced the second generation of the FutureCraft Loop, its first 100 percent recyclable shoe. Like its predecessor, the second-generation shoe is also a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe, but is created using a mix of raw materials and recycled components from the first-generation shoe. This means that ...
