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eBay Foundation awards $3m in grants to support inclusive entrepreneurship
The Global Give grants empower underrepresented entrepreneurs worldwide with nearly $3 million in funding for 2024.
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Intersport Finke opens eco-friendly flagship in Bielefeld
The new 2,000-sqm store embraces sustainability in a new concept of energy-efficient design and sustainable practices.
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Olympism365 Innovation Hub announces inaugural recipients of the Ignite365 Awards
The new awards recognize creative and innovative solutions that use sports to solve important societal and social problems.
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Sport England invests £120 million to promote inclusive talent pathways in sports
The announcement comes after Team GB won 65 medals at Paris 2024.
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High-performance rubber alternative Yulex2.0 launched
Yulex launched its new high-performance natural rubber material, poised to revolutionize the sportswear and watersports industries.
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Speedo partners with Her Swim School and Swim Brothers
The partnership will support the initiative’s mission of bringing more people into the pool and ocean whilst learning vital swim safety skills.
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Puma ranks first in Fashion Revolution report on decarbonization strategies
The sportswear brand ranks first out of 250 major fashion brands and retailers.
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Dimension-Polyant launches sustainable X-Pac VX21 Ocean Edition laminate
New waterproof four-layer laminate for packs and bags with a face fabric made from 100% recycled Regen Ocean nylon by Hyosung.
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New signatories from the golfing world for Sports for Nature
The IGF, the French Golf Federation and the Swiss Golf Federation have signed up to the Sports for Nature Framework, which promotes sport’s ability to engage with nature and contribute to its protection and restoration.
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The Lycra Company’s Coolmax EcoMade fiber makes its debut at the Paris Games
Brazilian brand Body Work has unveiled the official jerseys of the Brazilian volleyball team for Paris 2024, made from a fabric that blends two fiber technologies from The Lycra Company.
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Amer Sports joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation network
Amer Sports is the newest network member of the Ellen McArthur Foundation. In addition, Arc’teryx has announced its participation in foundation’s The Fashion ReModel project.
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Puma equips 35 clubs with jerseys made from recycled polyester
From the start of the 24/25 season, the Puma soccer shirts of 35 clubs, including those for the Euro and Copa América tournaments, are made from Re:Fibre.
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Pangaia opens first standalone UK retail store
Purpose-driven lifestyle apparel brand Pangaia has opened its first standalone store in the UK on Carnaby Street in the vibrant Soho district.
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Rawlings announces trade-in program for customers
Sidelineswap, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for new and used sporting goods, and Rawlings, a longtime leader in diamond sports, announce a comprehensive resale partnership.
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Head unveils tennis racquet made from biocircular carbon fibers
Source: Head Head Torayca tennis racquet Kennelbach-based company Head announced that it is working with Toray to develop tennis and pickleball racquets containing Toray’s 100-percent biocircular carbon fibers in accordance with the mass balance approach. Toray’s biocircular carbon fibers are made from waste and residues of biological ...
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Blizzard raises $60K for women in sports and climate change prevention
Source: Blizzard Children’s book “Leader of the Pack” The US subsidiary of Austrian ski manufacturer Blizzard, part of the Tecnica Group, announced that it has raised $60,000 through the sale of limited-edition Hilaree Nelson skis and the children’s book “Leader of the Pack.” On Sept. 26, 2022, ...
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A $12 billion initiative for sustainable cotton industry in West Africa
At the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 9th Global Review of Aid for Trade, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) was at the forefront of the Ministerial Dialogue on “Cotton-to-Clothing: Charting Pathways to Create Sustainable Jobs for Women and Youth in West and Central Africa” on June 26, part of ...
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POW has a COO
After finding a new CEO in Erin Sprague in January, the Colorado-based climate advocacy organization Protect Our Winters (POW) has now announced that it has hired its very first Chief Operating Officer. In his role as COO, Ryan Laemel will be responsible for both POW and the Protect Our Winter ...
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Zanier Sport new European distributor for Le Bent
Australian outdoor accessory brand Le Bent has a new distributor in the EU and Switzerland in Innsbruck-based Zanier Sport. As a Climate Partner-certified glove brand, the Austrian family-owned company uses sustainable materials, among other things, to reduce the ecological footprint of its products and the company itself. A philosophy similar ...
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Asics and Paris aim to tackle mental illness through spontaneous sport
Together with a handful of handball professionals, including Asics-sponsored Océane Sercien and Dylan Nahi, Asics, We Are Etandart and the City of Paris have inaugurated a newly renovated handball court at Square Montholon in the 9th arrondissement of the capital.