This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 61
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Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new...
Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new sustainable fabric collection, made predominantly of fibers derived from natural materials. The collaboration blends Tencel Lyocell and Tencel Modal fibers from Lenzing with Dupont Sorona fibers, to give soft garments greater resilience in stretch, recovery and dimensional stability. Sorona is ...
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The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a...
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a test method for microfiber shredding and released it to its members. Developed by the University of Leeds, it is described as the first thoroughly tested, validated and internationally aligned method for measuring the loss of microfiber material from textiles. Its ...
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Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling...
Skullcandy, the lifestyle audio brand, has announced a new upcycling program in partnership with Cali Resources, designed to take all returned or damaged Skullcandy products and refurbish them to eliminate waste. Skullcandy and Cali Resources said that they will donate part of the proceeds generated from the upcycled products to ...
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new...
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) has announced four new contributors. Achille Pinto and Kaken Test Centre have joined in the value chain affiliate category. Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), Taiwan's main textile R&D institute, and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry have joined ZDHC as associates. ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a...
W. L. Gore & Associates has begun working with a biotechnology start-up, Checkerspot, to produce environmentally friendly coatings. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Checkerspot uses microbes to bio-manufacture naturally occurring structural oils for commercial use. Another collaborator here is Beyond Surface Technologies, a Swiss producer of plant-based finishes intended to substitute ...
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Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has...
Texon has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which already has more than 240 members, including brands, retailers, manufacturers and associations. As a member, Texon will be able to access the coalition's Higg Index and to contribute data to it. The company supplies technical fabrics, consumables and a variety of other ...
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Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria,...
Atomic has agreed to support Protect Our Winters (POW) Austria, a non-profit organization that deals with climate change and pollution. From the 2019/20 winter season, the company will be providing financial support, developing common initiatives and activities, and helping to raise environmental awareness among consumers and in society. It will ...
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Adidas has introduced the second generation of the FutureCraft Loop,...
Adidas has introduced the second generation of the FutureCraft Loop, its first 100 percent recyclable shoe. Like its predecessor, the second-generation shoe is also a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe, but is created using a mix of raw materials and recycled components from the first-generation shoe. This means that ...
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Lycra's EcoMade fibers of Type 166E and 162E have been...
Lycra's EcoMade fibers of Type 166E and 162E have been certified as meeting the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). The company can now use the label for its marketing. The fibers are made in Brazil and present the same characteristics as regular stretch Lycra fibers but include waste fiber collected at ...
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The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier...
The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, for children with special needs and students, has raised more than $2 million. The event drew Kodi Lee, winner of this season's America's Got Talent; the retired boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; the retired baseball player and coach Tommy ...
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Gap is supporting the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles...
Gap is supporting the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) on two projects, respectively to find ways to remove spandex from fabrics and to decolor denim ahead of recycling
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J'hayber has eliminated single-use plastic in its Olimpo collection. The...
J'hayber has eliminated single-use plastic in its Olimpo collection. The Spanish brand of sneakers, apparel and padel equipment plans in time to eliminate such plastic from all of its products. To this end, it has forged an environmental policy around the “three R's” – reduce, reuse and recycle – and ...
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Gray-Nicolls, the English sports brand and cricket specialist, will be...
Gray-Nicolls, the English sports brand and cricket specialist, will be using discarded materials to create a new, eco-friendly collection of batting gloves, called the Off-Cuts. The innovative concept is launching on Nov. 1 for the 2020 season. As the name suggests, the batting gloves in the Off-Cuts collection have been ...
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Craghoppers, best known for its Kiwi walking gear range, has...
Craghoppers, best known for its Kiwi walking gear range, has announced that 70 percent of its autumn/winter 2020 products will be made from recycled materials. This is a significant increase for the British outdoor clothing manufacturer, up from 12 percent for autumn/winter 2019. The autumn/winter 2020 range will be featured ...
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Nike and Ocean Conservancy have launched the Arctic Shipping Corporate...
Nike and Ocean Conservancy have launched the Arctic Shipping Corporate Pledge, inviting businesses to join in the commitment to not ship through the Arctic Ocean. Arctic ice is diminishing due to climate change. This opens new ocean routes that were previously unnavigable, but increasing vessel traffic on the Arctic Ocean ...
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Primaloft, the specialist in insulation material, has announced the introduction...
Primaloft, the specialist in insulation material, has announced the introduction of P.U.R.E., a proprietary manufacturing technique that is said to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 48 percent. The acronym stands for “Produced Using Reduced Emissions.” Patagonia will be the first brand partner to incorporate Primaloft P.U.R.E. manufacturing technology ...
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Primaloft and Parley for the Oceans have announced a strategic...
Primaloft and Parley for the Oceans have announced a strategic partnership to create high-performance insulation from existing plastics. The scheme will take plastic collected from beaches and coastal communities and use it to manufacture high-performance insulation products, showing that it is possible to re-purpose plastic into high quality products. Primaloft ...
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Decathlon has announced that the company collected 124 tons of...
Decathlon has announced that the company collected 124 tons of trash at its World Cleanup Day events, which were held across 42 countries and attracted more than 24,000 participants. Globally, the sporting goods retailer hosted 500 cleanup events, including shoreline cleanups, street cleaning activities and plogging, which combines running and ...
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Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions...
Patagonia is one of the winners of a U.N. Champions of the Earth award. The outdoor clothing company has been recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the flagship environmental honor in the entrepreneurial vision category. Patagonia won for its “dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability ...
