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Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of...
Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program, a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers, which work together towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals for all products across all pathways by 2020. The International Oeko-Tex Association itself works with around 10,000 manufacturers, brands, and ...
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Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic...
Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for their efforts in reducing waste in their products and operations. The two companies were the joint winners of the Accenture Strategy Award for Circular Economy Multinational. The award is one of the seven given out ...
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Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane...
Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane in a climate-neutral way for the first time. The material basis of the membrane is the Sympatex copolymer, a compound of polyester and polyether molecules. During the production process, the company and its partner DSM have managed to reduce the ...
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VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender...
VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender parity across its corporate leadership structure by 2030. In order to pursue this goal, the company will be working in partnership with Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the leadership gender gap in corporate America. ...
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The global footwear and apparel sectors have made significant progress...
The global footwear and apparel sectors have made significant progress as far as labor practices across their supply chains are concerned. However, according to a study released by KnowTheChain (KTC), many Western firms still show minimal commitment to addressing labor issues within their factories and across the supply chains, despite ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has released...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has released new Wastewater Guidelines, which are meant to harmonize expectations across the global apparel and textile supply chain. A study carried out last year had revealed a lack of consistency leading to confusion within the value chain, ZDHC said. The new ...
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Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...
Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
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Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone...
Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone of 100 percent third-party certification for its global down supply chain for all its partners. The milestone has been reached ahead of the 2017 goal. More than 75 percent of its down was already certified through the Responsible Down Standard ...
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Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on...
Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on Election Day, Nov. 8, in order to encourage employees, customers and citizens to go out and vote. The California-based outdoor company has urged citizens to vote since 2004. In September, Patagonia kicked off the Vote Our Planet campaign, focused on ...
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Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black...
Patagonia has announced it will donate 100 percent of Black Friday sales from its website and global stores to charity organizations, and specifically to grassroots environmental groups. Donations are estimated to raise more than $2 million, according to reports in Fortune. The outdoor company explained in a blog post that ...
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The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for...
The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for the first time an Eco Area next February for innovations that protect the environment while enriching the market. Furthermore, new products that are environmentally friendly will be given bonus points by an Ispo Award Eco judging panel.
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Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline...
Oeko-Tex has announced it will be featuring a new tagline “Confidence in Textiles” in every product logo. This has been timed to coincide with the associations' 25th anniversary next year. Oeko-Tex is an international body of independent research and testing institutes focused on improving product safety and sustainable production in ...
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Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of...
Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of Yvon Chouinard's memoir. The first edition of Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, by the founder of Patagonia was first published ten years ago. The new edition features around 40 percent new material as well as a ...
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Radici Group and Herno have teamed up to assess the...
Radici Group and Herno have teamed up to assess the environmental impact of a jacket, and have found that the environmental impact of an Italian one is much lower than that of a similar China-made jacket. Radici, headquartered in Bergamo, is a maker of chemical, synthetic fibers. The two companies ...
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Asics Corp. has been picked for the second time as...
Asics Corp. has been picked for the second time as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) relate to socially responsible investment and they are jointly determined by S&P Dow Jones and RobecoSAM, an investment firm based in Switzerland. They evaluate the ...
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Reef and three of its surf ambassadors have been involved...
Reef and three of its surf ambassadors have been involved in a project this summer to aid young refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and other Middle East countries in the Oinofyta camp in Greece, funding an educational program, the construction of schools and the supply of equipment. The brand has donated ...
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Sympatex Technologies has announced plans to introduce its first 100...
Sympatex Technologies has announced plans to introduce its first 100 percent recycled membrane. The Sympatex membrane is free from PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and PFC (perfluorinated compounds), and is made of polyether-ester, which can be recycled. Over the past few years the Munich-based company has been re-using up to 15 percent of ...
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Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying...
Patagonia has adopted a new wool sourcing standard, saying that it amounts to the world's most stringent criteria for animal welfare and responsible land management. The Patagonia Wool Standard was developed in response to concerns over animal welfare, which led Patagonia to quit buying wool from one of its suppliers ...
