This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 45
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Lululemon invests in Genomatica for plant-based nylon
Lululemon has made an unspecified investment in Genomatica to help develop renewably sourced and bio-based material for its own product line. They plan to create plant-based nylon to replace synthetic nylon, using biotechnology and fermentation to convert plant-based ingredients into chemical building blocks, like those used to make nylon, that ...
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Allbirds launches CO²-labelled activewear, but faces greenwashing claims
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based brand of sustainable footwear, has just released its first athletic apparel range, consisting of five women’s styles and two for men, made from different woven and knitted fabrics that integrate recycled polyester and nylons, Merino wool, eucalyptus tree fiber and Tencel Lyocell. Consisting of tank tops, ...
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TNF teams up with Spinnova
The North Face (TNF) and Spinnova, the Finnish sustainable materials company, have partnered to develop new high-performance, sustainable textiles for the outdoor apparel category, reducing the impact of the textile industry on the environment. Spinnova fiber is produced with minimal water usage, without harmful chemicals and with minimal CO² emissions. ...
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Castore partners with Coral Eyewear “performance-based lifestyle” sunglasses made with Econyl
Castore and Coral Eyewear have formed a new partnership and product collaboration, designed to enable both brands to expand their use of recycled materials. Through the collaboration, the companies have unveiled the Castore x Coral sunglasses, which are created with regenerated ocean waste. The sunglasses are made with Econyl regenerated ...
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New Balance partners with The Renewal Workshop for a New Balance Renewed program
New Balance has teamed up with The Renewal Workshop (TRW), a provider of circular solutions for the apparel and textile industry, to create New Balance Renewed. The new collaborative program is designed to give a second life to New Balance’s apparel, helping to keep it out of landfills. New Balance ...
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Reef introduces €130 eco-friendly sandal
Reef is launching the Paipo, a sandal made from wood and full-grain leather, which the brand has called its “most upscale offering ever.” The sandal, which is sold at a price of €130, is indeed “designed and built to be the most luxurious sandal possible,” as the brand describes it ...
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WFSGI and sports brands partnered with the IOC on solidarity effort to supply uniforms at the Tokyo Games
More than 500 athletes who competed at the Tokyo 2020 Games this summer received competition uniforms through the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Competition Uniform Support Program, thanks to a collaboration between the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and some of the world’s ...
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Erke rises in popularity in China after major donation to Henan flood relief
Erke, a Chinese brand based in Xiamen owned by China Hongxiang, rose in popularity and was even praised by the central government after donating 50 million yuan renminbi (€6.6m-$7.7m) to help the Henan province, devasted by the floods in the second half of July. Erke sells apparel primarily aimed at ...
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Oceantee invites young golfers in the U.K. to help combat plastic pollution
Oceantee, a sustainable golf brand founded by Ed Sandison, is the project leader of #FORETHEOCEAN, an initiative that aims to help tackle plastic pollution. Young golfers from across the U.K. are being invited to participate in the project, which will see them involved in educational workshops and beach cleans, to ...
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Rens aims to raise $1 million to fund a sneaker made from coffee waste
Rens Original, the Finnish start-up that claims to have developed the world’s first sneakers made from coffee waste, is looking to raise $1 million to fund the manufacture of its new Nomad shoe, presented as “the world’s first crowdfunded climate neutral sneaker.” Rens Original made its debut in the summer ...
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Unesco backs global observatory for gender equality in sport
The canton of Vaud, the City of Lausanne and the University of Lausanne have been designated by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure the creation of a new Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education and Physical Activity. The Observatory has been established as an incubating association, ...
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Fanatics Brands gets Fair Labor Association accreditation
The board of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) has voted to accredit the social compliance program of Fanatics Brands, the private-label division of Fanatics, which manufactures its products at its own directly operated facilities in Tampa, Florida, Easton, Pennsylvania, and Norman, Oklahoma, sourcing from 94 contracted facilities across 17 countries. ...
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Fabletics launches a resale program in the U.S.
Fabletics, the workout apparel brand, announced it will enter resale in the U.S. as part of its broader strategy to become more environmentally conscious. Last year, Fabletics implemented carbon neutrality in all of its stores, replaced plastic shipping bags with bags made from recycled materials, and released an environmentally conscious ...
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News briefsColumbia publishes 2020 sustainability report
In its 2020 sustainability report, Portland-based Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC) reveals details on the success made within its four brands Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and Prana in terms of CSR topics and sustainability. The group responded to the challenges by Covid-19 with a “Catastrophic Paid Leave” in the U.S. and ...
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Crocs makes sustainability pledge
Crocs has pledged to have net zero carbon emissions by 2030, and to this end it will be increasing the sustainability of its materials, changing its packaging and investing in “resource use” and “product afterlife solutions.” The American brand is modifying the composition of its shoes’ main ingredient, Croslite, to ...
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Li & Fung collaborates with Canopy to protect forests
Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based supply chain management company, has joined forces with an environmental organization, Canopy, to help protect forests. The company says it will collaborate with its brand and retail customers to better protect forests through responsible material sourcing as well as sustainable product manufacturing and logistics. ...
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ArticleVollebak introduces sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighting gear
Vollebak, a five-year-old British brand of sustainable men’s sports and adventure wear, is launching a line of sweaters made from old bulletproof vests and firefighter suits. The Garbage Sweater is made from 70 percent recycled meta-aramid and 30 percent recycled para-aramid fibers. Firefighter suits are typically made of meta-aramid, which ...
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News briefsNew database for microfiber shedding and standardized tests
After a joint effort of The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) and its members, a wide database, called the TMC Fibre Fragmentation Data Portal, and a globally aligned and standard test method have just been released to help determine the level of microfibers shed from fabric during domestic laundering. ...
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Sportmaster invests to popularize sports lifestyles in Russia
Sportmaster, the biggest sporting goods retailer in Russia, says it has built 825 sporting grounds in 76 Russian cities to make sports more accessible and popular for local citizens. The eventual target is to ramp up this figure to 1,000 sporting grounds in 100 cities. Sportmaster said that these sporting ...
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Patagonia Works and Sympatex make the top list among B Corp companies
Every year, B Lab recognizes the top-performing B Corps companies in terms of their contribution to the economic and social well-being of the communities in which they operate. These companies are named “Best for the World” as their scores in the five impact areas evaluated on the B Impact Assessment ...
