This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability
Wether it is about circular economy, ESG, or equality and diversity in the sports business we got you covered.
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News briefsEuropeActive welcomes 4.1% Erasmus+ share for sport
Fitness group EuropeActive, like FESI, campaigned for a bigger sport share and welcomes the vote. The EU Council has the final say.
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News briefsFESI welcomes Parliament vote on Erasmus+ sport budget
The sporting goods federation backs the plenary decision to raise sport’s Erasmus+ share from 1.9% to 4.1% for 2028 to 2034.
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ArticleFESI sets out recommendations on EU sport tourism
Brands can act on products and business practices, FESI says, but sport tourism also needs broad investment in infrastructure.
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News briefsSouth Korea’s Hyosung makes bio materials a group priority
Hyun-Joon Cho calls bio-based materials a pillar of the group’s next century. A Vietnamese plant now supplies the first link in that chain.
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ArticleHow sports teams can become sustainability buyers
Rights holders control the licensing contract. A new playbook by Green Sports Alliance wants them to use it to set terms for apparel suppliers.
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ArticleYKK’s Cycle of Goodness meets the circular economy
YKK’s integrated report starts from founder Tadao Yoshida’s creed and ends with zippers built for recycling and repair.
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News briefsFESI sets priorities for EU physical HEPA review
A decade after the 2013 framework, FESI says too few Europeans move enough and many national commitments never left paper.
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ArticleDecathlon presents 10 Innovation Awards nominees
A shoe sensor measures cushioning wear, while a basketball concept allows its cover to be replaced without discarding the core.
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ArticleLondon Marathon earns platinum sustainability rating
It is the first road race at the top ABW level and the fifth event overall, after Oslo, Zurich, Glasgow and Tokyo.
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News briefsFashion for Good launches Cotton Reloop Matrix
Fashion for Good’s new project tests recycled cotton yarns against real brand specifications, in labs and in mills.
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News briefsSporting goods brands join Microfiber Action Alliance
Nike, Patagonia, Under Armour, Lululemon, REI Co-op and Cotopaxi are founding members, convened by The Nature Conservancy.
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ArticleTesting group Hohenstein joins EMAS
Its first statement tracks a full year of on-site solar, more electric cars and a 2030 goal that counts offsets.
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News briefsPentland Brands selects Inspectorio for supply compliance
The group behind Speedo and Berghaus links product journey data to supplier compliance, and supplier rollout is under way.
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ArticleFESI puts EU policymakers on the pitch
A Brussels tournament mixed Commission staff, brand teams and Younited players, and closed a drive of 1,000+ donated items.
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News briefsUnder Armour folds plant-based UNLESS into UA.com
The plant-based brand it bought in 2024 now sells through Under Armour’s main storefront.
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ArticleImpact report: VF Corp meets Scope 1 and 2 target early
Scope 1 and 2 are down 69%, but count for about 2% of VF’s footprint. Scope 3 is 39% of the way to target.
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ArticleWFSGI Impact Report
WFSGI’s most systematic report yet puts the sporting goods industry’s global GDP contribution at $675 billion, supporting 28 million jobs.
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ArticleUdinese Calcio pilots UEFA sustainability framework
A Serie A club is using UEFA’s sustainability manual and emissions calculator to show concrete results, not just plans.
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ArticleTrusTrace lets brands ask their supply chain questions
The Stockholm company’s new tool uses AI to answer natural-language questions and surface compliance gaps as they emerge.
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ArticleAdidas apology puts its own accountability on trial
The company distanced its global brand from a local team’s choices, and that line is now the story.
