News Briefs – Page 579
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England Rugby aims to get 10,000 more women playing the...
England Rugby aims to get 10,000 more women playing the sport by 2017. The Rugby Football Union (RFU), which is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England, is holding a countrywide series of free rugby sessions called Pitch up and Play, open to women of all ...
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The closure of various polluting viscose fiber plants in China...
The closure of various polluting viscose fiber plants in China helped to raise viscose fiber prices and contributed to lift the demand for Lenzing's wood-based Modal and Tencel fibers in the first half of this year. Combined with positive currency effects and a better product mix, this led the Austrian ...
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Technogym has developed an application for its Artis treadmill, connected...
Technogym has developed an application for its Artis treadmill, connected with Google Glass eyewear, which allows the runner to control the speed of the equipment with voice commands, to see the running data on the headset and to communicate with a personal trainer or a friend through a webcam. The ...
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Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line...
Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line of surf and surf-inspired clothing for surfing and stand-up paddling, including neoprene suits, boardshorts and lifestyle and training products, according to shopeatsurf.com. It is being launched on his website in October, with a bigger collection to follow for retail sales ...
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The Marcolin Group announced last week the signing of a...
The Marcolin Group announced last week the signing of a global exclusive license agreement with Moncler, the fast-growing Italian brand of down-filled jackets, which previously had a collaboration with Allison. The contract will become effective next January and will run through 2020, with an option for a 5-year renewal. It ...
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Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK,...
Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK, Buy UK,” a new campaign to encourage British skiers and snowboarders to buy their kit and equipment in the U.K. The campaign raises awareness of some of the advantages associated with buying homemade items, and specifically from retailers who are ...
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Memphis Depay from Manchester United is one of the players...
Memphis Depay from Manchester United is one of the players starring in the first global football campaign by Under Armour (UA), Slay Your Next Giant, which was launched last week. The campaign features top players and young up-and-coming players, united by the pay-off: You're Just Getting Started. An unusual feature ...
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Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is...
Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is preparing a major brand marketing campaign starring Serena Williams and Roger Federer. It will initially run in the U.S. The company says the “My Wilson” campaign is meant to cast the spotlight on the relationships between athletes and their equipment. ...
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In another initiative that is confined for the moment to...
In another initiative that is confined for the moment to the U.S. market, New Balance has put together a 72-page catalog of sports and lifestyle products developed exclusively for women. Apparel takes up 70 percent of the space in the new booklet, which was set to come out in three ...
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Aqua Sphere has announced a new ambassador for its swim...
Aqua Sphere has announced a new ambassador for its swim goggles and related products, Alain Bernard. Like Michael Phelps, with whom it announced a strategic agreement for an MP line of products at the Ispo Munich show, Bernard has a glorious past in swim competitions. The 32-year-old French champion had ...
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Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the...
Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the German-speaking countries on Aug. 26. A 30-second spot will run on major German TV networks through to the end of November. A similar 20-second spot will be aired in Austria and Switzerland. Asking viewers the question “Do you feel it, ...
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The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of...
The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of visitors increased by 40 percent to about 6,000 for its second edition in Shanghai earlier this month, while the number of exhibitors climbed from 55 to 87. They represented more than 100 brands, with a focus on quality suppliers. The ...
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There will be no Padel Village at the next edition...
There will be no Padel Village at the next edition of Ispo Munich. This initiative was meant to promote the internationalization of this Spanish racquet sport, which has begun to acquire a certain notoriety in France and other countries. Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, indicates that the decision ...
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The organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in...
The organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo has recommended the addition of four new sports to its programs: baseball/softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate and sports climbing. Applications made by the representatives of three other sports - bowling, squash and wushu - were not accepted. Baseball and softball, ...
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Nike has announced a new collaboration with the Climate CoLab...
Nike has announced a new collaboration with the Climate CoLab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a project to seek new ideas for low-impact fabrics and textiles. Prior to this announcement, the sporting goods firm had recently pledged to reach 100 percent renewable energy in company-owned and -operated ...
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Asics has been selected for the first time on the...
Asics has been selected for the first time on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Indices (DJSI) listing. The DJSI tracks the leading sustainability-driven companies and is jointly determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, a Switzerland-based investment specialist focused exclusively on sustainability investing, which looks at and rates environmental, ...
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Nike wants to source all of its electricity from renewable...
Nike wants to source all of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025, it was announced by the The Climate Group last week. Eric Sprunk, Nike's chief operating officer, is quoted as saying in a press release that the group is proud to join RE100 – an ambitious global campaign ...
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Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the...
Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) World and Europe. The French luxury conglomerate, which is led by François-Henri Pinault, heads the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector for the second consecutive year. Among the 19 assessment criteria, the group achieved ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which represents the...
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which represents the tackle trade in Europe, has requested the industry to voluntarily stop making, importing and selling fishing weights made of lead. In a recent position statement the trade body has called on the fishing tackle trade and angling community to voluntarily ...
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Mammut will adopt the Responsible Down Standard, initiated by The...
Mammut will adopt the Responsible Down Standard, initiated by The North Face and promoted by Textile Exchange, for 100 percent of its spring/summer 2016 collection. About 70 percent of the down used by the Swiss brand in its winter 2015/16 collection is already RDS-certified.
