More on CSR and Sustainability – Page 66
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Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles...
Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles used in sporting goods, fashion goods and car seats. These polyurethane dispersions can be used to treat items such as team jerseys, soccer balls, shoes, jeans, jackets or bags. New raw materials can be processed using a mechanically blown foam ...
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Adidas tops the retail apparel category in Interbrand's annual ranking...
Adidas tops the retail apparel category in Interbrand's annual ranking of the 50 Best Global Green Brands, where the German brand landed 15th overall. In this category the next position was held by Nike, followed by H&M, and then Zara. Adding brands from other sectors, they were ranked 31st, 42nd ...
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The Oeko-Tex Association has presented its first sustainability awards to...
The Oeko-Tex Association has presented its first sustainability awards to companies in the textile industry. They were granted to five companies in five different categories. In particular, YKK got the award for quality management and Lenzing got it for product innovation. Other recipients were Sun Hing Industries Holding of Hong ...
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Adidas has decided to expand a pilot project encouraging workers...
Adidas has decided to expand a pilot project encouraging workers in factories of some of its Asian suppliers to share grievances directly with the company via text messages. Workers can send an SMS text message if they are concerned that their labor rights are being compromised. The system was first ...
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Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany,...
Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany, is now generating all the energy it needs from solar panels and is operating independently of the public electricity network. The Italian maker of activewear fabrics has set up a network of 7,000 solar cells covering an area of 10,000 ...
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With a special tee-shirt launched in the wake of the...
With a special tee-shirt launched in the wake of the deadly bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon last month, the Adidas Group has raised more than $1 million to support the victims of the blasts and their families. The tee-shirt, proclaiming that “Boston stands as one,” is sold in the ...
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“Rote Nasen Clowndoctors” (red-nose clown doctors) have been given a...
“Rote Nasen Clowndoctors” (red-nose clown doctors) have been given a check for €17,700 by Intersport Austria, which was collected during a charity weekend in the shops of affiliated retailers. The clowns belong to a non-governmental organization dedicated to entertaining patients in Austrian hospitals. The event took place in 170 of ...
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On Earth Day, April 22, Burton announced its extended support...
On Earth Day, April 22, Burton announced its extended support of Protect Our Winters (POW). The POW organization is a foundation devoted to increasing awareness of the impact of climate change on the environment where the winter sports community is active. The boardsports company and POW are determined to unite ...
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CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and...
CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and caps to Tumaini, an organization that launched a campaign for albinos in Malawi. CAPO donated hats and caps, equipped with protection from UV rays. The hats and caps were handed out during the “Albinism Awareness Day” in Blantyre, Malawi.
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A Nike-backed waterless-dyeing company, DyeCoo Textile Systems, recently gained a...
A Nike-backed waterless-dyeing company, DyeCoo Textile Systems, recently gained a significant new investor in Ikea GreenTech, a venture capital division of the Swedish retailer. In February 2012, Nike announced that it would invest in DyeCoo Textile Systems, a Dutch company that developed the first commercially available waterless dyeing technology. DyeCoo's ...
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Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner...
Invista, a leading supplier of technical fabrics and the owner of the Lycra brand, has become a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). This group brings together more than 60 companies and other stakeholders in the apparel and footwear business that aim not to cause unnecessary environmental harm and ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) proudly announced that it...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) proudly announced that it had reached the milestone of raising €1 million. Members and supporters of the non-profit organization have been collecting this amount since 2006, when EOCA came into existence. In addition, EOCA is pleased with the results of the public vote that ...
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Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a...
Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a cross-border environmental project called the Sweden Textile Water Initiative. The aim is to enact preventive measures that would lead to better water management, water treatment and a reduction in the use of chemicals for the production of clothing sold at ...
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Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about...
Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about 75 percent of the clothing using Fairtrade cotton and nearly all of the production taking place in Africa. Fairtrade sets minimum prices per region to ensure eco-friendly and socially sustainable production. Puma will pay the Fairtrade Premium, ...
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A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California...
A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California is getting some help from Teva. Lucky, the penguin, was born in April 2010 with a problem with one of his legs, causing him to have a shuffling gait. The zoo tried various remedies, including splints, but it still couldn't ...
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Arena has affiliated itself with the Fair Labor Association in...
Arena has affiliated itself with the Fair Labor Association in an effort to help improve labor conditions worldwide. The Fair Labor Association was formed in 1999, with a goal of wiping out sweatshops and protecting workers' rights. Other companies that are part of the group include Adidas, Asics, Nike and ...
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New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives...
New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives to continue production of GoLite footwear when Timberland decided to discontinue it, has won funding from the Green Launching Pad. This is a program run by the state of New Hampshire to promote sustainable business. Doug Clark, the chief executive ...
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Speedo's new fashion collaboration with the ethical designers From Somewhere...
Speedo's new fashion collaboration with the ethical designers From Somewhere has been launched, with dresses styled after the 1950s and made from surplus stock of the LZR Racer swimsuit, which has been banned by Fina, the international authority for competitive swimming. The compa ny says the dresses can be worn ...
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Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose...
Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose goal is to lead the apparel industry in developing improved sustainability strategies and tools to measure and evaluate sustainability performance. Other members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition include Gap, H&M, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer. The SAC hopes to ...
