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Patagonia has created an online store for its Worn Wear...
Patagonia has created an online store for its Worn Wear range, selling worn and repaired garments at cheap prices in the U.S. market. The online store is part of the Worn Wear program launched by the outdoor company several years ago. It sells products sourced directly from Patagonia customers, in ...
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Patagonia has worked closely with the Rodale Institute to create...
Patagonia has worked closely with the Rodale Institute to create the Regenerative Organic Certification, which is meant to enrich the soil while valuing people and animals. This was announced in a blog post in September by Rose Marcario, the group's chief executive. She explained that the certification is the result ...
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The Oeko-Tex association commissioned a global research study to assess...
The Oeko-Tex association commissioned a global research study to assess the consumer's attitudes as regards to textile sustainability. The study, which is entitled “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability—Attitudes, Changing Behaviors, and Outlooks,” was launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the association. The findings have recently been ...
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NSF International has expanded its certification portfolio and is now...
NSF International has expanded its certification portfolio and is now an approved certification body for three additional Textile Exchange standards. NSF's full textile certification portfolio now includes: the Textile Exchange Recycled Claim Standard (RCS), the Global Recycled Standard (GRS), the Textile Exchange Organic Content Standard (OCS), the Textile Exchange Responsible ...
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Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion,...
Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion, the equivalent of around $15 billion, over the next three years in a new global research and development program called Alibaba DAMO Academy. The acronym stands for “Discovery, Adventure, Momentum and Outlook.” The academy will start by launching research labs in ...
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The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), the Adidas Group,...
The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), the Adidas Group, Polartec and Vaude are taking part in a three-year research project, funded by the German federal ministry of education and research, to try and reduce micro-particles shed when textiles made with synthetic fibers are washed. Along with micro-particles from many ...
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Canada Goose's employees surprisingly found in their mailboxes a...
Canada Goose's employees surprisingly found in their mailboxes a letter from Pamela Anderson, the star of Baywatch, on Sept. 5. Anderson, who is an animal rights activist and a supporter of Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), reportedly urged the employees of the outdoor apparel company to use ...
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Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard...
Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (GRS), two revised versions of these standards. The RCS and GRS standards provide verification of recycled materials and then track the material up until the final product. A key change in both standards ...
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Odlo has struck a partnership with Myclimate, under which the...
Odlo has struck a partnership with Myclimate, under which the Swiss outdoor and sports apparel company will donate 1 percent of the turnover generated with its products using the Ceramicool technology in the autumn/winter 2017 season to the Swiss-based non-profit organization. Odlo's contribution will support a community-based reforestation project in ...
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On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete...
On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART) with the launch of a new team kit ahead of the IAAF World Championship. Backed by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, which was formed by a world-champion marathon runner, Tegla Loroupe, ART enables athletes who have fled ...
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Patagonia is making a donation of $150,000 to Punta de...
Patagonia is making a donation of $150,000 to Punta de Lobos Por Siempre for an environmental project in Chile following the sale of the patented technology of the PSI (Personal Surf Inflation) vest. Punta de Lobos Por Siempre is an initiative led by Save the Waves and Ramón Navarro, a ...
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Cambodian workers in garment factories supplying some of the biggest...
Cambodian workers in garment factories supplying some of the biggest sportswear brands in the world suffer from repeated fainting due to poor work conditions. According to the investigation carried out by The Observer in collaboration with Danwatch, a Danish investigative media group, more than 500 female workers in four Cambodian ...
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Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen...
Maier Sports reported at the OutDoor show held in Friedrichshafen last week that its summer 2018 collection of pants will be totally PFC-free. It comprises 25 different sizes for women and 36 different sizes for men, available in 21 different styles and 12 different colors. About 60 percent of the ...
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Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the...
Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the first waterproof outdoor jackets using fully recycled materials. The range, which will be launched at retail in the spring, combines an outer shell and the Texapore Ecosphere membrane, which are both made from recycled polyester. Other suppliers sell “recycled” waterproof ...
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Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be...
Vaude announced that its summer 2018 apparel collection will be completely PFC-free, thereby meeting the requirements set in the Vaude Greenpeace Detox Commitment. The trekking and rain jackets are made with the Ceplex Green membrane, 100 percent PTFE and PFC-free. The collection is made by up to 25 percent recyclable ...
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Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose...
Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose fiber which the Austrian company describes as a new benchmark for the industry. The new fiber is said to be based on sustainable wood resources, an ecological production process and a fully transparent supply chain. Lenzing claims its wood is ...
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Nike is one of the global brands that recently joined...
Nike is one of the global brands that recently joined other brands at a meeting organized in London to commit to the use of 100 percent sustainable cotton by 2025. The high-level meeting, which took place in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales on May 24, was organised ...
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Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose...
Lenzing has announced the launch of EcoVero, an eco-friendly viscose fiber which the Austrian company describes as a new benchmark for the industry. The new fiber is said to be based on sustainable wood resources, an ecological production process and a fully transparent supply chain. Lenzing claims its wood is ...
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Virgin Media has announced it will be donating its sponsorship...
Virgin Media has announced it will be donating its sponsorship of Southampton Football Club's shirts to Scope for a one-off match in order to raise awareness of the issues faced by disabled fans in the stands. Scope is a disability charity operating in England and Wales. The match was the ...
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International brands and retailers have teamed up with Forum for...
International brands and retailers have teamed up with Forum for the Future, with support from the C&A Foundation, to form Cotton 2040, a new initiative aimed at overcoming barriers to sustainable cotton and turn it into a mainstream commodity. More specifically, Cotton 2040 will promote the use of sustainable cotton ...
