This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 3
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News briefsDecathlon, Arc’teryx join call for resale and repair tax cuts
Brands have built the circular infrastructure. Now they’re arguing the tax system is what prevents it from scaling.
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ArticleWFSGI and Commonwealth call for sport in youth mental health policy
A World Health Assembly side event on May 20 brought together Nike, ASICS, WHO advisers and Commonwealth ministers to argue the case
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News briefsPurpose-led sponsorship gets a new playbook
A UK consultancy unveils a new service to help rights-holders and brands convert social impact into measurable commercial returns.
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News briefsOrtovox retains Fair Wear Leader status sixth year
An 11-point score jump and a structural shift: social compliance now sits inside procurement, not alongside it.
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ArticleSympatex rescued, but the hard question remains
The brand survives, but whether Pidigi can fund the R&D needed to keep Sympatex competitive against Gore-Tex is the deal’s central open question.
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News briefsTechnogym scores 100/100 on ESG transparency
Fitness equipment maker joins Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe Index with near-perfect scores on health, energy and reporting.
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ArticleYKK joins ZDHC as signatory supplier in May 2026
YKK’s ZDHC membership brings chemical transparency to a supply chain tier brands rarely reach
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ArticleCross-border trial takes textile-to-textile to scale
A France-Japan collaboration has processed tens of tons of post-consumer garments into recycled polyester monomer – a first at this scale for the textile industry.
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ArticleEU textile recycling still below 1%: the industry response
The 2030 Circularity Blueprint sets a target of 2.7 million tonnes of textile-to-textile recycling capacity in Europe by 2035.
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News briefsUnder Armour anchors sustainability in sourcing
Under Armour gains verified farm-level environmental data through the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, starting with its Freedom collection.
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ArticleMoncler tops Dow Jones apparel sustainability index
The luxury outerwear group scores 91/100 in S&P’s global sustainability assessment — the sector’s highest for the seventh consecutive year.
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ArticleWorldly adds deep-tier visibility with Bendi buy
The acquisition brings AI-powered multi-tier mapping and risk scoring to Worldly’s 40,000-company network.
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ArticleOn-demand merchandise giant FYUL adopts TrusTrace
The on-demand manufacturer behind CrossFit, Netflix and MTV merchandise is building EU compliance infrastructure as DPP deadlines approach.
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ArticlePFAS probe exposes activewear’s green gap
Via The Conversation: a Texas attorney general probe into Lululemon’s PFAS use exposes why voluntary sustainability standards have failed the activewear sector – and why regulatory enforcement is now the only credible fix.
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ArticleOn Holding’s impact report: where it falls short
The Swiss brand missed its living wage target, replaced Cyclon subscription with a broader resale-donation-recycling model and saw absolute emissions rise.
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ArticleActivewear brand LSKD in recycled nylon deal
Australian activewear brand LSKD will transition product lines to enzymatically recycled nylon from 2028 under a decade-long supply deal.
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ArticleSalomon enters repair services with United Repair Centre
The trail brand is making factory-quality repair available to European consumers, starting in France.
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News briefsYKK wins Red Dot for 3D Composite Puller
The Japanese fastening giant partnered with Variloom to develop a customizable, bio-based zipper puller that sidesteps traditional molding entirely.
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News briefsWFSGI elects first all-American co-chairs
The sporting goods industry’s global federation has chosen two US brands to lead it for the first time, convening in Boston for its 2026 annual gathering.
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News briefsMacron's Eco 3D Knit: recycled jacquard meets football
Three high-performance materials made entirely from recycled polyester will kit out Macron partner clubs from next season.
