This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 64
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Bluesign has asked its stakeholders to take part in a...
Bluesign has asked its stakeholders to take part in a consultation exercise to discuss possible revisions of the organization's system. The draft revisions will be available for comments on the organization's website until Sept. 12. Proposed revisions include linguistic improvements for better understanding, specific changes in the content, as well ...
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Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the...
Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the Skiddo Infinity, the latest version of its Skidoo jacket, can be recycled at the end of its life. The jacket uses Econyl recycled Nylon 6, from Aquafil. Napapijri invites buyers of the product to register the purchase date online, with ...
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Wolverine has announced that it will be donating the Labor...
Wolverine has announced that it will be donating the Labor Day proceeds from its new boot, the Iron Grey Journeyman, to the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate the launch of the shoe. The footwear and apparel company, based in Rockford, Michigan, will ...
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Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact...
Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact to protect the world's climate, biodiversity and oceans at the instigation of Kering, the former controlling shareholder of Puma, which is committed to sustainability. The fashion pact, which gathers 32 groups – mostly from the fashion sector – representing nearly ...
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Adidas is reportedly considering putting a deposit on sports shoes...
Adidas is reportedly considering putting a deposit on sports shoes – as in Germany's “Pfandsystem” (Pfand means “deposit”) – similar to what is often done with plastic and glass bottles. According to reports in sportstextiles.com, the brand is exploring charging a returnable deposit of €10 on a pair of shoes ...
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Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that...
Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that are made in a sustainable manner. According to a survey by Spinnova, a Finnish bio-yarn producer, 61 percent of respondents among Europeans aged 18-30 said that they would pay more for a sustainable piece of clothing, while 41 percent would ...
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Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton...
Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across more than 20 countries. Anta is the first sportswear firm in China to join BCI.
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HeiQ has announced a new kind of PFC-free durable water...
HeiQ has announced a new kind of PFC-free durable water repellence (DWR) that can withstand dry cleaning. The new DWR products extend the Swiss textile company's Eco Dry line, which was launched in 2013, and repel water-based stains. According to the company, they are suitable for silk and wool, and ...
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New Balance has announced two climate commitments. The company has...
New Balance has announced two climate commitments. The company has joined RE100, a global corporate initiative bringing together businesses committed to 100 percent renewable electricity. New Balance has recently reached the milestone of generating a total of more than one million kilowatt hours in solar energy at its footwear manufacturing facility ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced nine new organizations as accredited training providers for its program. The new organizations that are now able to offer ZDHC certified training sessions in chemical management, via the ZDHC Academy, are: Bureau Veritas, CEDFEM Engineering, Centro Tessile Serico, Centrocot, GSM ...
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The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down...
The Textile Exchange has announced the release of Responsible Down Standard 3.0, the third version of the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), effective July 1. The RDS 3.0 represents “the most substantial revision” since the launch of the standard, according to the organization. The RDS, which was originally developed in 2014 ...
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Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani,...
Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani, a senior lecturer at the University of Boras in Sweden, is exploring the possibility of growing fungi on bread waste in bioreactors and using it, in two different processes, to create yarns and produce nonwoven textiles. The fungal fibers that ...
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The Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization advocating for clean water...
The Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization advocating for clean water and clean beaches, headquartered in California, has named Jennie Romer as a new legal associate for the organization's Plastic Pollution Initiative. She will lead Surfrider's policy efforts and legal action to reduce plastic pollution at the local, state and national ...
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Adidas and Under Armour have been recognized at the fifth...
Adidas and Under Armour have been recognized at the fifth annual ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards. Adidas won the first Sports Sustainability Leadership Award while UA won the Corporate Community Impact Award. The awards were handed out at The Novo, an indoor club located at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, ...
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Adidas and Nike are in the top five of the...
Adidas and Nike are in the top five of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)'s leaderboard for 2018, at the fourth and fifth place, respectively. The BCI is the Geneva-based body that campaigns for increased production and consumption of “more sustainable cotton.” Fifteen companies featured on its 2018 leaderboard, a table ...
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HeiQ has been awarded the 2019 Swiss Environmental Award for...
HeiQ has been awarded the 2019 Swiss Environmental Award for its Clean Tech dyeing process. The technology is said to reduce a textile mill's water consumption by 30 percent and to allow for 30 to 50 percent faster dyeing time for polyester fabrics, which represent around half of the world's ...
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Patagonia is launching a mail-in option for its Worn Wear...
Patagonia is launching a mail-in option for its Worn Wear sustainability program in the U.S. Customers will have the opportunity to mail-in used Patagonia clothing, in exchange for credit to buy items in the brand's retail stores. The initiative is intended to make sustainable practices more accessible to customers and ...
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The North Face has teamed up with National Geographic on...
The North Face has teamed up with National Geographic on the launch of a limited-edition addition to its “Bottle Source” collection, which is described as turning plastic into clothing. The pieces are made from 384,000 pounds of plastic bottles that were pulled from waste streams in various outdoor areas across ...
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Puma has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Puma has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from owned and operated facilities as well as its energy needs by 35 percent by 2030 as compared to 2017, a target approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). On June 25, the SBTi released new guidance on measuring ...
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YKK, the big zip manufacturer, is launching a zipper product...
YKK, the big zip manufacturer, is launching a zipper product made from PET bottles, old fiber and other polyester remnants, according to the company. YKK explained that 10,000 Natulon zippers of 60cm length use around 3,600 recycled plastic bottles. The product is bluesign certified. YKK also produces the GreenRise zipper, ...
