This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 58
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Sanitized combats viruses
Sanitized, the Swiss-based specialist in antibacterial finishings, has said that treating polyester with its additives can reduce viral load by up to 99 percent. The Sanitized T99-19 and T11-15 have been tested by independent laboratories, which have found them “verifiably effective” against viruses in accordance with the ISO18184:2019 standard. This ...
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Vans initiates program to support small partners
To support the many independent skateboard shops that have had to close during the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe, Vans is launching a program called “Foot The Bill.” The company is granting access to its Vans Customs platform to stores in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. There they ...
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Skechers makes donation to Petco
Skechers has donated more than $509,000 to the Petco Foundation, bringing its total contributions toward animal welfare agencies to more than $5.45 million. The latest donation stems from the proceeds of the Bobs from Skechers collection. Petco is helping pet shelters and other such agencies in the U.S. handle some ...
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Adidas partners with Carbon to make face shields
As we reported at the time, Adidas began working in 2017 with an American 3D-printing start-up called Carbon to produce midsoles for the Futurecraft 4D model with a proprietary technique called Digital Light Synthesis (DLS). Now, to help with the Covid-19 pandemic, the two companies are using the same technique ...
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Crocs offering free shoes to medical personnel
Crocs is offering medical personnel in the U.S. battling the Covid-19 pandemic a free pair of Crocs, shipping included. According to Footwear News, the American company began gearing up in late March to dispatch up to 10,000 pairs a day in response to online requests. In addition, Crocs plans to ...
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Adidas’ Covid-19 auction raises over 100k
A 10-day auction launched by Adidas France and called “Athlètes et Solidaires” – which translates roughly to “Athletes Pitching In” – came to close on April 14, having raised a total of €107,730 for the Hospitals of Paris - Hospitals of France Foundation to help deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
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BCI forced labor
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has established a task force on forced labor and decent work. The multi-stakeholder expert group will review elements of BCI’s Better Cotton Standard System related to forced labor and decent work, and will make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the system. These will involve ...
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ArticleHow the industry is reacting to the Coronavirus
(Updated on March 27, early morning time) We have been making use of our new SGI Europe and Outdoor Industry Compass websites to give you a constant flow of new information on what the industry is doing about the spreading Covid-19 pandemic in a dedicated “Corona Ticker.” We feel that ...
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Bluesign revises criteria
Bluesign has released revised criteria as part of its mission to help the fashion and textile industry reduce its environmental impact. Among its changes, the latest update brings increased consideration of definitions and terminology as well as the implementation of new sections, such as the criteria for fiber manufactures. This ...
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Texon seeking "zerofootprint"
Texon, the producer of materials for the footwear industry, is seeking to achieve what it calls a “zerofootprint” by 2025. It is pledging over the next five years to reduce its carbon footprint and use of virgin raw materials – particularly cellulose – by 50 percent, to increase the portion ...
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Surfdome and Patagonia partner to recycle poly bags
The European B2B publication Boardsport Source reports that Surfdome and Patagonia have embarked upon an initiative, called “Plastic Cutback,” to rethink the poly bag. According to Surfdome, 80 billion items of clothing are sold per year, almost all packed in poly bags, and 72 percent of all plastic, much of ...
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News briefsMilliken promotes circular economy with National Geographic
Milliken & Company, the textile manufacturer that acquired Polartec last year, has established a partnership with National Geographic to promote the circular economy. This is in keeping with one of the company’s objectives for 2025: to “convene scientists and thought-leaders to advance the goal of solving the plastics’ end-of-life challenge.” ...
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ArticleHeiQ and Polygiene help defeat coronavirus
Both HeiQ and Polygiene are drawing attention to the anti-viral properties of their textile treatments.
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YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
The YKK Corporation has signed the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiated calls on the fashion industry to recognize the industry’s contribution to climate change and its responsibility to achieve climate neutrality. YKK joins the more than 100 existing signatories of the charter, ...
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Puma acts against waste
According to sportstextiles.com, Puma has introduced a collection of sports apparel and footwear in conjunction with First Mile, a “people focused” company in the U.K. that collects waste from businesses and dispatches it to partners for recycling into yarn, the objective being to curtail the flow of waste into landfills. ...
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Puma addresses the water crisis
Puma has teamed up with the BA fashion course at Central Saint Martins (CSM), the London-based design school, to study sustainable technologies in textile manufacturing. The result is a “Day Zero” collection that consists of new takes on the RS-X3, Future Rider and Ralph Sampson Low shoes. Designed by CSM’s ...
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Sports brands celebrate women
A number of sports brands celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8.
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Timberland rewards patience with new trees
(OIC) According to Reuters, Timberland has since August been encouraging customers to choose four- to eight-day delivery, rather than standard three-day service. In exchange for every such exercise in patience, the outdoor brand will plant a tree. As a rule, of course, the slower the delivery, the less it costs ...
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Bergans fights for the seasons
(OIC) Bergans of Norway and WWF Norway delivered a letter to the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment in mid-January asking the Minister to help get the seasons – the actual seasons of the year – onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. The initiative originated with Bergans, which has entered ...
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Teva launches brand campaign
(OIC) Teva, a division of Deckers Brands, is launching “Strap In To Freedom,” a new brand campaign to celebrate its Original sandal collection and highlight its commitment to sustainability. All the straps across the brand’s 2020 collection are made of Repreve yarn, a performance fiber that itself is made of ...
