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Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe...
Icebug claims to have become the first climate-positive outdoor shoe company. After the summer of 2018, Icebug, which specializes in making shoes with a good grip, made the promise to be climate-positive by 2020. Since then, the issue has been a high priority for the company, which managed to achieve ...
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On the 25th of every month, Bergans of Norway will...
On the 25th of every month, Bergans of Norway will cut the prices of its circular-economy services by 25 percent. The goal is to attract even more people to repair, rent or buy used products. The first price cut took place on Monday, March 25, and the offer will be ...
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Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by...
Hohenstein now offers wastewater testing, following its recent recognition by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program as a partnering wastewater testing laboratory. The ZDHC has the goal of significantly reducing or completely banning the use of harmful chemicals in the production process of textiles, leather and shoes. Hohenstein ...
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The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The...
The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) has been officially launched. The tool is an open source global map and database of apparel factories worldwide, which assigns a unique ID number to each facility. The official launch follows a beta release last year and a series of improvements, based on consultation with ...
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Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of...
Solvay and Lenzing have joined forces on the development of a new sustainable fabric that combines two of their products: Amni Soul Eco biodegradable polyamide and Tencel-branded lyocell, respectively. The new fabric features Tencel on the back and Amni Soul Eco on the front. The Tencel side of the fabric ...
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Puma has announced that its use of cotton from sustainable...
Puma has announced that its use of cotton from sustainable sources reached 50 percent in 2018, two years earlier than the scheduled target of 2020. According to the company's estimates, the use of sustainable cotton, such as cotton from the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), has reduced its water consumption by ...
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Under Armour (UA)'s social compliance program has been accredited by...
Under Armour (UA)'s social compliance program has been accredited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA), the multi-stakeholder organization that monitors labor standards in order to promote and protect workers' rights and improve conditions in the workplace. The accreditation follows a multi-year examination of a company's labor compliance program that supports ...
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The Skechers Foundation's tenth annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk,...
The Skechers Foundation's tenth annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, in October 2018, raised more than $2 million. As a result, Skechers has now distributed checks totaling more than $1 million to six educational foundations and delivered a seventh check – for about $600,000, in its largest single donation to ...
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Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) –...
Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) – its first in Europe – with Iberdrola of Spain, regarded as the world's leading provider of wind power. The deal purchases 40 megawatts from Cavar, a wind farm in northern Spain that Iberdrola will finish building in 2020 and should ...
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Asics has launched a partnership with I:Collect (I:CO) on a...
Asics has launched a partnership with I:Collect (I:CO) on a program to recycle and reuse its products at eight marathons in 2019. The program will debut at the Barcelona Marathon on March 10. As part of this initiative, the Japanese sportswear brand is calling on runners and supporters to return ...
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Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled...
Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 percent recycled materials and biodegradability across its entire product line. The new Eco-Engineering initiative, a collaboration with Unifi and Intrinsic Advanced Materials, is an extension of Polartec Eco-Engineering, a proprietary process that deploys recycled inputs to produce sustainable fabrics with enhanced performance ...
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Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear...
Asics has announced the launch of the Asics Reborn Wear Project (ARWPJ), which aims at giving new life to sportswear in view of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The company will collect around 30,000 items of used sportswear to recycle into official uniforms for the Japan Olympic and Paralympic teams that ...
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HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with...
HeiQ has upgraded its family of odor control technologies with some more sustainable options, including silver-free and recycled silver salt options. The HeiQ Fresh FFL is a bio-based amino sugar polymer that is said to be silver-free and not an anti-microbial. According to the company, the HeiQ Fresh FFL removes ...
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The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate...
The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Program, which aims to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the textile and footwear value chain, has expanded its list of contributors with four new companies: Eurodye-CTC, a Belgian manufacturer of textiles; Centrocot SpA, an Italian testing service; the Japan Textile Products Quality and ...
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Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from...
Adidas is doubling the number of sneakers it makes from ocean plastic this year, expecting to turn out 11 million pairs in cooperation with Parley for the Oceans. Adidas projected sales of about five million pairs of such Parley shoes in 2018, up from one million in 2017. The sporting goods ...
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From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be...
From January 2019, 40 percent of Zoggs' swimwear will be made of its proprietary Ecolast fabric, primarily obtained from ocean debris. The Ecolast range is made from abandoned ghost fishing nets, carpet and industrial waste, which are rescued from the oceans and landfill through the “Healthy Seas – A Journey ...
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Volcom has announced a multi-year partnership with CottonConnect in conjunction...
Volcom has announced a multi-year partnership with CottonConnect in conjunction with the Farm to Yarn project, a program to increase the supply of organic cotton. CottonConnect, headquartered in London, specializes in connecting brands and retailers to farmers to create a transparent supply chain. Volcom and CottonConnect started the program in ...
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Lenzing and Hyosung will unveil a new sustainable fabric collection...
Lenzing and Hyosung will unveil a new sustainable fabric collection at the upcoming Ispo trade show, which will take place in Munich on Feb. 3-6. The collaborative collection for spring/summer 2020 combines Lenzing's Tencel Modal and Hyosung's Creora elastane. Thanks to this collaboration, Lenzing will introduce new versions of three ...
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La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global...
La Sportiva will join 1% For the Planet, the global organization that works to accelerate environmental giving. The members of the organization contribute by allocating at least 1 percent of their annual revenues to environmental non-profit projects and causes. The Italian outdoor company will make the official announcement at Ispo ...
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Mammut has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the clothing,...
Mammut has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the clothing, footwear and textile industry alliance for sustainable production. The Swiss outdoor brand will now begin the progressive implementation of the SAC's Higg Index, a set of standardized tools with which industry stakeholders can measure the sustainability performance of suppliers, brands ...
