News briefs – Page 18
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News briefsJD Sports offers Pennies donation service at Go Outdoor and other stores
France-based payment service provider Worldline has partnered with sports fashion retailer JD Sports to enable its customers to make donations through its payment terminals using the charity fintech Pennies’ micro-donation application. Currently in use at 151 locations, the product will be fully rolled out to approximately 679 JD Group stores, ...
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News briefsCanterbury “Fair Game” initiative provides UK schoolchildren with PE kits
Canterbury is launching its “Fair Game” initiative, which aims to provide every school child in the U.K. with a free sports kit to support families struggling with the cost of living crisis. To launch the campaign, Canterbury is donating £100,000 (€115,800) worth of sports kits to U.K. schools through charity ...
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News briefsBiodegradable Golf Balls for a more environmentally friendly golf sport
Source: Biodegradable Golf Balls Biodegradable golf balls, 24 pack Every year, several hundred thousand golf balls disappear from golf courses around the world. In most cases, they find their way into our oceans, lakes and waterways. This is a bigger problem than the public realizes, as these ...
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News briefsClimate-neutral media production for German Bundesliga matches
The German Football League (DFL) is now implementing climate-neutral media production for all 612 Bundesliga and scond league matches, as well as the Relegation and Super Cup, with the support of ClimatePartner. As announced at the end of July, DFL, in close cooperation with media partner Sky, will initially offset ...
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News briefsNeonyt moves to Düsseldorf
The next edition of Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt’s sustainable fashion and business show, will take place in Düsseldorf for the first time in January 2023. Originally known as the Paris-based Ethical Fashion Show, the event was bought by Messe Frankfurt in 2012 and merged with its own Greenshowroom Berlin. Neonyt will ...
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News briefsIntersport launches new Energetics brand, bearing new sustainability logo
Source: Intersport Intersport’s Energetics brand, a new collection for training, running and yoga, focuses on sustainability. Every third product in the collection for FW 22/23 for training already bears the new “Green Series” logo that Intersport introduced this summer for its exclusive brands. “The new sustainability label ...
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News briefsSaucony launches apparel collection made from regenerated polyester
Source: Saucony/Ambercycle Cycora Lab Saucony unveiled the new Saucony x Cycora collection, a range of running tops made in part from Cycora material, a regenerated polyester derived from textile waste that would otherwise end up in landfills. The men’s and women’s collection consists of a tank, crop ...
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News briefsAmazon to adopt green hydrogen
Amazon has signed an agreement with Plug Power to supply 10,950 tons per year of green hydrogen for its transportation and building operations, starting in 2025. The move is part of Amazon’s efforts to meet its Climate Pledge commitment to be net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040. Amazon co-founded ...
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News briefsBKMEA and Stitch sign MoU to ensure gender sensitive workplace and fair price
With a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Stitch, the associations express their aim to ensure gender-sensitive workplace and fair prices from apparel and footwear buyers. Part of the new project is the implementation of the Fair Price App, a ...
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News briefsRothy’s and Evian launch tennis capsule made with recycled bottles
Rothy’s has partnered with Evian, a Danone water brand, on the launch of an exclusive tennis-inspired capsule collection made with repurposed Evian water bottles. Rothy’s and Evian collected approximately 72,000 Evian bottles from the US Open last year in New York and transformed them into a limited-edition capsule collection, using ...
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News briefsMarimekko launches marketplace for second-hand goods
The Finnish lifestyle design company Marimekko is launching a digital, community-driven marketplace for vintage and second-hand goods, called Marimekko Pre-loved. The launch is scheduled for Aug. 25. The platform is built in collaboration with the resale technology specialist Archive. To celebrate the launch, Marimekko will release a special selection of ...
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News briefsMycel Project closes $10m financing round for new production facility
The South Korean biomaterials start-up company Mycel Project, a spin-off of the Hyundai Motor Group, has just closed a new pre-Series A funding round, raising a total of $10 million. Six main investors (a Hyundai Motor fund among them) are now involved in the company funding, most of them based ...
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News briefsFIFA and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat launch plan to implement their climate change partnership
FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have jointly launched a 12-month plan to turn their climate change partnership into concrete action. In April, FIFA and PIFS signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the FIFA Congress in Doha, Qatar, which focused on using football diplomacy to educate ...
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News briefsShoe repair service launches at Veja’s Berlin store
On Sep. 1, the sneaker repair shop opens in the newly opened Veja store in Berlin-Mitte. From now on, not only Veja sneakers but also shoes of other brands can be repaired and cleaned here. The store is located at Alte Schönhauser Str. 42, is open Monday through Saturday from ...
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News briefsDubai’s F5 Global to open first international pop-up in London
F5 Global, a sustainable athleisure brand based in Dubai, has announced the opening of its first-ever international pop-up store. It will be open in London at 58 Oxford Street on Aug. 22-28. F5 Global’s pop-up will sell the brand’s signature sustainable athleisure collection for adults and children, which includes hoodies, ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet publishes 2021 annual report, grows in members and donations
In its 2021 annual report, 1% for the Planet looks back at the environmental projects carried out worldwide and provides insight into its financial situation. In 2021, the network saw growth in members, certified donations and supported nonprofits. Specifically, the organization reported a 25 percent increase in corporate members, resulting ...
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News briefsPangaia launches first capsule collection with recycled textile dyes
Named “re-color,” a new textile capsule launched by materials specialist Pangaia is premiering colors extracted from textile waste. Utilizing new technologies from different industries, Pangaia is working towards full circularity. The dyeing technology for the re-color capsule makes use of clothing unsuitable for fiber recycling, offering the possibility to integrate ...
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News briefsSLF introduces new system to improve transparency
The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) has rolled out a system that is newly connecting dynamic QR codes and SLF partner profiles with individual company websites, the SLF website and the respective company’s personal transparency dashboard. The new network aims to create a holistic transparent approach for the ...
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News briefsLimeLight partners with Carbon Char Store to achieve carbon-neutral events
LimeLight Sports Group (LSG), the U.K.-based producer of multisport and running events, has teamed up with carbon removals platform Carbon Char Store in what is described as “an industry-first collaboration.” The event organizer is committing to all LSG Club-owned events being carbon neutral by 2023. The innovative collaboration aims to ...
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News briefsAdidas supplier NTX closes $200 million funding round
The textile technology company NTX, based in Singapore and Shanghai, has completed the funding of nearly $200 million in a C2 financing round led by Centurium Capital, with additional contributions from existing shareholder NRL Capital. Index Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor. According to a company release, the funding ...
