This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 70
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Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing...
Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing that in 2016 all down products will be manufactured in accordance with the Textile Exchange's Responsible Down Standard. The milestone is part of an environmental and social responsibility plan called Expedition 2020. Last year, the company held several meetings with ...
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Toray has announced the development of a water repellent finish...
Toray has announced the development of a water repellent finish technology that does not require fluorinated compounds while enabling, according to the company, the same performance and durability of conventional treatments. Fluorine-based water repellents are typically used in the textile industry to add functionalities such as soil and oil repellency, ...
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Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its...
Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its outstanding achievement in the Nike Material Sustainability Index (MSI) Premium Supplier Program. According to the award's guidelines, Allied's Nike MSI score showed “a best in class commitment to sustainability for the Fall and Holiday 2017 season.” The Nike MSI calculates ...
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Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons...
Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons (PFCs) from its water-resistant down treatment by 2017, and to use a wax-based technology instead. The Californian company said it had been working toward this elimination since it started testing PFC-free treatments five years ago. The first PFC-free waterproof down ...
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Greenpeace says it has found “hazardous PFCs” in outdoor apparel,...
Greenpeace says it has found “hazardous PFCs” in outdoor apparel, footwear and other products tested for its latest report on outdoor gear, called “Leaving Traces.” Only four out of the 40 products tested had no PFCs, the environmental organization said, and “high concentrations” of the “most hazardous” long-chain PFCs were ...
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
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Kering, along with Adidas and H&M, was named as one...
Kering, along with Adidas and H&M, was named as one of the most sustainable corporations in the world following its inclusion in the 2016 Corporate Knights' Global 100 index, which was published at the World Economic forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. It is the first time that the ...
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The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn...
The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn 2016 line with 100 percent ecologically responsible down. The autumn 2016 collection includes more than 500 down-insulated apparel pieces globally made with down that is certified through the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The company planned to include 100 percent responsible ...
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
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OIC The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable...
OIC The Fair Wear Foundation, Greenroom Voice and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition will present their approaches to the rating of the brands' sustainability performance at a round-table discussion during the Ispo Munich show at 4 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The challenges faced in the transparent and factual measurement of ...
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OIC The European Commission is proposing for the first time...
OIC The European Commission is proposing for the first time to enforce a simplified, fast-track procedure to check the presence of nearly 300 carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic substances in textile and apparel items sold in the European Union. To this end, the Commission has published a consultation requesting information on ...
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Bruno Cercley, the chief executive of Rossignol, participated in a...
Bruno Cercley, the chief executive of Rossignol, participated in a panel discussion at the 2015 World Climate Summit in Paris a few days ago to discuss the prospects of the winter sports industry in a global warming environment. He predicted that the snow will continue to fall, but more erratically, ...
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Poc is hosting an online auction to raise money and...
Poc is hosting an online auction to raise money and awareness for Spinalis, a charitable foundation which works to promote research and treatment development in the field of spinal cord injuries. Besides a one-of-a-kind Argon 18 Time Trial/Triathlon bike, the Swedish maker of skiing and cycling helmets, apparel and accessories ...
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Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's...
Patagonia is launching what it claims to be the world's first neoprene-free wetsuits line, made with a plant-based material named Yulex, for autumn 2016. The company first worked with Yulex in 2012 and unveiled the material to the market in the autumn of 2013 but next year the offering with ...
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Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel...
Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel and footwear recycling program, a special initiative designed to simplify post-consumer recycling, in partnership with I:CO. Columbia is installing collection bins at its stores in which customers can drop off their used clothing and shoes for recycling. The pilot was ...
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the international animal welfare organization, attacked Textile Exchange a few weeks ago for keeping Ovis 21 on its steering committee for the development of a Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), which is scheduled to be finalized by next May. Peta was referring to ...
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The Vietnamese government has issued new regulations that specify...
The Vietnamese government has issued new regulations that specify the maximum amounts of formaldehyde and Azo dyes that can be used in textile products manufactured, imported and traded in the country. The regulations are scheduled to be enforced from February 2016. They make reference to updated international test standards. They ...
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Go Sport will partner with Paris' civil protection service on...
Go Sport will partner with Paris' civil protection service on Oct. 31 to collect clothing for the homeless for the cold season. On that Saturday, the French sporting goods retailer's customers will have an opportunity to buy clothes and hand them out to the volunteers of the civil protection outside ...
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Mountain Hardwear, the premium outdoor brand of Columbia Sportswear, and...
Mountain Hardwear, the premium outdoor brand of Columbia Sportswear, and Outerknown, the new apparel brand launched by Kelly Slater, are among the new members of Bluesign Technologies
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Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing...
Bergans of Norway is donating about 640 items of clothing to a Norwegian organization for distribution to refugees from the Middle East. The items are worth the equivalent of €65,000 and consist mainly of wool, fleece and down-filled garments for the cold season.
