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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ArticleRight to repair is law, but what’s a fair price?
The EU Right to Repair Directive is now German law; refurbished marketplace Refurbed says spare-part pricing rules are still missing.
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ArticleWorldly record year: Compliance drives growth
58 new brand logos, two acquisitions, Gartner mention: legal and sourcing teams are now the ones buying, Worldly says.
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News briefsBritish Cycling, Lloyds Bank declare war on the sofa
The free Sofa to Saddle app aims to turn sofa hours into pedal strokes, with one million new riders targeted by 2028.
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News briefsMisto Korea ties CSR spend to circular reuse
FILA’s Korean arm turns old uniforms and surplus stock into care kits for vulnerable youths across Seoul.
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ArticleMisto’s sustainability report: wins and open gaps
Small-scale circularity wins are outpacing structural fixes on Scope 3, supplier safety and board diversity.
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ArticleAdidas’s ESG data: growth is outpacing its cuts
Intensity metrics keep improving at adidas, but 2025 is the year absolute emissions growth outran them.
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ArticleIntersport Deutschland cuts emissions 12.5%
The German cooperative’s first VSME report shows real cuts at HQ, and a reporting gap across its 700-retailer network.
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ArticlePFAS-free membrane maker Niber builds toward a brand
Niber Technologies has appointed BRAIND’s Tomas Vucurevic as Chief Brand Advisor to lead its ingredient brand strategy.
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C-Suite InterviewTrusTrace’s cofounder Rajan on the cost of compliance
Hrishikesh Rajan, co-founder and chief growth officer at TrusTrace, in conversation with SGI Europe.
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ArticleOn’s CleanCloud: how much lower-carbon is it really?
On’s CleanCloud midsole can look significantly lower-carbon than conventional foam, but the result depends on how emissions are counted.
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ArticleLululemon backs nylon recycler Syntetica in $30m round
Syntetica has raised a $30 million Series A to build its first commercial nylon-recycling plant in France.
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News briefsYKK extends circularity into premium zipper line
The EXCELLA concept follows YKK’s existing recycled-polyester zipper line into a new, higher-visibility application.
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Infographics & DataPhysical inactivity 2026: The cost of standing still
The WEF puts $169 billion of sporting goods revenue at risk from rising inactivity, and the WHO’s 2026 milestone will pass unmet. Our Impact of Sports Special gathers the new evidence and the people working on the problem, from Brussels to the brands.
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ArticleReju opens first U.S. R&D center in Pennsylvania
Housing the lab inside Technip Energies’ own facility gives Reju direct access to scale-up expertise its Volcat depolymerization technology still needs.
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ArticleBeyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
German startup RefresherBoxx began as a hobby fix for founder Chang’s running shoes before winning a Retail Beats award.
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News briefsSalomon extends repair service to five EU markets
Following its April France launch, Salomon adds the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.
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ArticleMisto Holdings 2025 sustainability report
With no owned factories, Misto Holdings’ biggest ESG lever is supplier behavior, quantified in full for the first time.
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ArticleWFSGI turns the World Cup into a youth participation drive
Ten brands, two panels, five principles, and one question rarely posed: what do sporting events actually leave behind for young people?
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ArticleUK: adidas, Uniqlo and CK ads banned for greenwashing
The UK advertising regulator banned Google ads from adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein for unsubstantiated recycled material claims.
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News briefsWorldly named in Gartner sustainable procurement guide
Supply chain platform Worldly enters the Gartner market guide as EU rules push brands toward facility-level data.
