This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 57
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+++ New Balance is donating more than 13,000 pairs of shoes worth $1 million to health workers on the front line at hospitals in New England and St. Louis, in the U.S. +++
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Puma partners with Central Saint Martins for sustainable design
Puma has collaborated with Central Saint Martins, the London-based arts and design college, on a new collection that focuses on sustainable technologies in textile manufacturing. The Puma X CSM collection comprises a range of footwear, apparel and accessories that use environmental-friendly dyeing technologies such as “Dope Dye” and digital printing. ...
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Arc’teryx urges politics to include climate among post-Covid 19 priorities
Arc’teryx Equipment has joined 155 multinational companies in a statement jointly issued by the Science Based Targets Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business coalition that urges governments to include climate action in their strategies to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus epidemic. The other signatories include ...
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Under Armour is manufacturing face masks
Under Armour (UA) is making special face masks that require no sewing to support the healthcare professionals at the nearby University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic. UA’s global headquarters is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The sports brand is also working on face shields ...
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Adidas pairs Covid-19 donations to exercise tracking apps
Adidas is launching the #HomeTeamHero Challenge to support the Covid-19 pandemic’s essential workers. For every hour of app-tracked exercise from May 29 to June 7 Adidas will donate $1 to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective is to reach one million hours. The ...
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Eagle Creek donates face masks to European retail partners
Eagle Creek, the producer of travel bags and backpacks from southern California, is donating thousands of face masks to independent retailers in Europe. From next week, the company’s European retail partners will receive 2,400 masks intended not for resale but for the staffs of retail stores, in order to minimize ...
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Nike supports new wastewater management training
Nike is collaborating with the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) on a new training program that aims to improve water and wastewater management in the textile supply chains around the world. The organizations are collaborating on further developing the WEF training manual, exams and ...
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Nike donates products for Covid-19 relief
Nike is donating about 140,000 pieces of footwear, apparel and equipment – worth $5.5 million – to hospitals and clinics in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Medical personnel at the Veterans Health Administration and at hospitals in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis and New York City will be receiving 30,000 pairs ...
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Löffler gives away face masks via its online store
Löffler, the Austrian-based brand of sports clothing, is giving face masks free of charge to the first 500 people who place an order on the company’s web shop. Löffler currently produces about 3,000 face masks per day at its headquarters in Ried. Löffler, which belongs to the Fischer group, is ...
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Canada Goose partners with bluesign
Canada Goose has announced its commitment to reach 90 percent bluesign approved fabrics by 2025. The pledge is part of the Canada Goose’s Sustainable Impact Strategy. The brands who commit to being a bluesign system partner have their supply chain thoroughly assessed to ensure that their products and processes meet ...
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11teamsports launches charity line for #WeKickCorona
11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, has launched a charity collection together with Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich, the well-known football players of Bayern Munich. The collection comprises three products - a jersey, a hoodie and a shirt - that are available via 11teamsports’ online store. Apart from the value-added tax, ...
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Galvin Green is more sustainable
Galvin Green, the Swedish golf apparel brand, is launching a range of products that are made entirely from recycled materials. All seven styles of its Insula warm layer garments, which include 24 sweaters in total, are now made from bluesign approved fabric. All of the brand’s Gore-Tex waterproof garments also ...
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News briefsSilhouette donates Evil Eye glasses to the Red Cross
Silhouette International, the eyewear manufacturer headquartered in Linz, Austria, has supported the Austrian Red Cross with 20,000 pairs of glasses of its Evil Eye brand, which has taken the place of its former licensed Adidas Eyewear collection. Some 5,000 pairs of glasses were distributed to the Red Cross employees in ...
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O’Neill uses marine waste
O’Neill has used this year’s Earth Day on April 22 to draw attention to the sustainably produced O’Neill Blue Label collection. The surf and snowwear brand is committed to protecting the oceans by producing O’Neill Blue swimwear from marine waste. Products that consist of at least 30 percent sustainably produced ...
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UYN and others make masks and do more for Covid-19
Trerè Innovation, the Italian knitter of functional garments sold under the new UYN brand name – which stands for “Unleash Your Nature” – has converted its factory in northern Italy to make 10,000 face masks per day, while gearing up gradually for a re-start of the full production process at ...
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Nike UK kids
Nike and Ukactive Kids have launched Move Crew, a new initiative designed to help children reach their 60 minutes of daily recommended activity. Ukactive is a British not-for-profit health organization for the physical activity sector. The Move Crew initiative sets daily “activity missions” for children to complete. A new Move ...
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Nike Earth Day
Nike has celebrated this year’s Earth Day (April 22) by launching a new program on nike.com that makes it easier to search, shop and learn about the sustainable features of its products. Thanks to a new “Shop Sustainable Materials” tab in the navigation, it is now easier to spot sustainable ...
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ZDHC for dummies
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has launched a free manual, entitled “Detoxing the Fashion Industry for Dummies,” to share knowledge about the use of chemicals in the fashion industry. The manual provides specific insights into the industry’s supply chain and explains why the fashion industry uses chemicals, ...
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Buff joins the OIA’s Climate Action Corps
Buff has become a founding member of the Climate Action Corps, a movement promoted by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) that seeks to remove toxic residues from the natural environment. Accordingly, the Spanish neckwear and headwear brand will be measuring and reporting annually on the carbon footprint and greenhouse gas ...